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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25

Miss Leoncia Savoie, daughter
of Mr.. Leonard Savoie of st. Mar
tin parish, committed suicide last
Sunday morning by cutting her
throat with q kitchen knife. The
young lady, who was aged "a
years, was mentally deranged, and
was subject to epileptic fits. Her
self destruction was probably due
to her mental suffering.
On account of the ridiculous
quarantine established by New Or
leans, against the Mississippi
coast towns, our boys, Maurice
Durand, Charles Gauthier and
Albert Bienvenu, who were atten-
ding College at Bay st. Louis,
were compelled to go North to
spend ten days before they will be
allowed to enter the State of Lou
isiana. 1t does look stupid for a
filthy hole like New Orleans to fear
infection from healthy coast towns.
After the first day of July,
when the war tax will take effect,
Our people will begin to realize
the fun of war. AS long as the
excitement is high and the belief
is that You can clean out the enc
my in a short time, without Civ
ing any consideration to the ex-
pense of war, our people look up
on war as a sort of picnic. But
now that they will be called upon
to pay these heavy expenses by
war tax they will have to pay on
almost everything that they con-
sumo, or use, they will soon rea-
lie how high is the tax, and how
expensive is war.
"A painful accident occurred at
the brick yard of Mr.. l.. L. Baker
Monday, when one of the drying
sheds, containing several thou
sands bricks fell, and caught
under that heavy weight James
Penne, son of Mr.. j. F. Penne,
who was aged about IL years. The
young man was extricated from
his perilous condition with the
greatest difficulty, the mass Of
crushed and broken lumber had
to be cut before he could be re-
moved from under the heavy
weight that was upon him. When
recued he was bleeding from the
month and nose and was uncon-
scious. He died Thursday morn
inc n four o'clock.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25
NOTICE.
10th Judicial District Court:
No@7.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of ST. Mahin.

Whereas, Roche Hardy, administrstot Of the
Succession of Alphonsine Builliard deceased
wife Of Jules Hardy. Jr.. has lied in MY ofscs
Tableau of the debts of the aforesaid success
sion.
Now. therefore all the creditors or other in.
tetested persons are hereby warned and notified
to file their oppbsitions thereto, IL any they
have. with the Clerk of said Court. At his ONCE
in the Town Of st. Martinville, Parish Of St
Martin, within ten days after the first publica-
ton thereof. otherwise the said Tablssu Of
debts. will be in due course Of Law, approved
and homologated.
Witness my hand and seal Of Court at 81.
MartinviIle. Parish Of 81. Martin, Louisiana,
this eth day Of June A. d. 1893.
VIM. b. EAsTIN, Clerk Of Court.
G. IL. bIoUToN, Attorney.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25

Mr.. K. Schwartz was in New
Iberia last Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Morvant of Ruth
plantation was in town last week.
Messrs Albert and Walter Du-
rand attended picnic in Lafay-
cite this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knight
who now live on Ruth plantation,
were in town this week.
DO not forget TO call at the
Central Barber shop when you
want first class work.
1 say special Bargains the COM
ing week in Lawns, they are beau
ties and cheap, do not fail to call
early. X. Schwartz.
Miss Lucy Hart is spending
Few days at Cade, the guest of
Mrs. Aladdin Broussard.
Mr.. Frank Mendoza Of Bayou
Chene. took his daughter here this
week for medical treatment.
Mr.. jules Francois and Miss
Lucy Hart made a pleasure trip
to New iberia last Sunday.
-Messrs Oscar Durand and
Adolphe Bfoussard made q trip
to New Iberia last Sunday.
Miss Susie Fesler and sister
were in town this week, looking
after the prospect for opening d
private school.
1 will, next week, offer the best
Bargains you ever heard of in Low
Quarter Shoes, they will surprise
you, K. Schartz.
The stores and saloons are
closed on Sundays in st. Martin
vile, but Breaux Bridge and New
Iberia are wide open. They should
open or have the law enforced in
the other towns.
Mr.. E. E. Soulier has quite q
novelty in glasses, he has received
a large lot Of goblets with the
Maine" elegantly engraved il the
glass with the words Remember
the Maine and one with Dewey's
picture. They are elegant.
When l say Bargains, You can
rest assured it is Bargains, and
next week I will have some for
you X. Schwartz.
A NARROW EsCAPE.-Young Au-
bert Talbot aged II years, had q
narrow escape from drowning yes
terday afternoon whilst swimming
opposite the town, in bayou La
fourche. He was sinking when
the bridgeman saw him and gave
the alarm. Many Immediately
jumped in, but proved unequal to
the occasion, when DR.. Paul Flem-
ing jumped in whis his shoes on
and reached the middle of The
stream just in time to save the
boy from watery graVe.-Na-
p0feonville News.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. F. j. Duplain made trip
TO San Antonio, Texas, this week.
Masters Maurice Olivier and
Charles Duchsmp have returned
from college.
Senator Martin will be in town
to-day, and will return to Baton
Rouge tomorrow.
-Messrs. F. T. Guilbeau and A.
F. Rousseau made business trip
TO New Orleans Wednesday.
The national government has
called ON Louisiana to furnish
three companies of light artilry.
The pole to be erected on the
church square upon which the
United States flag will be hoisted
will be so feet high.
Editor Homer J. Mouton of
the Lafayette Gazette and Judge
y. G. Mouton of Lafayette were
in town this week.
Miss Isabelle Rees returned
home last week, after having been
detained in Breaux Bridge seve-
fal weeks by sickness.
The young daughter of Judge
Felix VOORHEES,, Modesto, fell from
a hammock last week and broke
her leg above the ankle.
The raising of the big flag ON
the church green on the Fourth Of
July is all the talk 1t promises
to be a grand affair.
Judge Watkins of the Supreme
court has been reappointed OH the
bench to succeed himself. This
is one good thing that Foster has
done.
The Married Ladies' Euchre
Club will be entertained by Mrs.
Laizaire Bienvenu, at the Tertrou
hotel, Oh Friday, July LIST. All
members are requested to be pre-
sent.
The children who have pro-
missed to take part in the flag raj
sing on July Fourth are requested
to meet at the Tertrou hotel Mon
day evening next at 6 O'Clock, in
order to perfect arrangements for
their costumes.
The entertainment of the pu-
pills of the Convent School will
take place at the College hall to-
morrow evening. The sisters and
the pupils have made elaborate
preparations to make success of
this exhibition.
Tho twenty nine lots offered
at auction last Saturday, by the
Catholic church were all sold.
The price was $l4 to $32. The
church has another piece of land
opposite the one just sold that
should be divided into lots and
sold at auction.
If Mayor Liable would make
an inspection tour in town he
would find some places that need
cleaning badly. There is sec
ton of Main street that is pretty
dirty, right in the business por-
ton too. Look into the matter
Mayor.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25

Let our readers remember that
it is tomorrow that the closing
exercise of the Convent schools
take place, at the College hall.
We trust our people will make it a
special duty to turn out en- masse.
-Celestine, daughter Of Martin
Briant, a respectable colored man
of st. Martinville, died Wednesday
morning, of tetanus. Several days
ago she was stung in the foot by
a nail, which brought on tetanus
and resulted in her death.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25

An Uneettain Dlie6se.
There is no disease more uncertain in Ito
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
the symptoms Of no two cases agfes. II il
therefore most difficult to make = correct
diagnosis. No matter under What disguise
dyspepsia attacks you, Browns iron Bitters
will cure it. Invaluable in all diseaAes Of
the stomach, blood and nerves. For bAfe By
"All Dealers"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25

~ crit is what has given Hoods
W. Sarsaparilla the largest sales in
the world and enables It to accomplish
thousands Of wonderful CURES.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarcts.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
NJ, Me- nc O. G, fail, druggists refund money
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$1,OOO,O0

At the Office of the Association. on TUESDAY
JULY 5th 1893. G. GREIa,
Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-25
DIR. SYLVESTER'S STOCK REMEDIES.
For Horses, Mules, Cows, Fowls & Dog
<gsm~ AT 7. J. Liable. ~m@

Dr. Syleers Specific for Bots Collie and Tympante Horses
Mules and Cows
DR. Syeses Lnment for Bruises Spans Cuts and
Dr. Syeres Condition Powders keeps your stock good
ton.
Dr. Sylveses Hoof OH Cures Foot Disease of all kinds
Dr. Sylvestes Chicken Cholera Cures Cholera and Roup
DR. Sylvestes Healing Ointments Cures Sore Shoulders
DR. Syvesters Blind Stagger Pills. Sunstrok BndSsgger
Dr. Sylvesters Chills and Fever and Cold Remedy.
DR. Sylvesters Founder Cure Founder
DR. Sylvesters Chasm Medicine Chaslm.
DR. Sylvestes yermifuge for Dogs Worms in Dogs
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Notice.

By order of the Board of Directors Of the g
Martinville Building and Loah Association, tn
undersign will sell
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Catbartic. cure constipation forever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22

The esteemed Constitution says
that s'the Atlanta boys who went to
war with Col Oscar j. Brown were
the FIRST of the American soldiers to
get taste of trouble. They have
been conducting little war Of their
own down at Tampa aud their firm
and courageous work has brought the
Second Georgia regiment into the
notice of Gen Miles aud the other
high army officials The negro riots
at Tampa gave the Georgians the
opportunity to show that they were
made of the finest grade of steel.
The only police protection now
afforded the city of Tampa is that
given by the Second Georgia, which
has been detailed to police the city"
Gen Miles knew what he was about
when be ordered the Second Georgia
to suppress the insurrection among
the colored troops. He played right
into their hands and made the best
possible use of their training If he
would only arm them with rope in
stead of rifles there is no doubt that
they would keep down all negro riots
in their neighborhood The rope ls
the thing for bringing unruly colored
people Into quick subjection News
and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
SUMTER c.. WEDNESDAY JUNE 1898.

either could reach the scene the
trouble was over
As the Spanish retreated the Ameri-
cans moved slowly forward, firing as
they went, and by the time the camp
was reached the enemy had all got
away. taking their wounded and pro
badly many of their dead Fifteen
bodies were found scattered through
the brush, but the Americans were
unable to examine the spot where
their firing had been most deadly.
No t:me was lost in burning the build.
ings and filing the well with earth
and stones
The Dolphin landed water and am
munition, as an attack was expected
on the return march, but none was
made. Evidently the Spaniards were
too thoroughly beaten to attempt
further fighting The marines did
not reach the American camp until
after nightfall and as they had been
without food since the early morning
they were thoroughly exhausted.
Col. Huntington believes the de-
struction of the camp and we'll will
seriously cripple the bushwhacking
operations o.. the enemy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
NEWS FROM GUANTAN-
AMO.

United States Camp, east side oi
entrance to Guantanamo Bay, Tues
day. June IA, 8p. M, by the Associ.
ated Press dispatch boat Wanda, via
Kingston. ia, Wednesday, June is.
9 D. m.-The events of the last "a
hours have raised the Cuban insur.
gent soldiers several notches in the
estimation of the Americans. The
insurgents now with the marines
numbe- only 80, but they show
splendlu ,earing. are clever scouts
andinvaiuable in skirmish work and
seem to have an utter contempt for
the Spanish craftsmanship
These little black men, when
ordered forward into the struggle. go
unconcernedly toward the Spanish
lines, absolutely without fear of the
foe. In fact, the Cubans have joined
the marines in scouting for mile all
aroud the American camp and it is
believed that their cooperation &C.
counts for the failure of the enemy to
make an attack last night The
insurgents knew the ground SO we'll
that it is impossible for the Spanish
bushwhackers 80 get close enough to
do any damage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22

New York, Juue 14.-J ustice Daily
Of the supreme court has issued an at
tachmens against the property of Joseph
Letter. the wheat speculator Of Chicaeo,
for $793, ,925. 10 favor of Otto E.
L,brke. William P. Callsghau and
William Knight, grsiu deslers. for
money advanced
Hong Kong, June 17.-There has
beer fierce fighting near Manila be-
tween the Spanish forces and the In
surgents. The outposts around the
city have been taken by the insur.
gents. During the fighting many
Spanish troops were killed. The
American troops are expected TO ar
rive at Manila daily, when the city
will :all into the hands of the Ameri.
cans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
spanlards Go Oyer to Cubans.

New York. June IA special
dispatch from Key West says "Jun.
ia advices from the headquarters Of
the Cuban civil government at La
Guansja. in Camaguey, report that
more than 5000 Spanish volunteers
and many regulars from Puerto Prin-
cipe and Nuevitas garrisons have
deserted to the patriot army. The
immediate cause of the desertion was
the fear of the American feet
"Blanco's general, Castillianos, has
removed most of his artillery in laud
to Puerto Principe
"Santa Cruz Del Sur has been in-
vested by the Cubans. and communi-
cation by sail boat has been establish.
ed with Jamaica"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
Vesuvius BroughtGnto Action
at Santiago.

Kiogston. Jsmsica. June Is. 8p
N The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius
joiued the aeet yesterday aud vas put
to work Immediately. Eosign Palmer
Of the New York vent on board the
Vesuvius. With Lieutenant Commander
Pillsbury. to explain the locatiou Of the
batteries. A few miputes from mid.
plight the Vesuvius was about half 9
mile from the beach west OF Ell Moro.
The Oregon's searchlight played oG the
battery, while the bssok nose Of the
cruiser pointed a. the westward batter
les Lieutenant Commander Pillsbury
gave the word TO FIRE and Lieut. Quim-
By opened the air vens There was q
eligbt Kissing. sort Of coughing noise,
but no fame, no report, no warning to
the Spsoiards Who we're hiding in the
darkness Thirty seconds later dull
,rosr broke the silence Of the tropical
night. Two hundred pounds of gun
cotton bad exploded on the hillside
below the battery.
The ships on the blockade lines two
milea away shook With the explosion.
The firing Of a 13 inch shell is mere
riffs crack compared to the deep and
mighty roar. Clouds Of earth thrown
up from the bills seemed to stand ont
against the black sky.
Another package Of gun cotton vas
dropped on the other side Of the bat
terry aud may possibly have struck the
torpedo boats anchored below. Before
the echoes of the second died away the
Vesuvius sent third charge hissiog
ont 1. fell right on the brow Of the
bill where toe battery seemed to lie-
Into the air few tons of earth and the
smoke covered the land for half mile.
The Vesuvius retired at 16kno'
rate Two dssbes from the bill and
two Spanish shells few beyond the
cruiser The test was regarded as
highly satisfactory. and there is intense
Interest in the feet over this 6rst trial
10 war of dynamite cruiser.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22

Berlin. June 16 The Cologne Ga
zette to-day publishes = note, UNDER
stood 70 be semi.oficial. which reads ss
followe:
According to trustworthy Informs
ton all coujectures in the press and iu
political circles. in Spain. which ere
beicg built on the supposed intention Of
Germany to abandon her neutrality 10
the Philippine question are entirely
baseless. In Spanish official quarters
the arrival of German men of-war ct
Manila is regarded as perfectly natural.
for the great German interests there de.
mand protection.
The correspondent here Of the Asso-
ciated Press is Informed that there is
no change and that no change is co.,
templated in Germany's attitude of
neutrality At the outbreak Of the
war Emperor William said be intended
to adopt strictly impartial course,
adding that be would certainly not do
anything to disturb the relations of
commerce and blood between Germany
aud the United States. where 80 macy
Germans bad foend hospitsbie homes.
This attitude his majesty still adheres
to. and he emphasized within the past
few days that nothing will be done by
Germany beyond protecting Germeo
subjects.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
A Yellow Journal Story.

New York, June 1-'rbe following
disapa.ch is Journal special from Camp
McCsiia. Guantanamo barbor. June
Is: The scouting parties Of marines,
which were sent out yesterday returced
here at 10 O'Clock With eighteeo Span
$50 prisoners. oue of them 40 officer
Tbs party also captured huodred
Mauser rifles ADD ten thousand
rounds Of ammunition They report
bavioe bad a series Of engagements
with Spaniards. 10 which one hundred
Spaoisb soldiers we're killed aDd two
buudred wounded. They also destroy
ed Spaoisb block house and telegraph
staten. through which the Spapisrds
had been keeping Gaantausmo and San
ti.go Informed Of che movement Of the
Amesicsn srsa -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
The Porto Rican Expedition.
Preparations Being Made for
the Sall1ug--Savannah or
Fernandina to be The
Mobilization Point.

Washington, June 16.-The war
department expects to utilize approx.
mately IS transports in the expedition
for the lnvasion of Porto Rico This
statement was made officially at the
department to-day. 1t seems to In
dicate that the Porto Rico army will
equal if not exceed in numbers that
which left for Santiago. The esti-
mate is made that the IS vessels will
carry between Is, ,00o and 10000 men
with their equipments and subsist-
ence. Army officials say that re-
ports which have been received from
reliable sources show that the num-
Der of Spanish soldiers in that conn
try is probably 10000 men, although
other statements indicate that there
is considerably less than that number.
1t is stated positively that the
embarkatiop point for the troops for
Porto Rico has not yet been finally
determined and will not be until
Secretary Alger and the President
have had an opportunity to confer
with Major General Miles.
There is ne doubt, however, that
this embarkation will take place from
some point On the Atlantic coast with
probability in favor of Fernandina,
Fla, or Savannah, Ga. The merits
of the first named place have been
fully set out, and as to the latter place,
favorable comment was made upon
it by the board Of army officers which
recently conducted the examination
of various points in the south. Jack
sonville. also, is considered by the
board good place for the assembling
of troops, although it is not believed
that the water in the st Johns river
is of satisfactory depth to permit of
the easy movement of q large number
Of vessels to and from the harbor.
Miami, Fla, was examined by the
board, but their conclusion is that it
is not big enough for the accomoda
ton of a.y great number of men who
might be brought there prior to EN-
barkation.
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Starvation Threatens Santi-
ago.

Of Santiago de Cuba, Saturday,
June IL. 4 p. m., by the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, via
Kingston. Jamaica. Sunday, June IL,
I m-Rear Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley, with their COM
bined forces, are slowly but surely
placing such a network about Santi-
ago de Cuba and are cutting off so
effectually every source of outside
aid, that within short time starvs.
ton n'stapping will give way to deaths
solid knock For admittance at the
doors OF the i'll. fated place
Within three days three separate
sources of supply and reinforcement
have been cut off and Santiago de
Cuba is now isolated from the world
and is down to famine rations.
When Admiral Cervera arrived at
Santiago de Cuba with his feet the
people there welcomed him for the
relief they thought he would bring,
bat instead eff food be brought them
700 more men to feed The only aid
he had to offer was the tons of am
munitioa in his ships. magazines
A map of the harbor furnished to.
day by Spanish spies shows that,
after the bombardment of the harbor
forts by Commodore Schley on Tues
day, May 81. the Spaaish cruiser
Reina Mercedes, which was disabled,
was towed into the bay behind the
Socapa battery, where she lies, with
two torpedo boats Half mile fur
ther up, under the lee of Cay Smith
and the mortar batteries is the Viz
caya, commanding with her broadside
the two narrow entrances to the east
and west of Cay Smith.
Half q mile north and at the gate
of the third narrow entrance lies the
Almirante Oqnendo. and half mile
to the northeast are the Cristobal
Colon and the Maria Teresa.
The ships are about mile and a
half from the city proper, shallow
water forbidding them to GO much
closer.
The sunken collier. Merrimac, is
directly in the narrow part of the
channel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22

Madrid, June Is, 10 a. m.-Ad-
vices received here to-day by The LIB
eral from Manila uoder date Of June
6. practically repeat the news contained
10 the dispatch Of June Is from the
Shanghai correspondent Of the London
Daily Telegraph which forwarded upon
that occasion informstion which be had
received from Manila up to June 8,
saying that on June S the insurgents
forced the passage Of the Zapete river
aud captured Las Pinus and Paranakl,
since which time the fighting between
the insurgents aud the Spenisrds was
continuous aud the latter were being
gradually driven in.
The Spanish correspondent also
says:
sIt is reported that the archbishop
has gone to the insurgents with the
hope Of moderatiog their animosiiy aud
preventing acts of violence.
1.-The Jesui.s are seeking places of
refuge 10 the provinces Of Batepzss.
and the sisters are fleeing to place of
safety in the province Of La Gupa.
ut is not expected that Manila will
capitulate until the American troops
arrive"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22

Paris. June e5 M Meline today
banded Prescott Faure the resignation
of the whole cabinet, which the pres.
ident accepted. while requesting the
ministers to continue the direction of
affairs until their successors are named.
1t is expected that Mr.. Ribot, the
former premier aud minister Of fuance,
will be invited 70 form a new ministry, /,
aud it is considered probable that M.
Dupuy, who IVES premier of the cabinet
which preceded that Of NJ Ribot, will
join the new ministry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
REGIMENT OF CoNFED-
ERATE VETERANS.

Washington. Juus 15.-Represen.a.
tive Grosverpor of Ohio has introduced
resolution for the enlistment of one
regiment of men who served in the
Confederate army now under SO years
of age, providing thas if sufficient
number under that age cannot be OBJ
taioed that sons of the Confederate
veterans may enlist Atlanta. Ca, is
usmed as the mastering poiot and the
companies are to be mustered 10 as com.
pleted.