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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Five Little Ones Lost in a Dwelling Said
to Have Been Set on Fire.

to Have Been Set on Fire.
Five little children were burned to death
in WEIGH, W. Va, in an incendiary fire With
revenge as the motive. Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
White. who Hive near WEIGH, went out for
the evening. They left their five children
alone in the house in charge OF the oldest,
who was twelve years old. Before the par.
ents returned the house was set on fire by
men supposed to be enemies of the Whites.
The house was burned to the ground and
the five children were lost. The youngest
child was only two years old. B~loodhounds
were procured, and they are endeayoring to
hunt down the perpetrators.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
CrImes d ami Insane Letter CARRIER.

Edgar Harris, an insane letter carrier,
shot and killed two OF his children at his
home In Baltimore, Nd. He then seriously
wounded his eldest daughter, Ella, and
afterward shot himself through the head,
infiicting adangerous wound. The children
killed are George, ten years old, and Ada,
SIX years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
Indians ON the War Path.

A report comes from Helena that Chey-
enne Indians have gone on the war path in
Southern Montana, and that they have
not credited by officers OF the War and In
terror Departments, who have received no
such news.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
FARMERS
MUTUAL FIRE ms. co. OF
SALEM COUNTY.

OFFIcE-lIEAD OF MARKET ST., SALEM.
TiIIS old and reliable Company Of so years
l. standing continues TO insure all kinds of
property, not extra hazardous, in " or couu-
try for any length OF time not exceeding five
years At as low rates as will pay losses and eX-
penseS. IL insures against lire or lightning OF
damage by either, Its losses are promptly adj
lusted and paid. Its funds on hand are ample
TO meet all probable less, being larger than at
any previous time OF its existence and steadily
Increasing, while its reserve assets are of 4
character and amount TO surely meet all losses
nowevereNtraordinary aud cannot be frittered
away by unfortunate investment or defaulting
officers,
Directors-Jos. X. Waddlngton, WIN. n. Car
penter, Charles Hires, Josiah Wistar, David +,
Grier, g, II. SinnickSon, Woodruff Petit, Bar
clay GrisronL, Quinton 4, Harris, Charles w.
Casper, j. Howard Sinuickson, John s. Elwcll,
Richard ~Ilassett.
Executive Committce-W. u. Carpenter.
rresidenti Joseph X. Maddington, Woodruff
Petit, q. r.. Harris, G. W. Casper, who meet
weekly, on Seventli-day, at 8 T.. NJ.
Secretary and Observation-Disclosures Pettit.
10 whom applicants may be made in relation
% any business connected with the Company,
az the ofice of the Company. lS3 Broadway,
thead Of Market street. or at his residence,
20 broadway, SALEM.
In addition to the above the following per-
sons have been elected Agents and Surveyors
Il. NJ. Hitchner, Elmer.
George ID. Grier. Woodstown.
Josiah Summerill, Upper Penn's Neck.
Asa g TnrnerePenn's Grove.
Daniel ID. Hitchner, CollanSey.
!. FoIInan Siunicksop, L.. T.. Neck,
John H~itehner, AllOway.
Joseph D. Liyezey, Berkeley.
David d. GriscOm, Marlton, NJ j,
George Il, Morrison, Salem.
10 Acton,
Z.H. Sickler,
wM.B. C4APENrER, President.
fErTITi seey and Treasurer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04

General Nelson A. Miles, U. s. A., re-
turned to Athens, Greece, from Their
mopyla, the headquarters OF the Greek
army, where the General met the Grown
Prince and was enabled to inspect the de-
fences OF the Greeks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
A CRASH IN MloocEAN.
The Mississippi and the Hokia In Col
1ision.

1ision.
The Atlantic Transport Line cattle
steamer Mississippi, plying between Lon
don and New York, came into the latter
port June 1 with her port quarter almost a
shapeless mass. In the wreckage was the
kedge anchor, $50 feet of hawser and q
twisted hawser pipe Of the Thingvalla Line
steamer Hekla. These two vessels ran to-
gether in midocean on May 81, and only
rare good luck prevented their being now
at the bottom of the sea. The Hekla had
her bows from a foot above the water line
to within q few feet OF her deck completely
stove; parts OF her were carried away by
the Mississippi, and her fore rigging n
~foretopmast were twisted and broken. She
then steamed slowly for her port Of Chris
tiansand,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
Mosquito Bite an Accident.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has de-
cided that the bite of a mosquito is an
accident, and that the United States Mutual
Association is liable for the $4,000 accident
insurance policy IN the life of a man whose
death was the result of q mosquito bite.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04

Mrs. Helen Wheattley, Of New York City,
jumped from q high elf at 197th street In
to the Hudson River, 10 an effort to save
her daughter Helen, six years old, who had
fallen from the ~embankment into the
water, and both mother and child were
drowned. They were attending q picnic.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Since Papa Doesn't Drink-Brief Sketch
of the Career OF Miss Frances E.. will
lard, for Nearly a Quarter of u Cen
fury an Active Temperance Worker,
My papa's awful happy now,
And mammals happy, too,
Cause papa doesn't drink no moro
The way he used to do.
And eyerything's so jolly nowl
'Taint like 1t used to be,
When papa never stayed at homo
With poor mamma and me.
1t made me feel so very bad
To see my mamma cry,
And though she'd smile I'd spy the tear
Abiding in her eye.
But now she laughs Just like we girls
1t sounds so cute, I think =
And sings such pretty little songs
Since papa doesn't drink.
You see my pretty, Sunday dress.
It's every bit all new.
1t amt made out of mammals dress,
The way she used to do.
And mammals got n pretty cloak,
All trimmed with funny fur,
And papa's got come nice new clothes
And goes to church with her.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
Flying From Indians.

Twenty families living on the Upper
Tongue River arrived at Miles City, Mon
tana, seeking refuge from the Indians.
These refugees brought the report that l25
Indians, under the leadership of White
Bull, all armed with Winehesters, have es-
capped from the reservation and arc looking
for white mems scalps.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04

At a recent horse show in Boston a box
of American Beauty roses costing 81 each
named Ruth, and the blossoms were fed to
the fair recipient, who nibbled them with q
relish.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
s,ale pl.pen.ary LAW yoId.

A decision was filed by Judge ~simonton,
In the United States Circuit Court, at
Charleston, restraining the State Of South
Carolina from preventing the sale of liquors
brought into the State. This decision, II
sustained, 1t is said. VIII render nugatorv
the State dispensary law.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
Cuban sIen-of-war.

1t is said that the Cuban Junta has in
formed the President that on the day OF
the signing Of a recognition resolution they
will have four well equipped men-of-wg-
flying the Cuban flag.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
cr.,, e0r prIyate Roof Gardens.

Dealers in Chinese lanterns, awnings and
other goods of that kind in New York City
report that the craze for private roof gar
dens has created the greatest demand for
their goods that they have ever known.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
Relation of Alcohol and Crime.

As gathered from the Belgian prison at
Louvain during the t~wenty-one years from
1874 to 1895. In this time there were re-
eeiyed 1926 criminals. OF this number 1874
per cent. were proved to be drunk when
they committed the crime; of those under
life-sentence, 40.7 per cent. were drunk; OF
those condemned to die, 49, per cent. But
of the total number received it was shown
that AT per cent. were habitual ~drunkards;
of those under li~fe-sentence, $40 per cent.
were habitual ~drunkards; and OF those on
tual d~runkards. Thus, pari passu, as al
cohol degrades the physical, mental, and
moral condition of him who drinks it, 1t
leads him to commit graver and graver
crimes. Temporary drunkenness may In
site to crimes, but chronic alcoholism much
more so. And thus with the enormity Of
the crime, as a rule, Is there an increase OF
the drunken degradation which leads to 1t.
-E, Clenery. Nj. ID.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04

John E. Carroll, residing near Whining
ton, N. c.. is reputed to be the most extern
sive single grower Of lettuce in the South.
He expects to ship North this season from
5000 to 10, 900 barrels Of this salad maker.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
Losses by the Floods.

Experts estimate that the losses result
ing from the recent hoods In the Mississippi
Valley will aggregate about $1,000 600.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-04
NUMBER 46.
TINE MARKETS.


The average price paid for the surplus on
tho platforms has been CLOS q can of 40
quarts. Receipts OF milk and cream at the
different railroad distributing points In and
near the city for the week have been as
follows:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-02
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known f. j.
Cheney rOr the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to car
ry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system.
F.J. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. price Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-02

"A negro is reported to have
been killed on the st. John planta-
ton Thursday hight. No particu-
lars.
If those Of our merchants who
are not very busy at this time
would put al elegant and attrac-
tive al in the Messenger, to in
form the public what they have
in the shape Of inducements, they
would soon find the difference in
their business. There is no deny
ing the fact, that judiciohs adver-
Using attract the trade.
Ladies, if you wish to see a
nice Plush Cape, cheap, call at X.
Schwartz.
The new six roller mill of Mr..
A. Durio was received here Sun
day, when the unloading of the
heavy machinery was commenced.
The small boats that do the bust
ness from this place to Breaux
Bridge were busy all the week
taking the machinery to the Du-
rio plantation. It will require
hard work to get this mill ready
to take this crop.
Come and visit my large stock
of vehicles; buggies, surries, etc.,
The Planters Store, l.. G. Du-
champ.
The yellow fever scare is fast
disappearing, and we hardly hear
anything more about it except
when the New Orleans papers ar
rive people will inquire chow
many new cases" and that ends
the fever talk. In fact our people
thought proper to take the neces-
sary precautions to keep tie dis
ease out, but they were never pa
mic stricken, nor did they take any
unnecessary or foolish measures
as did some of the Towns in our
neighborhood.
Coming! Coming!! 3 carloads
of Pittsburgh coal. Come at once
and get your supply before it gets
too high. The Planters Store, l..
G. Duchamp.
When a citizen Of Breauy
Bridge gets out of the town, he
must go to some nighboring town
to get health certificate in order
to get back into the town. Ii
seems that the people of ouI
neighboring town are SO deep in
railroads that they seem to
think that one Of their citizen:
can leave Breaux Bridge, fly tC
| New Orleans and return to thai
town the same day. They have
day and night guards, and it ap
pears that the guards are thu
judges as TO those who shall o
shall not enter the town. Since
written the above we learned tina
the guards had struck and pu
down their guns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-02
THE DUDE GERM.

on the mild type of the fever now
prevailing in the City and tile
Coast, and the brutality Of the
coward shot gun quarantine, con-.
cludes an able article thus:
We have been through five pes
tilential epidemics of yellow fever,
and If some Smart Aleck had not
shouted yellow fever, no one in
New Orleans would up to this
time have had the slightest idea
that there was case of yellow fe-
yer within thousand miles Of us.
Compared to the yellow fever cpl
denies of 1878 in Shreveport and
in 1873 in New Orleans, this is a
little, feeble parody on an epide-
mic.
The yellow fever germ Of to-day
is dude germ. He loters around
with his collar sticking above his
ears; his cuffs covering his little
puny hands; his pants are turned
up at the bottom, and he sucks the
head of big cane while he stag
gers around on his rickety little
legs. hurting nobody, harming no.
| body and soaring nobody and ex-
citing only such attention as a
dude would excite were he to ap-
pear at a pine woods country pic
mic or camp meeting.
Compared to this contemplate
dude of a yellow fever germ, the
SCARED, tough old bacillus of 1878
and 1878 was hell of a fellow.
He had a grizzled head; lie had
legs big enough to support the st.
Charles hotel, and stood square OIL
them like Samson when he tore
down the temple; his brawny mus
cles and rigid veins in his arms
swelled like waves Of the sea; his
brawny breast expended to the
eve. The old he-bacillus of 1878
and 1873 was a royal old devil.
He hoped around everywhere,
and like the famous man who
lived on hill, his business was
knocking men down and he fol-
lowed his business with great VIZ
gor and assiduity. He was Chief
Partner and Business Manager Of
the firm of Pestilence, Black Vo-
NIT e. Death. and he bossed his
partners and kept them down to
business.
| All, those epidemics were epide-
mics that made our old yellow fe-
yer nurses mouths water and put
the yellow fever doctors ON their
mettle. We have nothing like
them now. Those we're the old
days, and with them appears to
have passed the vigot and man.
hood of old yellow fever Bacillus.
That was fellow to be scared OF.
Yet people were not half as scared
, in 1873 and 1878 as they are now
r at the little tailor-dressed, handy
; shanked, pin headed, despised lit
tie simpleton of dude germ
{ whose mother has turned him
loose and who has got lost among
the streets and byways Of thi,
city, to scare people more by his
silly appearance than by anything
else. Indeed, we don't believe
this fellow has any Legitimate
right to the name of yellow feve
S germ; he is simply little con
: temptible cowardly bastard.
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LOCAL NEWS.

trip to Breaux Bridge Monday.
Buggies with top at $40 at the
Planters Store, l.. G.. Duchamp.
Mayor T. J. Liable made a trip
up the parish Monday, on person.
al business.
For nice, elegant Dress Goods
at the lowest prices, call at X.
Schwartz.
DIR. A. C.. Durio and Mr.. A. III.
Guilbeau of the Fifth Ward were
in town Monday.
Mrs. James Modtoh, and daugh-
ter, Miss Aida, visited Breaux
Bridge last Sunday.
If you need a fine grade of bug
CIV get it at The Planters Store, L..
C. DuchaInp.
Editor P. l.. Begnaud of the
Valley-df-the-Teche, was in town
Monday, and paid us a visit.
Several of our boys took in a
grand ball in Breaux Bridge last
Sunday, and report having had a
grand TIME.
Ladies' who desire to follow
the Fall Styles will find elegant
-Capes at X. Schwartz.
The elegant building of Mr..
F. E. Clement is finished. This
building is an ornament TO that
part of town.
DR.. A. C. Durio has bought
the Robertson property from Mr..
T. J. Liable, this week. The Doc
tor will move to town shortly to
.practicc his profession.
--Drunimers are rare thing
nowadays, they keep out of the
country for fear they will get an
other dose of the Quarantine medi-
cine given some Of them in Lafa-
yette a few days past.
If you need fine surry get il
at The Planters Store, l.. g. Du-
champ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Maraist
have lost their infant son, Joseph
aged 6 months, who died at one
O'Clock Tuesday morning the 2Stf
inst. He was buried at 5 O'Clock
the same evening.
Bayou Alexandra is the place
where you can catch small fish by
the barrel; the number of people
from town who 60 there is yer,
large; and they all return hom'
saying they never saw the like.
The Dress Goods, and onl.
Dress Goods, as far as legance ant
beauty is concerned, are only t.
be found at X. Schwartz.
Read our own ad about specla
prices in printing for the next 8
days, if you need printed stationa
ry it is even cheaper than the rub
Der stamp, it is almost as cheap a
you pay for your blank paper b
an inferior quality.
The st. Martins Oil Work
having bought large supply O
toal, will not burn their hulls, i
order to supply the local deman
for that article, which can be ha
in any quantity by calling at til
mill
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-02
xnscNpERFJL are The cures by
w iIood's Sarsaparilla, and yet they
are sii;lpIr and natural. Hoods Sarsa-
grit. makes PURE BLOOD.
THE YELLOW FEVER.

The latest yellow fever news
shows that the disease is spread
ing slowly. Up to Wednesday
night New Orleans recorded 2O4
cases with % deaths.
The record-union., 1897-03-04
DARING ATTEMPT
TO KIDNAP 4 CHILD.
Frustrated by an Officer Of the Society
for the Prevention of Vice.
Taken From Woman Who Was
About to Depart From the City.
Trouble Over a Business Transaction
Leads to Fatal Shooting Affray
at Tacoma.

SAN FRANCISCO, March "a dar-
ing and ingenious attempt to kidnap
a child to-day was frustrated through
the vigilance of an officer of the Society
for the Prevention of Vice. The child
was little girl 4 years old, and known
as Effie Holstrom She is the daughter
or Sallie MCGUIRE now Mrs. D'Artney
who gave the child into the custody of
Mrs. Nancy Holstrom very shortly
after it was born.
A controversy over the custody of
little Effie has been pending before
Judge Coffey for some weeks The par
ties to it are Mrs. D'Artney and Mrs.
Hclstrom. The hearing of the case
was set for Friday, and in the mean
time Mrs. Holstrom retained the Gus
tody of the child. This afternoon
Judge Coffey was called upon for an
order commanding that little Effie be
Immediately produced in court. Act
ing under this order, a officer attached
the child in the possession of Mrs.
Frederika Van Valkenburg. The
woman was found with the child on her
way to the ferry, prepared to take pas
sage for Fresno. Fortunately the Off
Ger knew little Effie, or he would never
have recognized her in the child with
Mrs. Van Valkenburg. Instead of
finding a girl with long dark curls, he
found a child in boys clothes, with
short hair and wearing a jaunty sailor
hat. AS the child, who had evidently
been tutored, persisted in denying her
identity, the court was compelled to
appoint physician to determine her
sex before making an order remanding
her to the custody of the police matron
until tO-mOrroW
The record-union., 1897-03-04
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Orders for Speedy Trials of American
Citizens Now in Jail.

HAVANA, March 3.-The correspond
ent here of the Associated Press is in
formed on good authority that positive
orders have been issued to all the civil
and military authorities throughout
Cuba to try with all possible haste and
in the most satisfactory manner avail
able all American citizens who are now
in jail. and to expel those found guilty
from the island.
Ramon Mas, the Secretary Of Costello,
the insurgent leader, who is a prisoner
at Sitio Esconbidio, says that the in
surgent leader Aguirre and the Marquis
of Santa Lucia, President of the Cuban
republic. both died recently of sickness,
and that Quintin Bandera, one of the
best known Of the insurgent leaders,
died recently of wounds.
Captain-General Weyler has arrived
at Camajuiani, on the railroad leading
TO Remedies and Caibaren, where he is
expected TO embark on board the Span
ish cruiser Legaspi for Havana.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Dispatches
from Havana report an engagement be-
tween some of General Rodriguez's s
forces and a large Spanish column last
Thursday, sixty miles south Of Jaruco
The Cubans numbered 800 and the
Spanish 200. The Cubans were at first
victorious, but Spanish reinforcements
arrived from Casiqua and the Cubans
withdrew into the woods. Nearly two
hundred Spanish We're killed. The Gu
bans lost fifty killed.
The record-union., 1897-03-04
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Correspondence on File Sent to the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Pres
ident to-day sent to the Senate corre-
spOndence on file at the State Depart
ment relative to the Nicaraguan canal.
Probably the most important part
of the correspondence is a communica-
ton from Minister Baker to Secretary
Olney, dater February 3, 1896, in which
he details an interview with President
Zelaya Of Nicaragua, in which the lat
ter stated that he had taken the opin-
ion of a committee of three lawyers,
who agreed that the Maritime Canal
Company had forfeited it's concession
by its failure to do any work for many
years. Zelaya then expressed to Minis
ter Baker the hope that the United
States would take up the enterprise
He said it could be very easily arrang-
ed to have the contract transferred to
the Government of this country, as he
had reached the conclusion that only
a great Government could put the work
through.
Il asked the President said Mr..
Baker, ''if his Government had had at
any time an offer from any foreign
country to take hold of the enterprise,
on condition that the existing contract
should be gotten rid Of He frankly
said it has not
Mr.. Baker adds that he makes this
statement at President Zelaya's re-
quest, in order that his position may be
understood at Washington.
The correspondence includes several
letters from Mr.. Blaine when he was
Secretary of State
The record-union., 1897-03-04

notices by mining claimants, was set
tied in the decision of Secretary of the
Interior Francis in the case of H. w.
Gowdy eft al. VS.. the Kismet Gold Min
ing Company, coming up from the Pue-
bio, Col, land district.
These regulations heretofore have
been generally disregarded To prevent
confusion and misrepresentation and to
enforce the law the following rule is
substituted for Rule % of the official
regulations:
The claimant is required to post
copy of the plat of such survey in
conspicuous place upon the claim, to-
gether with a notice of his intent to ap-
ply for patent thereof, whether or not
he will give the date of posting, name
of claimant, name of claim, mining dis
trict and county; whether or not the
location is of record, and if So whether
the record may be found, Civ
ing the book and page thereof, the
number Of feet claimed along the vein
and the presumed direction thereof,
number of feet claimed on the lode in
each direction from the point of the
discovery or other Well-defined place on
the plain; names of all adjoining and
conflicting claims or, if none exist, the
notice should so state"
This will take effect June LIST next and
publications thereafter must conform
to it.