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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-02
The efforts of the people Of

The efforts of the people of
Breaux Bridge is not to get Rail
road connection from Brusle Lam
ding, as stated recently in the
Messenger, but from Butte-la-
Rose, distance of IA miles. We
believe our friends of that town
are wasting their energy, trying
to get a railroad from that place,
if ever they get any railroad faci-
lities it will be either from Lafay-
cite or st. Martinville, and we be-
lieve, with the good disposition of
the Southern Pacific Co., that
railroad connection could be Sc
cured for Breaux Bridge, if the
people would first secuse the right
of way. Get the right of way and
than you can talk seriously, and
we are confident you will get the
extension of this branch, or get a
branch from Lafayette; but the
advantage Of your town as we'll as
the whole parish would be the ex-
tension of the st. Martinville
branch, because it would traverse
the whole parish, giving our peo-
pie facilities to erect scales and
derricks to ship their cane to the
, refneries, and advantage they
> would not have on either the La
fayette or Butte-la-Rose road. In
s securing railroad facilities you
e should always try to get them to
pass were they will do the great.
=. est good to the greatest number
' and if you take in consideration
: the cane industry, alone, is sufh
@ cient reason for you to favor TIT
J. extention of the st. Martinvill'
branch.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.

vile tomorrow.
DIR. j. 8. Martin returned from
New Orleans last Sunday.
Senator r. Martin made a bust
ness trip to New Orleans Sunday
last.
Mr.. l.. j. Gardemal made a
business trip to New Orleans this
week.
-Our boys are speaking of CIV
ing a dance in the course of a few
days.
If you need buggy, a good
one and cheap 60 to the Planters
store, l.. C. Duchamp.
Mrs. l.. J. VOORHEES, left last
week for New Orleans, to spend a
few days with relatives.
The Messenger-will be the Of
fetal journal of the Parish of st.
Martin, for the year 1897.
Miss Valentine Lognand re-
turned last Sunday from New Or
leans, after visit of a few weeks.
Cadet Jerome Mouton. son of
Judge G. H. Mouton is in town,
spending the holidays with his
parents.
Get at l.. G. Duchamp, your
collars at 25 cents, brides at IS
cents. Trace chains at Is cents,
etc, etc.
David and Charles, sons OF
Mr.. +. A. Duchamp, who are at,
tend College, at Spring Hill, Ala,
are spending the holidays home.
Buy your seats now for Hoyts
Comedy Co, in Pawn Ticket 30.
At the Opera house, next Sunday
night. They are on sale at Mr.
Labbe's store.
| Several of our boys took in 6
dance in Loreauville on new years
eve, given by the young men o.
that town.
James and Claud, sons of Sena
tor K. Martin, who are attending
College at Spring Hill, Ala, CAM
home to spend the holidays will
their parents.
| MIR. end Mrs. A. V. Flemin,
returned from New Orleans Sun
day, they have made arrangement
to move to the city in short time
to reside permanently.
The contract to open the bridg
at this place was SOLD to the low
est bidder last Saturday. MI
Ludger Fuselier, whose bid wa
$l2S, being the lowest, was awal
ded, the contract.
Editor Homer Mouton, of th
Lafayette Gazette, spent Chris
mas here, with his parents. HI
mer paid us an appreciated lit
visit. He says he has not had an
more visits from the Mormon E
ders. Good!
q The stage in the Ducham
hall and other improvements whit
5 are being made will add much
d the comfort of the actors, and
e the appearance Of the hall. Nc
J, a fine drop certain and sceneri
r will complete the work.
3 1t looks as If the w. G. L.
q association of this town have eros
IL ed the placed river, beyond viii
y no traveller returns. The reuDio
: of this association were pleasa
u and entertaining gatherings, viii
L are missed by our people.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21

had received no salary for a long time. john
son wrote to the management. Goodnow
could not pay. Hayne paid for him ana
thus placed him under additional obligation
to him. This has happened all season. When
expenses were to be met GoodnoW mao no
money, and Hayne had to put up Tor MIN.
Then the players salaries came due regu-
larly. Whenever they were not paid on time,
and Ban Johnson was appealed to, as clted
above. then Hayne and Saulpaugh again nad
to raise Goodnow's share of the debt. There
management. When Wilmot came up two
years ago he quietly tod a friend or two
that before he got through he would have
John Goodnow out and he would be In.
On top of this condition of things comes
the rather surprising fact that a few days
ago Marc Hayne told a friend that he might
not have anything to do with the team next
year, as the franchise might go to some one
else. Just what this signifies is not quite
| apparent. Hayne is the last one Of the tri-
umvirate that might be expected to pull out
of his cwn free will, and it is equally true
that he is the last member of the manage
ment that will be asked to step out, either
by the public. the league. or the home man
agement. A few months ago, before Wfimot
left Minneapolis, Arson quietly informed a
Philadelphia base ball writer that he had
always had more or less of an interest in
the Minneapolis team, and that ne might
leave Chicago sooner than his enemies mere
thought. He openly declared his intention
of soon having a hand in the management
of the Minneapolis team.
A surprise is liable to be sprung upon the
Minneapolis public the very first time the
Western league holds a meeting. II Hayne
and Saulpaugh hold the franchise next year
it is a certainty that Charley Goodnow VIII
not be in it. If Hayne and Saulpaugh do
not get the franchise, then there will be an
entire new management. Where it all VIII
end is as yet a problem.
Pitcher Bert Jones. of the Milwaukee Ball
club, who was sold to the Cleveland club. in
the National league. last June. will be sus-
At the time the deal was consummated
Jones signed the Cleveland contract. to take
effect Aug. "a. 1897. which has since been
duly promulgated by President Young, OF
the National league, but Jones has neither
reported for duty nor given the Cleveland
| officials any explanation for not doing SO:
and in consequence President Robinson, OF
the Cleveland club, will have him suspended
indefinitely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
DISCLAIMED BY DEBS.
Anarchy Not the Object of the So
ciaI Democracy

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-Eugene V, Debs
attended a meeting of Branch No. l of
the Social Democracy at Journal hall
last evening and lectured the members
soundly on the incendiary speeches of
the preceding Sunday. Mr.. .Debs told
them in plain language he did not
favor the use of the dagger or the
torch. He said he did not advocate
arson and assassination, he repudiated
the talk of revolution. He declared
that violence n blOodShed had no
part in the plans Of social democracy.
He said the hope of social democracy
lay in peaceful methods, and he point
ed to the ballot as the remedy for the
evils complained of. He told the
anarchistic element in plain terms
that it would better withdraw from
the organization. The a was crowd
ed and Mr.. Debs was frequently in
terupted with questions. One ques-
toner, who asked if social democracy
was not virtually anarchy, seemed to
be hostile. but as a rule the meeting
seemed to be in sympathy with Mr..
Debs, ~applauding his reputation of
violence and laughing scornfully at
the hostile questioner. Several police
officers were present in citizens cloth
ing, but there was no occasion for
their interference.
John Cook caused a mild sensation
Wy ISSlS liilS i.lS lItcillDeIS snip, anu QS-
claring that Debs had practically
abandoned the colonization scheme.
and was seeking to make a political
party.
Fitzgerald Murphy, chairman of the
executive Branch No. /, frankly &C
knOwledged he had committed a mis-
take in making an infammatory
speech, and ne announced he would en-
deavor to carry out Mr.. Debs' pro-
gramme of peace. Sylvester Keliher.
secretary of the national organization,
explained that the national executive
board had repudiated the resolutions
passed by Branch No. 2. on the pre-
ceding Sunday, and had suspended it's
charter.
Branch No. 2, of which T. Putnam
Quinn is president, resolved last night
to stand by the fiery resolutions adopt
ed the previous Sunday: to resist n
action looking to the suspension OF the
branch by the executive board of the
Social Democracy ard to prefer charges
of m~alfeasance in Office against
Eugene V. Debs and the four other
members of the executive board.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
FOR WHITE HOUSE THRONGs TO
HAVE AUDIENCE WITH THE
PRESIDENT.
HE WILL GET AWAY TODAY.
BE PASSED IN MASSA-
CHUSETTS.
SENATOR WELLINGTON A VISITOR
Opments Some Significance At
tached to the Interview.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The White
house throngs had a last opportunity
to see the president today, as the cab-
met meeting tomorrow will cut off most
of the visitors, and it is expected that
the president will leave tomorrow
evening for North Adams, Mass,
where he will be the guest of Mr..
Plunkett, an extensive wooden manu-
f~acturer. Assistant Secretary of State
Day called for an hour this morning.
Gen. Alger came from the war fepart-
ment, accompanied by P. B. Weare, of
the Alaska Trading company, for the
purpose of completing arrangements
for relief measures for the Klondike
country. Senators Thurston and Elkins
called, the latter desiring to have a
word with the president concerning the
discriminating tariff duties before the
appearance of the attorney generals
opinion. Other callers were Representa-
tive Marsh, of Illinois; P. V. CorlisS,
of Michigan; eX-Representative Nc
Creary, of Kentucky, and Judson Ly-
ons, colored. the candidate for the -Au-
gusta, Ca, postmastership. The kill
ing of the colored postmaster at Ho-
evansville, Ca, was the subject of much
comment among the representative col
ored men who called on the president
One Of them, National Committeeman
Hill, of Mississippi, who was postmast.
er at Vicksburg under the Harrison adj
ministration, said that the H0yanSville
incident was in no way characteristic
of the attitude of the people OF the
South. The racial feeling had been
largely overcome, he said, and such as
existed was confined TO the smaller
communities. The choice of colored Of
ficials would not, he said, lead to any
general opposition, so long as the men
named were capable of transacting the
public business.
Postmaster General Gary and Sen
ator Wellington, of Maryland, called
during the afternoon AMI had half an
hou with the president. Tha senator's
call occasioned much in view
of his recent resignation from the
Craftsmanship of the Republican state
committee and his withdrawal of sup
port from candidates cor federal nf-
fees who opposed him. After the con
ference, the senator would not discuss
what had occurred, but stated that he
expected Mr.. Parlett TO be appointed
collector of internal revenue.
Chief Justice Fuller, Senator Proctor
and Attorney General McKenna saw
the president during the afternoon. Al
3 o'clock the president held a public
reception, several hundred people at
tending.
The arrangements for the president S
trip were oonclu Id during the day. He
will leave tomorrow night by special
train on the Pennsylvania road, going
through to North Adams without stop
at New York or elsewhere. It has been
suggested that the president would
make an address at a gathering at
North Adams On Wednesday, but no
decision on this point has been made.
Mrs. Mckinley will accompany the
president.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Baltimore at New York.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Louisville at ST. Louis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
BALL NEWS.

The Spaliings went to Rosemount Sunday
afternoon and took the Rosemount Clippers
into camp by a score of II to Z. The Rose
mounts were unable to score up to the sixth
inning. The Spaldings won out, however, and
the umpire, when last heard of, was we'll on
his way to Klondike. Delaney and Goodman
were in the points for the Spaldings, and put
up their usual good game, while Riches, who
did the twirling for Rosemount, was touched
up for nineteen hits. Score:
Spaldings g. . ........4 2 1 2 0 0 1 e12
Rosemount ......0 0 0 8 1 o. I
Earned runs, Spaldings s; two-base hits,
Harvey 2, Cook ?, Delaney. E., Mitchell. De-
laney. c., McDonough, Williams; three-base
hit, Williams; struck out. by Delaney I, by
Riches 8; double plays, Delaney, M, to Nc
Donough to Williams; Cook to McDonough to
Williams.
The Merriam Park Crescents defeated the
Fries in an eleven-inning game, as follows:
Fries ..........0 1 2 0 l 2 l l 0 0GS
Crescents :. IL 0 3 IL 0 L9
The feature of the game was the kicking of
the Fries and the base stealing of Keough in
the eleventh inning, by which he scored the
winning run. Markley and Pitts were the
battery for he Crescents. The Crescents have
won sixteen out of seventeen games this sea-
son.
The Young Cyclones defeated the Funk's
Exports Sunday afternoon at the Aurora
park grounds in the first game of the final
series for the championship of the city; score,
IS to S. The feature of the game was the
battery work of both sides and the all
around playing of the Young Cyclones.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
HOLSTERS SUFFER- A sHUT-oUT,
After Taking One Game From IL
gers-Buckeyes Beat Grand
Rapids.
indianapolis IL, o, Detroit Z, s..
Columbus II, Grand Rapids u.
Milwaukee z, Minneapolis g..
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY

GAMES FOR IODAI'
Minneapolis at Milwaukee.
indianapolis at Detroit. t"l
Grand Rapids at Columbus 1.-TWO gameS). q
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 2O.-The
Milwaukees made a Whirlwind finish
today, and aided by Corbett's timely
hit that proved to be too hot for Ball
to handle, the Brewers landed the
game in a canter. Gentleman jim"
was a strong attraction and fully 2,5OO
people went out to see him play first
base in spite of the cold weather. He
was not in it with Stafford, but at
the same time he showed to fair ad-
vantage by his timely batting. In the
second inning, with w men gone,
Speer hit for a base and stole second,
coming home on Myers single, but IN
the third the visitors secured the lead,
a base on balls, Myers wild throw,
Letcher's single and PARROTS hit
driving in two runs. In the fourth
wild throws by Myers, Pappalau n
DAILY helped Ball around the circuit,
out in the second half the Brewers
laced out three singles and a double,
and a wild pitch gave the locals three
Ld1llGS IL q 1Coo VI OiIS AAA' $4,000
that both pitchers were effective until
the eighth, when Eustace's hit, Roats
sacrifice and Balls single tied he
score, and then Milwaukee forged
ahead on Hermann's gift to DAILY, who
stole second, and came home on
Lewee's single. In the ninth Hermann
led off with a triple, Letcher's single
brought him home and a steal ana
Roat's hit gave the Millers a lead of
one. Myers led off with a single in
the ninth, Pappalau hunted safely ana
Nicol bunted and got to first safely,
filling the bases. Viewers hit to right
brought Myers hon and Corbett's SAFE
drive scored Pappalau with the win
ming run. Brilliant plays were made
by Roat, DAILY, Weaver and Nicol, and
the batting honors were carried off by
PaDDalau The score:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
BERING SEA
Correspondence Made Public by the
State Department..


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The state
department today made public the cor
respondence, in the Boring sea nego-
tiations, which was set free recently
in London. he new matter is COM
prised III two letters, July % and 20
last, from Lord Salisbury, and Am
bassador Hay respectively. In Lord
Salisbury's note is the definition from
the British standpoint of the exact
scope of the conference in this
language:
81 have to state that her majesty's
government are willing to agree to a
meeting of experts nominated by
Great Britain and Canada and by the
United States in October next, when
the further Investigations to be made
on the islands during the present sea-
son will have been completed. The
object of the meeting would be to ar
rive. if possible, at the correct con-
illusions respecting the numbers, con-
ditions and habits of the seals fire.
quenting the Pribyloff islands at the
present time, as compared with the
several seasons previous and subst-
quent to the Paris award. 1t seems
to her majesty's government that
Washington would De the most suit
able place for such a meeting"
Ambassador Hay in his reply, which
IS very Shoil anu Is mdliIly d fepetl-
ton of Lord S~alisbury's language,
calls attention to one important point
that may have been overlooked by the
British side or else ignored p~urpoSely,
namely, that the conference is to be
international in one sense n is not
to be confined entirely to the repre-
sentatives of the United States and
Great Britain On this point his letter,
which closes the correspondence up
to his time, says: ct may not he
out of place for me to recall to your
lordship that, as L have already had
occasion to mention, the president ex-
poets the governments of Russia and
Japan, powers interested in the preser-
walton of the seal herds of Boring sea,
to be represented at the conference"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.
Odd Fellows From All Over the
World ut Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-The
city is gaily decorated today. in honor
of the members of the sovereign grand
lodge Of /. o. o. F., which holds its an
nual session here this week. Delegates
from every state and many from Eu
O Canada, Australia and other for
eign places are present. The opening
session was held this morning in rep
resentative hall, state house, ex-Adjt.
Gen. Alfred Crendorff presiding. Gov.
Tanner delivered an address of well
come TO the state, and Mayor Loren f.
Wheeler welcomed to the city. Ad-
dresses were also made by Hon. G. c.
Rankin, of Monmouth. grand master;
J. D. Murphy, Of Bushnell, grand
patriarch; Mrs. May D.. Stone, of Van
dalia. president Of the Rebekah assem-
bly,. Grand Sire Fred Austin, Texas,
responded to all the welcoming ad-
dresses.
This afternoon the sovereign grand
lodge held a session, and a reception
was rendered the visiting Rebekahs at
Odd Fellows hall. Sixty thousand Wis
itors are expected tomorrow and ex-
tensive preparations have been made
for their entertainment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
POLITICS BEHIND 1T,
Says the LOndO Times, Discussing
the Offer of France.

LONDON, Sept. 21.-The Times. in a spe-
cial article dealing with the causes which
led France to propose the free coinage of sill
yer, says that the French ambassador pro
posed 15A to 1 as the ratio at which France
would open her mints, and then proceeds to
review the bimetallic movement in France. 1t
points out that in spite of protection the price
of wheat continued to fall in France until
M. Meline, in 1895, in view of the immense
agricultural vote. changed front and decided
that, as protection had failed and a high price
for wheat was necessary, bimetalllsm must be
tried.
The Times continues: cat the conference
in May, in the presence of NJ. Loubet and Of
Mr.. Magnin, he ON. Meline) said to Senator
Wolcott: Our support will not be wanting.
1t must be said then that what the Times
limited is absolutely correct. Politics is at
the bottom of all this. 1t is stated in the
city that France is not serious and that the
governor Of the bank is aware of this. Do
not let us be too sure in qestioning the state
ment and avowals of leading French states
men,; for we shall be neither courteous or
prudent in doing so and may even be mis-
taken in the facts in the case"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21

turn, when she dropped back to fourth place.
Then Blueaway assumed the lead, but Prev
ious went by him with a rush and won by
a length, Dryers third victory came in the
Parkville handicap. which was next on the
card. Billali took the lead at the start and
held it up to the last furlong, when Simms
brought Cleophas in on the rail, in a drive,
and was soon at the head of the lot, from
which place she won all out. Summary:
First race, five furiongs-Kenmore Queen
won, Warrenton second, Momentum third.
Time, 1:03A.
Second race, mile-Ben Elder won, Rondo
second, Paul Kauvar third. Time. 1:43h.
Third race, five and a half %furlongs-
Previous won, Kitefoot second. Blueaway
third. Time. ITO.
Fourth race. Parkville stakes, six furlongs
-Cleophas won, DR.. Catlett second, Brome
third. Time, lie.
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth-Peat won,
Cavalero second, Tom Cromwell third. Time,
1:49.
Sixth race, six furlongs, selling-J A Gray
won. Nick second, Peacemaker third. Time,
zig.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
Golf Tournament.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2O.-The second annual
tournament of the Onwensia Golf club began
today at Lake Forrest. The games today
were preliminary for the Rayonokes cup.
manned to fght out the final rounds among
themselves. They are: W. NJ. McCawley, H.
NJ. Hartman, ]. Reid Jr., o. H. Hook
meyer Jr. The games in the forenoon We're
CT the medal variety. and the eight win
ners were qualified to play in the preliminary
cup games in the afternoon. The games re-
suited as follows:
McCawley beat Waller 5 up, 4 to play;
Hartman beat S. Smith A up, 8 to play;
Reid beat w. Smith Z up, 6 to play; Hook
never beat Hubbard 8 up, l to play.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
Harlem praSk.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-Three sfayorites won in
Harlem's mud today. summary; First race,
ter second. stars and Crescent third. Time,
1:241k. Second race, one ~tmle-Vitriola won,
Hesville second. Belville third. Time, LA.
Third race, three-Quarters of a mile-Buck
Massie won, Preston second, Moncreith third.
Time, Ills. Fourth race. lone mile-Admetus
won, Lady Dixon second, Medairie third.
Time. 1:4S. Fifth race, five and one-half fur
longs-Algareta won, Presbyterian second,
Ben Hadad third. Time, 1:O9. Sixth race,
three-quarters of a ~mile-Farley won, w G T
second, Easter Eve third. Time, 1:15k.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
INDIANA LYNCHERS.
Grand Jury Cunning for the Yer
saiIIes~ Mob.

VERSAILLES. Ind, Sept 2O.-The grand
jury went to work today to ascertain who
were connected with the five ~lynchings of last
Wednesday. Thirty witnesses gave testimony
and it is said some officials confirmed the
reports that the progress made was highly
satisfactory to those who are in sympathy
and interested in the movement to establish
the identity of the members of the mob.
Justice New said ne and his official colleagues
had arrived at a positive determination to
use every effort to accomplish the purpose
for which the grand jury is now sitting. Judge
New said that he had been in communication
with Gov. Mount and had received from him
positive instructions as to what course to
pursue. -Four deputy shefiffs went late this
afternoon to Osgood with a number of sub
poenaes. Peter Hostler was at Versailles all
day and late in the afterneonGwent to Osgood,
where he remained until nearly 8 o'clock.
He was accompanied by two deputy sheriffs.
Hostler says Ripley county is his home and
he proposes to remain here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-21
New school in Use.

LAKEFIELD, Mimi, Sept. 2O.-School opens
today in the new school house. just complet-
ed by Contractor F. C. Norlander, of ST.
Paul. ard formally accepted by the board
of education Saturday. The building is built
of brick and stone and finished with hard
wood and Georgia pine throughout, is a model
school building and cost, with the steam
heating plant, $4,000. SIX teachers are at
gagged as the attendance will warrant.