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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
Dead Heads and Dead Beat.

| Abbeyllle has Inaugnrat d hap
by movement which We would like tc
see adopted throughout the whole
extent Of the country. A committee
of white caps has proclaimed its ex-
istence and its purpose; viz, to drive
out of the parish whomsoever tha t
fails to pay his debts. Whomsoever
refuses to pay his debts is thief,
much more criminal than the moor
creature who steals calf or loaf
of bread The above committee is
therefore a patriotic association
which undoubtedly deserves the ap-
probation OF all honest people. We
only fear that its work is beyond its
strength. Fl such an enterprise
should be started in New Orleans it
would no. have a minute of rest
For thirty years this city has seen
increasing without internisaioa the
hordes of gentlemen ever borrowing
and never paying. We can well say
that il is the loathsome leprosy of
the Louisiana population To lend
money to this gentry at the present
day is to make mortal enemies Of
them. And We are ashamed to con- |
fess it that the high names are The
most guilty of the whole precious
lot. What remains to them from
their ancestors ? Nothing hut their |
silly vanity. A committee O! white
caps should of necessity Investigate
the mpanies made made with other
peoples money. It would bring to |
light many startling discoveries and |
drive away many thieving gentle
men. The movement started in |
Abbevllle ia worthy of the highest |
praise. IF it could grow into vigor-
ous maturity, the services rendered |
to the country would be incalcula-
ole. just imagine how rapidly all
oasiness world revive If every one
'hould pay his debts and abstain
rom contracting any more No
country nnder the sao cou d compare
With our own. In two years II
would become The Eldorado of all
he Eldorados. Besides which itI
nonld regenerate the whole State
which The Dead Heads and Dead
Seats have 50 long dishonered, and |
till continue TO tishonor. fObser-
'ateur Louisianais.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
NOTICE

The public are hereby notified
that the firms Of -Landerd C Don
nelly were dissolved by mutual con-
sent Of the partners on July BID 1897,
and that proceedings are now pend
ing in the Eleventh District Courl
10 aud for cadia Parish for the ap-
pointment Of Receiver 10 liauidate
and settle the off,irs Of said firms.
Notice il further given that Fl. j
IIanders, late member If said firms il
no longer authorized to collect, or
receipt for, any notes, nr other dehts
due said fins. or to dispose in anv
manner Of the property assets or
credits of said 6rm-. appearing il,
bis own, or the inns name.
MAURICE DoNEELLv.
Ucs I 1897
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
ABBEvsLLE, LA, Dee, g.. 1sc

ABBEvfLLE. La, Dee, g., 1897.
20 the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen of the
Town of Abbeyille, La.
GENTLEMEN: / beg leave to submit the
following as my report for the quarter
ending to date:
am charged with the following amounts
tnyyit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
ABBEYILLE, La, jar. q, 1898

ABBEVILLE, La, Jan, a, 1898
The Town Conncil met at the Of
fee of Mayor Greene in special ses
sion this 5 O'Clock p. m.
There were present Mayor Greene
and Aldermen Young. Wise and
Mouton. Absent E A MazoroIle.
The minutes Of last meeting were
read and adopted,
The Treasurer aud Collector sub
mitted their quarterly reports which
were read ahd referred to the FL
nance Committee for approval:
ABBEvlLLE, La, Dec. 81. 1897
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen of the
Town of Abbeville
GENTLEMEN: / herewith submit the
following as my report for the quarter
ending Dec. 81, 1897:
GENERAL FUND.
To bal per last report GIG 36
To amt reed from ity atty
license '95 1880
," city atty
licenses '96 $50
city atty
licenses 97 $50
Coll Gen
tax 1897 6547
{" g Coll Ii
censes 1871 25 90
Coll fines '97 "a so 25S SO
BY amts, paid out per vouchers us 81
To balance $l35 46
STREET AND BRIDGE FUND.
To bal per last report $2O2 81
! amt reed from Coll gen
tax 1897 1876 46 800 81
By amt paid per vouchers 4167
To balance 1857 60
VERMILION RIVER BRIDGE FUND.
To amt on hand per last report $2l2 50
BY amt paid out per vouchers $3.50
To balance $l75 90
L.&V. RAILROAD TAX
To amt on hand per last rpt $2O6 81
rec from Coll tax '97 SIT 50 52a 96
BY amt paid per vouchers q66
10 balance $514 80
SINKING FUND.
70 amt on hand per last rept $145 s6
By amt paid per vouchers $145 s6
Respectively submitted,
Q. X. GEO. w. SUMMERS,
ELI WISE. Sec'y Treas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
The Welsh Monitor saws .Frank

The Welsh Monitor says !: Frank
Harell. residing 5 miles from Welsh
planted "A sacks Of rice op his place,
paid oat sll4 for rem. and seed, and
cold enough rice to net him Slo77.-
81, besides keeping 80 sacks fol
seed this year. This shows what d
man can do who attends 10 farming
as he should"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
no Won Wasas Cold:

Every one desires to keep informed or
Ynkon, the Klondyke and Alaskan gold
fields. Send 1ac. for large Compendinns
of vast information and biz color man III.
Hamilton Pub. Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29
DENTIST.

DR.. j. A. Derbanne, is now perma-
nently located in Abbeville. He is
prepared to execute all work at short
notice. Artificial teeth a speciality.
Consultation in French and English.
Office over Q. Bourque's store.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29

~ the non. Mayor and Aldermen of tht
Town of Abbeyille, La.
! GENTLEMEN: / beg leave to submit ths
following as my report for the quarter
ending TO date:
| am charged with the following amounts
towit:
| on general tax Of 1897 $ sig 7s
" special : : 1917 13
= licenses = 25 90
| " fines . "a so 1880 81
CT. BY amt paid to Treas per
voucher of N0y. 2. 1897:
On general tax of 1897 5 $3.50
special :. . 46 90
licenses 8 1000
i fines ga
By amt uneoll on gen tax '97 sol 81
:. !. !. special 9 500 81
Z. paid to Treas per
vouchers of Dee 81 '97
On general tax of '97 22443
special . . go AZ
licenses ]" Is 90
fines 25 1850 35
Respectfully submitted,
O. K. l.. DUTEL,
ELI WISE. Con. Collector.
On motiop Of Mr. Wise duly sec-
onded, that committee OF two be
appoiDte 10 contract for the con-
straction Of wooden sidewalk on
the south side of Charity street 10.
accordance with the petition filed
by Bronssard and Wise.
On motion Of Mr. Wise seconded
by DR.. Young, the following ordin-
ances was adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
To levy and force payment of an annual
persons. or business firms or corporations
pursuing any trade, profession. vocation,
calling or business. except those who are
expressly exempt from such license tax
by articles 206 and 207 Of the Constitution.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Town |
Council of Abbeville, Louisiana. That |
there is hereby levied an annual license
tax for the year 1898 and each subsequent /
year npom each person, association of per-
sous, or business firms and corporations. |
pursuing any trade, profession. vocation. !
calling or business except those expressly
exempt from such license tax bV Articles
3O6 and 207 of the Constitution.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained etc. All
licenses shall be due and coilectible dur
ng the first two months of each year. aud
Ill unpaid licenses shall become delin-
luent on the lst day of March of each
Tear, and shall bear interest at the rate
Il Q per cent. per month from said date,
N at the time of their becoming due and
xigible, and all firms who commence
~ siuess after that date shall become de-
inquent unless the license is paid within
I've days.
SEQ. 8. Be it further ordained. etc.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-29

To gure Cons1fpailora Foreyor.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1oc
or 35c. &c. c. c. fail to cure. druggists
refund money.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
MS CAUSED BY THE WAR
Rain in Montana Made by Shoot
ing in the Caribbean.
PROF. HERZOG'S THEORY
Ths Professional Rainmakers OF Iowa
and Kansas Are Not in It With
Sampson and schley-Did Dewey
Make It Rain in China

Great Falls. May 24.-C. l.. Herzog.
the voluntary weather observer at this
point. Is advancing the theory that the
unusually heavy rainfall Of this month
is due to the war. He says that the
warships along our coast have daily
practice In target shooting in addition
to the various bombardments in the
West Indies. and. following the theory
that Fourth Of July celebrations are apt
to cause showers, he believes that the
~cannonading is in part, at least, re-
sponsible for the May rainfall. He has
written the section director Of the bu-
reau for confirmation of his theory. His
records show that up to s o'clock yes
terday evening the rainfall for the
month has been 1.S5 inches This is GER
tainly extraordinary for this season and
is unparalleled in the past 10 years in
this vicinity.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
WOMEN
Some Countries Where They Are seidom

Some Countries Where They Are seldom
From the New York Mail and Express.
A curious feature of pagan and semi
civilized life that some evangelists have
declared to be a special dispensation of
Providence. is the strict observance of
customs which in the course of years
necessitate the introduction of methods
of the most civilized nations. An ex-
traordihary Illustration Of this fact is
being made manifest in southeastern
Europe. In h Mohammedan coun-
tries, such as the Balkan states and
Turkey. women are not allowed to see
any men excepting husbands. fathers,
brothers or sons, and even when sick
cannot be seen by native physicians.
In cases of Illness the husband or a
slave tells the symptoms to the medical
practitioner, who gives the remedies
and directions to the go-between. In
the next country. Austro-H Hungary where
a Christian civilization Is supposed to
obtain. the ideas of the last century are
still largely In evidence. In Austria
proper a cannot attend a col
lege, study medicine or obtain a degree
as a physician. In Hungary, which is
far more liberal n progressive, a diff
ferent order prevails. and women at
tend college, become doctors and prac-
tice the same as i'm the United States.
The new Balkan states. which no longer
stagger beneath the weight of Turkish
misrule. are advancing rapidly. and
now demand the services of Christian
physicians. The old Mohammedan pre-
judice remains, however, resulting in a
large demand for women physicians 10
attend the M~ohammedan women OF
those states. Already several medical
missionaries have taken advantage OF
this condition of affairs, and have each
built up In extensive practice In the
Balkan cities. In Bosnia, under the
Austrian rule, the Austrian government
has been forced by public opinion TO ap-
point a woman physician, DR.. Theo-
dora Krayewska. to practice In one OF
the most ~populous districts. As the
law stands, she has to be appointed as
an army surgeon, with the rank, uni
form and pay Of a captain. So BY
one stroke Of the pen Austria has recog'
nEed the higher education OF woman
| her rights to follow a profession and hel
capability to be a member of the army
an officer and to wear male attire.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
a CAT

But She would Not Adopt the kittens
Until Found In the Right Place.
From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
"I read an interesting story in h By
and BY column yesterday" said a lady.
about a kitten and a puppy. and II re-
minded me Of a kitten story. My little
boy had as pets two mother cats. one
of which had five tiny kittens, n the
other six. A surly dos killed one of
the cats and the kittens of the other
cat. When the kittenless cat discov-
cred the loss of her kittens she was m
consolable. and went wandering about
the place as IL in great sorrow. she
was taken to the litter of motherless
kittens and efforts were made to induce
ner to become a good stepmother. She
shifted at the kittens for q momen and
then walked away. paying no further
to them. She was taken BACK
TO them twice again. with the same re-
suit. A sudden thought struck my lit
tie boy, and ne took the motherless kit
tens to the place where the other kittens
! had been when they were killed by the
| dog, and a watch was kept TO see II the
kittenless mother would return to ner
| ola haunts. She did so. and as loon as
she spied the kittens she evinced the
most Joyous demonstrations, evidently
thinking the kittens were her own. al
though they were one more in num-
! her and not exactly of the same color.
She decided. however. that they were
hers. and from the instant gave them
the same attention that she had given
her own kittens. So the kittenless
mother found kittens. the motherless
kittens found q mother. and everybody
especially my little boy. was satisfied.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Rev. r. A. Riggin Is at Glasgow, a
witness in the Blackman murder trial
now being heard.
Mrs. Phil Gibson and children left
this morning for an extended visit to
relatives in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Albright Of Lime
dale are in the city on their return
from a visit to Camp Smith.
Miss Frederick has gone to take
charge of her school on the Teton after
a weeks visit with Miss Fife Jacoby in
this city.
c. f. Kretlow of the silver smelter
left this morning for Chicago. where he
will settle the estate of his father. re-
Gently deceased.
Mrs. Charles Elg and children arrived
in the city this morning from Fergus
Falls. Mr.. Elg has a position with the
Great Northern In this city.
Walter Rigney. a waiter in the Win
ston restaurant, was wounded In the
arm last night by the accidental dis
charge Of a revolver at the house OF
Jennie Howard, on the south side.
L. s. Woodbury.. receiver for Mosh-
ner q Butts of Gilt Edge. has filed his
final report in the district court and
has been discharged. The report shows
receipts of $50. sS4. oS and expenses OF
81, 617. IS.
The list Of pupils to graduate from
the Great Falls High school this year
IL as follows: The Misses Addie
Hodges, Kitty Lux. Mae Oakland.
Elizabeth Veazey, AIMS White, Master
Ellie Thresher.
Ike Hayes and ]. II. Duckett fought
an ci~ght-round battle at Belt yester-
day evening. which was awarded to
Hayes. The fight was too one-sided "a
be OF interest, but Hayes received 500
and the gate money.
Jacob Pfefferley and Miss Maggie L
voik were married yesterday at st
/ Ann's Catholic church by the Rev
| Father Pudenz. Only a few of the in
innate friends of the contracting par
ties were present.
A party OF students of the Montans
School OF Mines. composed of y. w
Denton, w, r. Appleby. p. Christian
son. E. c. Mills, r. W. Merrill. Morris
Stratton and E. c. Jewett. In examining
the smelters In this city as a sort of OBJ
ject lesson.
II Is reported that q heavy cloud
burst near Geyser q few days ag'
! drowned several hundred sheep belong
ing to Thomas Chamberlain. The,
were in a deep coulee. m before the,
could be driven to higher ground tn
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25

Chicago. May 2.-The bulk OF specula-
ton In wheat to-day was confined to Sep
TENDER and December. and In view of the
lower foreign markets and the prospect
of big crops on both sides OF the ocean,
holders got discouraged and sold out and
scalpers sold short. making a weak and
dropping market.
July was heard Of at considerable inter
walls n was apparently kept well in
hand by Letter brokers. and the latter
also took occasion at times. when Sep
ember and December appeared to be get
ting weak. to let the crowd know the
high worth of May and June wheat.
Liverpool cables were lad lower.
Among the besrish items of the days
news was a report that France had sup
plies enough until harvest. which will
commence in the southern part of that
country July 1.
July started 162c lower at 81 .0ed1 10.
sold up to 81. 10ls. declined TO 81 .0sz, then
up again to 81 .09k at the close. Septem-
Der closed at s7k@s7hc. May and June I'M
hanged
A large speculative business was done In
corn to-day at declining prices. The
weakness was chiefly due to an improve
ment in the weather. The heaviness of
September wheat also had Its influence 10
the injury of the value of corn. July
closed 1d1hc lower.
The heavy selling by May longs was re-
sponsible for the decline In oats. July
closed with a loss Of nc.
There was evidence Of provision selling
by the packing houses to-day and prices
showed declines. Pork is 27hc lower. lard
2oc and ribs l2ixdi5c lower.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
DUPUYER NEWS.

Lewis Messecar of Birch Creek has
filed upon 100 acres Of desert claim ad-
joining the land he now has title to.
and lying to the south OF it.
Dupuyer sheepmen report nat In
spite of the continuous rains OF the
past week, they have saved an UNI
usually large percentage OF their
lambs.
Samuel ]. Bean and wife have re-
turned from a visit to relatives In Hell
ena and have gone out to. their ranch
on the Dearborn. Miss Florence L.
Bean. superintendent Of the Teton
county school. will Join them on her re-
turn from the graduation exercises at
Neihart. whittier h will go In com
pany with Miss Jacoby and Miss
Craven. county superintendent OF Cho-
teau and Cascade counties respect
lively.
The Dupuyer baseball nine has been
organised with the following member
ship: A. DeLong. catcher; M. A.
Thomas Manix. second base; J. Collins.
third base; H. c. Kunkel, shortstop;
Don Leech. right field; Sam Potter, left
field: william Shook. center field;
Messrs. Houck, Gilbert n Gordon,
substitutes.
solon H. Brown and his son.. Roe,
have rome to their ranch near Dupuyer
and are looking after their spring
work there.
Thomas McGovern a a large force
of men at Birch Creek waiting for
more favorable weather in order to
start work on ar irrigating ditch for
George w. Taylor.
Saturday evening the Mysteriarch
lodge installed officers for the ensuing
term as follows: Grand sachem'
George w. Magee; vice grand sachem,
C. r. Trescctt: treasurer. p f. st,
Denis; secretary, f. e. Cox: Gabriel,
Jacob Lauffer; st. Peter, II. c. Kun
KEEL.
The game of baseball between the
Dupuyer and Burton-Choteau mines ar
ranged for Memorial day has been de-
clared of. The former team declined
to play on hat day. believing that II
was contrary to the meaning and pur.
pose that IL should be turned into a
date for field sports.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
Visible supply.

New York. May :A-special cable and
Geographic dispatches to Bradstreet $
covering principal points Of accumulation
Indicate M following changes In visible
supplies last Saturday as compared with
the preceding Saturday:
Wheat. United states and Canada, east
of Rockies. Increase. 5000 bushels: anoat
and In Europe. Increase. al 900 bushels:
worlds supply, total. increase. $500, oo
bushels.
Corn. United States and Canada. east
Of Rockies. decrease. 2.$s6. 900 bushels.
Oats. United States n Canada, east
Of Rockies. decrease. SO 900 bushels.
h combined stocks Of wheat at Port
land. Ore. and Seattle and Tacoma show
an increase Of 600. 900 bushels for the week.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
BOUGHT AN AMERICAN FLAG.

An Absurd Story That the Greek Catholics
Were Aiding tho s~paniards.
Great Falls, May at has been ru-
mored in Sand Coulee that the proceeds
of the ball recently given by the Greek
Catholic society of that town were to
be given to aid the cause of the Span
iards, and naturally the members OF
tha society, who, while Of foreign birth,
are staunch Americans in belief, are
considerably hurt at 1t. They stated
at the outset that the money so raised
was to be devoted to the purchase of an
American nag for the use Of the So
ciety, and the secretary Is so anxious
to convince the people of Sand Coulee
that it has been spent for that purpose
that he invites the public or any COM
mittee, to be selected in any manner
desired, to inspect his books, and he VIII
show them all receipts and disburse-
ments and prove conclusively thai the
net proceeds of the dance were used in
buying the flag, the invoice or the same
being in his hands, and the arrival OF
the nag being expected daily. 1t is
unfortunate that such a story should
have found circulation, as the society is
young, and the story is apt to cast a
momentary shadow over II.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
DUCKETT AS A QUICKER.
He May He a Good Runner, but He Cant
Box n Little.

Belt. May 24.-The boxing contest
last night between Ike Hayes. the col
ored heavyweight, and j. II. Duckett,
the man late from California" turned
out to be another one of those one-sided
affairs for which the camp Is becom-
ing famous, and which makes true low
ers Of the manly art very tired, indeed.
During the past three years there have
been any number of these events, bor-
dering closely upon prize fights. and.
with possibly two exceptions, they have
all been between men who would rank
in entirely separa1e classes. Perhaps
this was more noticeable than
in the bout last night. Hayes weighed
217 pounds, and made a very formidable
appearance. Duckett. late from Cali
fornia," is the foot racer who is booked
TO run Hanson, the long-distance cham
pion, a mile race on June IL for $oOO a
side. He may be a good runner with a
long straight home stretch in front or
him, but old Charley Mitchell could dis
tance him every third lap in a 24-foot
ring. He weighed 175 pounds. and
looked very nice. He is a blonde. and
being of a very pretty build. he made a
fine appearance. Pitted against the
great ebony hulk of Hayes, however,
he stood about as much show as would
a china sugar bowl against a black
smiths anvil. There was nothing bru-
tai In the exnlDltlOn, anu oub q httie
science. Hayes walked around the
ring good humoredly, while Duckett hit
him now and then and ran away. Duck
EFT could not get force enough in his
blows to make Hayes bat an eye.
Hayes had agreed to put Duckett out
in eight rounds. Time was called at
10 D.. H.. in Odd Fellows hall. The first
six rounds were rounds Of fun for
Hayes and extreme exertion for Duck
EFT. In the seventh Hayes swung for
Duckett's jaw, and Duckett ducked 1t.
Hayes swung again, and bucket duck
ed. Hayes then took a step forward
and put a firm one fairly on Duckett's
Jaw. Duckett's eyes rolled heaven
ward, he staggered to his corner and
was ducked out Of h game by the ref
cree.
Immediately afterward a unknown
man, a miner. challenged Hayes for a
finish fight for $500 a side, to be pulled
of any time within six months. The
mans name could not be learned. He
appear to be about Hayes weight and
build. 1t is understood Hayes will ac-
cept the challenge.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25
Police Business Light.

Great Falls. May 24.-Police circles
have been remarkably quiet to-day, so
far as arrests are concerned. 1t Is
likely that Chief Guerin's action In run
ming the gangs OF hoboes across the
river and bidding them God speed from
the city will hay a tendency to clear
out the toughs and idle characters. To-
day Officer Curry brought in two
drunks. and they are the only ones in
limbo tonight. The first was John
Kerr, a drunk and disorderly, who was
subsequently released under $40 cash
bail. Tit second was John Doe, too
drunk to know his name. Both VIII
be tried tomorrow morning.