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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
Now For Prosperity.

The Republican party is now firm
" in the governmental saddle with
the reins we'll in hand. The tariff
9 settled, and fixed as the Repuoll-
cans desired it. Now we are to have
a practical test of the theory upon
which Mckinley climbed into the
White House. 1t is an extreme pro-
tectiye tariff. Some think it will
bring prosperity Others Including this
scribe think it will produce moth
ing more than a temporary revival
of business. However Old Father
Time, is still ambIing along with his
ancient scythe, and, as usual ia cut
ting a wide swath. False theories
and bad logic will in due time go the
way Of all the earth. Tue toilng
millions care nothing for tariff or
free silver 10 themselves. What
thew want is profitable work which
means bread and meat and clothes
and independent manhood. We are
not a nation Of idlers. Shame upon
the man who does say i'll The
wonderful growth of this country
within the short space Of q hundred
years attests in strongest language
that the American people are the
most progressive and Industrious on
the face Of the earth. Many OF our
fellow citizens believe that protec-
ton will cure all our ills. We shall
see. We long to see Mr.. Wanna
makers vanished BIRD Of Pros
perity" light on the roof of every
house in the land. The American
people are practical folks. They
will give the new tariff law q cnance'
But If the longed,for prosperity does
not return, 10 their might and mao
hood the army Of voters will sweep
from power the tariff party, and they
will entrust the affairs Of this gov
erument to other hands. Regard.
less Of party, we want a return te
good times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
A Great MAN Come

Senator J. q. George, OF Mlssls-
sippi. died last Saturday, August IA,
at Mississippi City. he was 10
many respects one the greatest men
the State of Mississippi has given to
public life. He was the author OF
the Mississippi suffrage clause and
was regarded as one OF the ablest
constitutional lawyers in the United
States Senate.
Senator James z. George was
born in Monroe county, Georgia,
Oct. 20, 1926. he was a member
Of the convention in Mississippi in
1851, which passed the ordinance OF
secession, and he voted for and
signed the instrument. He was a
captain in the Goth regiment of Mis-
sissippi volunteers in the Confederate
States army, afterward q brigadier
geaeral Of State troops, and later
Colonel of the 5th regiment Of Mis-
sissippi cavalry in the Confederate
States army. He was chairman OF
the Democratic State executive COM
mittee of Mississippi 10 1876. In
1879 be was appointed one of the
Judges Q. the Supreme Court OF Mis-
sissippi and elected chief justice, bat
resigned his scat on the supreme
bench in February, 1881, to take his
seat 10 the senate March 4 in that
year, and was reelected 10 1885 and
again 10 January 1892. He was a
member of the constitutional conven,
ton Of The State of Mississippi,
which was held in 1890, and framed
the present constitution of the State.
His term of Office would have ex-
PRED March 8, 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

railroads, many stores, perhaps thir-
ty, several elevators, two fouriug
mills. beautiful streets, lined with
shade trees and elegant residences,
sparkling with fountains Of artesian
water.
This portion of the State offers
great facilities for manufactures, ow.
ing to the cheapness Of fuel and
transportation. Coal by the car
load costs but $3.50 per ton or less.
What could We not do, il va could
only get coal in Abbeville at such q
price!
I am in old Bloomfield oDce more
after more than forty years absence.
I enquire for my old acquaintance,
but ike Rip Van Wrinkle, no one
ever heard of them. at last | got q
grip on an old AN who knows and
With him as guide ! am able 10 dis
cover a few old friends. The town
has improved greatly; the pnblie
buildings are large aud fine, the pris
vale residences elegant. In tho
whole town I recognized bat two
buildings that we're here when | vas
last at this place, and these two we're
there sixty years ago when | 6rss
knew tie town. All eIse.is changed.
The streets are broad aud we'll
grave'ed.
The streets Of WorthiDgton are
more beautiful, however. The streets
are eighty feet wide and the sides
walks are--the narrow ones eleven
feet wide-the broad ones tweHtJ-
five feet wide and shaded with q row
of large maple trees. How marrow
aud stingY the Abbeville streets
look in comparison Anon.
W. w. q.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

Act No.112 is responsible for the
release Of nineteen.twentieths OF the
convicts who obtain liberty before
the expiration Of sentence, whether
released directly from the prison or
have their CAGES referred to the Board
of Pardons, as in the case of Q life
time man. The law says they shall
be released under certain conditions,
and they are SO released.-B. h.
Truth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
The Mighty Fallen.

While he fails to give it the above.
appropriate caption, Bro. Bell OF the
Bienville Bell, a staunch Democrat
paper and a life long supporter Of
"Old Mac" certainly expresses the
sentiment in the following severe
comment upon our junior United
States Senator:
1.-THE latest move in the political
circles Of New Orleans, is the effort
to boom Senator McEuery for gov
ernor of the State in 1900. 1t is
claimed his age and deafness units
him for senatorial life, and his taste
leads him to the governorship, it is
proposed to boom him for the place,
his advocates claiming that he is ac~
ceptable to city and country alike and
can win with q solid vote. Perhaps
40. There was Q time when McEnery
could carry the solid Democratic
vote OF the hills of Louisiana, but
that day has passed, and while the
bowels of the sugar planters of South
Louisiana may yearn with love for
him, the Democrats Of the hills have
spit him ont as u~nclean. He can
we'll boast TO South Louisiana of the
9,GO0,O 900 won for them by his 20
litical perfdy, but to North Louisiana
it is the ravens cry, for he ha;
brought Us nsught but increased tax
alton on the necessaries Of life, anG
we are content to give him up Il
Benjamin, as he pleaseth them well
Time was when we delighted in thu
"Old Roman" and would hav'
braved a cyclone TO vote for him
but he has bartered the title for
mess of Republican pottage and W
would prefer to vote for q straigh
Tom-Cage Republican, or a vision
airy Populist, than the man who ha
shattered our faith In political hor
esty and who has trampled Demo
cratic principles and trust unde
foot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
TAKEN UP

BY the undersigned, In the V1 "
rortue settlement, Q brosp 80 III
with white face, aged ten or 49,
years, and branded thus:
Said beef was taken up, -
appraised and killed. ihs me-. 80
can recover the amount OF app.ss
meat by applying to The nnus'''
and paying costs.
COLUMBUS TRAHAA.
July 81, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

The difference Of the laws govern
ing marriage and divorce in the va
rious States has caused no little
scandal and trouble, which could be
obviated by a general and uniform
aw to govern these institutions
throughout the Union. -Bienville
Bell.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

During the thunder storm last
Wednesday, a colored woman was
instantly killed by a stroke of light
ming a short distance from Joseph
Steamman's place near Carencro'
A mule was killed in the same man.
ner only a few feet from where the
woman met her death.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

1t is all right for the Government
to own and control the postofice de-
psrtment because it belongs to no
rich corporation; but it is al wrong
for the Government to own and con.
troll the telegraph lines of this coun-
try because they belong to a corpor-
alton. If the postofice department
was managed by a private corpora
ton there would be thousands OF
people aud newspapers to argue
against Government ownership. Ii
would be called rank Populism. So
much for old fogyism.-Town Talk
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
NOTICE.

The public is notified not 70 81
anything to my wife, Melassle oaDg Z
bell Briggs, on my account, nos J
buy any Of the community prop I. |.
from her; any such contracts Wy =
repndiated. 80
ALEXANDER BRIGGS.
khbeville, La, August Il, ioss
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

The oyster packers and lugger-
men Of Houma and Morgan City
have agreed on a -four barrel meas
ure of oysters for this season, the
price being one dollar per barrel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
{. l.. ADDISON, Publisher.
Saturday, August Il, 1897.

The Hebrew bible is for bimetal"
lism, straight and aimplei 1t is
written : "When silver and gold
increase, then everything thou pos
sessest will be multiplied
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
Notes of Travel.
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. Aug. 7, 1897.

DLOOMFIELD, Anu. aug 4oots
Editor Meridional
Leaving Vincennes, after o fearful
hot night, IA perfect sweater on the
/. & V. (not our |. & Y. but The
Indianapolis and Vincennes rail-
road.) I went through a country
Of beautiful farms, fne towns and
frequent coal mines to Worthington,
Greene county. Of all the surprises
in store for me thus far the greatest
was experienced on this Trip. 10
October 1851 | and my uncle Lewis
B. Edwards left Bloomfield in a farm
wagon and went over this III cora-
try to Evansville. After for6ing
White river o0r road lay through
the oak barrens for 8aoas 25 mics.
This region was covered win 8
growth of scrub oaks and yes then
considered as wholly worthless, mach
az We considered the Calcasieu prai
ries until lately. 4 German settler,
more venturesome than Others had
here and there made @ littlement
along the road; say oue cabin 10
about FIVE miles; with this exception
The country was a wilderness. Then
came a prairie reaching to Tincennes
and beyond, very thio|y settled.
There was not q single town, or eren
beginning of a town between Bloom
field and Vincennes, a distance OF
about As miles.
To-day in This same region, run
two railroads. and there are ten
towns, all well built, and hourishiDg.
many o. them as large as Abheyille,
and one. Linton, as large as New
Iberia. In this region where no one
forty six years ago, (wlen | passed
throughi,) ever dreamed of coal, are
large coal mines and coal roads, and
here is one of the ~weathiest portions
of the State. Here are fine farms
here is civilization, aud here is pros
perity unsurpassed Here too worth
less swamps, which forty years ago
were centres of p~estilence and chill
fever, are now smiling gardens ant
cornfelds, the sight OF which woult
! delight the sugar planters eye. Ii
:, view Of such considerations as these
who knows how soon the sea marshes
and the poor prairies of westerI
Vermilion, may become great can
: fields, aud the home Of a wealth
: and prosperous people. If we sup
pose the sea marshes to be a serie
of plantations equalliDg those aion
. the Teche, with the mosquito entire3
u banished, corn fields of luxuriant fel
. tility, and homes of ease and ele
gance-town after town bustllD
with trade and business-if all tn
= should take place in the next fort1
six years, the change would be not
whit greater than that | have wi
} messed in the oak barrens OF Greer
county. 1t is almost incredible.
Hats, lam almost tempted to live
years longer jast to see if il does n
hnppen.
> In 1850, Worthington consisted
new neat hotel, a warehouse, tn
stores and about five residences I
the banks of a canal leading to Ter
Haute. To-day the canal il gol
IA the hotel is gone, the warehouse al
stores are gone, and those residenc
are either gone or remodeled.
49, ~. H. .~m--- l-A l.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

The first bale of cotton Of the
Louisiana crop Of 1897, was sold il
New Orleans last week and brought
81 cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
a. Public

-
The proceedings of the late Ohio
Populist convention held last week
at Columbus were positively dis
graceful, and calculated to bring the
blush Of shame to the brazen cheek
Of an old time Kellogg Packard
Republican wire puller and trick
ster. Charges were openly made in
open session that Mark Hanna, the
Mckinley chief general manager Of
the Mckinley Presidential campaign
had bought up the Populist conven'
ton to prevent a fusion between the
Populists and Democrats.
It was proved that a number oil
the delegates had received checks
70, money on Hanna's account, and
the checks were produced in the
convention. On tie production OF
these evidences Of corruption the
convention resolved itself into a most
d~isgracefal free fight, but as Hanna
had a big majority in the body, the
corrruptionists had everything their
way, and went ahead and nominated
a ticket with J. s. Coxey, of Cox.
ey's army" fame for governor.
Bro Duval of the Houma Courier
is opposed to the idea Of organizing
a Democratic State press club. fol
/ the reason that he fears it will tend
to destroy the present reputation the
Louisiana editors are supposed t.
enjoy for uDtrammeled liberty anc
freedom of thought. While we ar'
not engaged in throwing any DO
Duets at the fraternity for any undia
covered greatness, we utterly tail t
see how the proposed organization
could have any such effect. w
favor the move from the same mo
tives which always prompt men Q
similar tastes, beliefs and creeds t
fnd a clever association and inter
change of views to be pleasant an
profitable. The attempt to deer
the movement as partisan, is ridicu
lous, and the people who imagin
they zee Gov. Foster lurking j
every leafy covert need to come j
contact with level headed men lik
McGFath and Chevis, Tunnard an
Davenport, MeCklm and Lawto
and a few more, to get on THE
feet once more. We will go into th
club but we don't propose to surrer
der any of our privileges, nor woul
we countenance any effort to cral
I our opinions down some one else
throat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21
ROMAN FRANCEz,
u. S. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

u. S. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.
Parties desiring lands surveyed
will be promptly accommodated upol
applying to Simonet Leblanc Or =
N. Beanxis, at Abbeville, or by vrl.
ting me at Carencro, Louisiana.
Aug. 2l-'97.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

We notice that it is the custom in
some parishes to allow the president
of the police jury extra compensation
above tho per diem fixed by law for
the ordinary member. In Morehouse
parish the president of the police
jury receives 5000 annually, besides
the So per diem each day the jury is
in session, for the reason, We sup
pose, the jury think the president is
entitled t ogrsater compensation than
the ordinary member, in view of the
extra duties imposed on him. This
il right and an increase of compensa'
ton should be q feature of law.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

An attempt was made to assasslns
ate President Faure this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-21

A small, bright, brown-eyed
beardless, almost boyish looking
young man walked rapidly through
the Grand Hotel lobby yesterday
with an eye to bis baggage, as he
was leaving for the far southland. Ii
was congressman r. F. Broussard
of New Iberia in the sweetest part
of the Creole country. He is only
80 years Of age. looks less, and is
next to the youngest member OF the
member ofs the National House o
Representatives. Bradley, q Tam
many member from New York, aged
26 years being the baby.--Cincln
natl Enquirer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
A FATAL STROLL.
Police Officers and Detectives, as
Usual, Kill the Wrong Man-An-
other one Found.

Chicago, March 11.-Bullets fired by
police officers and Pipkerton watch
men in pursuit of a burglar struck AL
bert Ziemer a Cleveland, o., merchant,
and he is now at the county hospital
in a dying condition.
The shooting took place shortly after
midnight this morning, in Plymouth
place, opposite the Great Northern
hotel, where Ziemer was a guest He
left the hotel at u o'clock for a short
stroll before retiring. He walked about
800 feet south in Plymouth place, and
was returning to the hotel when a
thief. pursued by several policemen
and Pinkerton watchmen. dashed past
him. Five or SIX shots were fired at
the fleeing burglar by the officers in
pursuit, and Ziemer was in range of
the bullets.
Two of the leaden missels struck Mr.
Ziemer, and he fell TO the ground NOR
tally wounded.
An hour after this exciting incident
in Plymouth place, a policeman found
the body of a man propped up against
the Marshall Field wholesale house, on
Madison and Market streets. A bullet
had drilled a hole in his abdomen. In
his pocket was found a letter ad-
dressed to &c. Stack, 109 Franklin
street.
It is supposed that the dead man
was one of the burglars who We're
chased by the police and was wounded
by an officer.
The burglar who dashed past Ziemer
was caught and gave the name of Otto
Reimann.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
DAVIES IN DENVER.
Every Reason to Believe that Cor
bett Will Win.

Denver. Colo. March 11.-"Parson'
Davies. accompanied by Pugilists
Jimmie Barry and Bob Armstrong. ar
rived in Denver this afternoon en- route
10 the Pacific coast. The party viii
stop over at Carson and witness the
coming fight at that place.
''As TO the coming fight" said Da-
vies, Il will say this, that my sympa-
thies are with the American repre-
sentative. Corbett is a heavy weight
and Fitzsimmons a middle weight. All
things being equal and the men in
good condition. it seems that the heavy
weight ought TO win. Judging from the
preparatory work that they are doing
now, il seems both are in earnest, and
a grand battle is assured.
In going to San Francisco my idea
is to get up a match for Armstrong
and Jeffries. A large number CT heavy
weights will be on the Pacific coast.
and Jimmy Anthony. the Australian
feather weight champion, is at present
in Frisco. / may remain on the coast
several months, although as yet 1 am
not decided.
In regard to the condition of pugi-
lism in this country now. there have
been times when more interest was
taken in it. But dare say that if this
coming battle turns out to be a grand
contest, there will be a revival of in
terests. sweeping not alone over this
country, but over the world
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
GREAT ADVERTISING.
Fitz Has Fight With His Great
Dane. Yarrum

Chicago. March IA special from
Carson, New, says: Bob Fitzsim-
mons had an exciting and not entirely
a bloodless battle with the Great Dane,
Yarrum. last evening, in which honors
were about evenly divided. The big
brute has lately shown himself to be
I possessed of a vicious disposition, and
on several occasions has attacked
newspaper correspondents who visited
the ranch in quest Of news. Just be-
fore dinner last evening Fitzsimmons
was pitching quoits with his trainers,
when the party was startled by an un-
earthly noise Yarrum had attacked
a calf belonging TO Cook. near the
front gate. and the terrified animal was
struggling to reach the COW pen, 100
yards distant Fitzsimmons grabbed
heavy buggy whip and started to
the rescue, and arrived just as Yarrum
seized the believing calf by the neck
and threw il To the ground. The Great
Dane was infuriated by the taste of
blood. and paid no attention to the
blows showeTed upon him by his mas
ter for several seconds. At last, how
ever the brute released the calf and
sprang with a growl at the lanky New
Zealander. FitZSimmons stood his
ground and beat the brute off, at the
same time working around toward the
the building was a pitchfork. Fitz-
simmons grabbed it and stuck the tines
into Yarrums body and beat him over
the head with it. The dog fought back
and refused TO bulge an inch. and the
battle royal between man and beast
lasted nearly half an hour. The fight
was watched by his three trainers from
safe positions on the fence, not one
caring to venture near the excited dog.
He was finally forced into the yard,
and left to lick his wounds and medi-
tate upon the folly Of fighting prize
fighters.
The two fighters missed each other
by an accident yesterday morning.
Corbett was at the penitentiary, where
he was much interested in the prehis-
toric footprints in the sandstone at
that place. While Corbett was stand
ing around the sandstone Fitzsim-
mons, robed in pair of light canvas
trousers and a blue sweater. passed
the place. It has been his custom,
heretofore, to spend an hour or so at
the institution, but this time, although
he did not know that Cor5ett was in
side the grim building, he logged along
on down the muddy road and barely .
missed meeting Corbett.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
CUBANs IN HAVANA.
Thew Sack Stores and Burn Houses
the Case of Ruiz.

Havana, March H., via Key Vest
Monday night a band of well-known
Cuban patriots entered the strongly
fortified town of Bejucal, in Havana
province, sacking all the stores lof the
place and burning 10 houses "Details
are lacking. 1t is also reported that
another party of rebels, commanded by
Castillo. captured the town of Quivi-
can and burned several houses of the
place.
The DR.. Ruiz incident is still occupy
ing the attention OF Consul-General
Lee. Spain has ordered a fresh in
vestigation of the facts of Ruiz's
death. but General Lee is quoted as
saving that he does not clearly see
how the investigation can be properly
carried out. No witnesses will testify
against Major Fondeviela or the war
den of the Jail. who could only do so
on fear of their lives. Personal friends
of General Lee affirm as soon as he
shall have settled the pending matters
he has on hand and got them in proper
shape, he Will resign his post and
return to the United States.
A letter received from Santiago de
Cuba, dated the 4th inst, refers to an
incident which shows the utter lack
of consideration the Spanish authori-
ties have for representatives of foreign
powers. By order of the chief of po-
lice the house of Mr.. Robert Mason.
pro-consul and acting Chi
nese consul, was thoroughly searched,
but nothing found of compromising
nature. Mr.. Mason was not present
during the search and as soon as he
heard of the outrage he at once re-
ported the fact to the British consul
Mr.. Fred Ramsden, who called
on the civil government and ample
apologies were given on the spot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-12
At Oakland.

Oakland, Cal, March u.-Weather
fine, track good. Two favorites won.
Mile selling-Coda won; Doctor G
second, Grandezia third. Time-1:42.
Four furlongs, selling-Gypceiver
won; Salazar second, Moringa third.
Time-:501s.
Mile, selling-Hermanita won: Ros-
ellie second, Tar and Tartar third. Time
-1:44.
Mile and a furlong selling-Perseus,
won; Morte Fonze second, McLight
third. Time-1: 5619.
Seven furlongs selling-Simmons
won; Double Quick second, Morven
third. Time-1:36
Six furlongs selling-Etta H won;
Lost Girl second. Osric II third. Time
lib