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AvhIIabIe cash balance,
including gold reserve. $3.50. o7a. 1887 aloq. Q 5.ae5
Money in London lo@a y cent. Rate of dis.
count In open, market for both short and three
lion gone into the Bank of England on balance
to-day. eos. 900. Paris advices quote 8 = cents.
at 102 francs SIS centimes. Exchange on Lon
don rs francs 20 confines. The weekly state
ment of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows
the following changes: Cash on hand increased
1920 900 marks. Treasury accounts decreased
42O,000 marks. "other" securities increased
3S, $50. 900 marks, notes in circulation increased
%, $40, 600 marks.
The sales of mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
to-day ware a. follows.
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for SALE.

NOR SALE, Low PRICE.-A hne old violin, In peS
L feet repair owner has no use for II. Can be seed
at FLECHTER'S, 90 Union SQUARE
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COMMERCIAL

Total sales. 2.533 shares
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MONDAY, June 27.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
In fair demand and firm. The sales were 1884,
600 BUSH. including 100. 900 No. Q red. at s6@
ssc., free on board afoat; 10000 do. at 72l2c.,
last half of September; 81, 900 wheat. and 49,
900 No. ? red on private terms for export. Free
on board afoat: No. 2 red. s6aSsc.; No. l North
ern spring Duluth, Ole. Minneapolis received
to-day 80, $50 BUSH, against ia. 300 last year;
Duluth 61,423, against "a, 500; Chicago 5000,
against $500; Milwaukee $3.50, against 90
$50; st. Louis SO, 900, against 1868; Toledo
6.l27. against 1874; Detroit Zoo, against
6.o21; Kansas City $4,000, against %, 500
Futures advanced lac. to l2c., but lost this and
closed unchanged at lac. lower. Future sales
l,110,000 BUSH, as follows:
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raxAxorAE ANp ooNlrraolAn

MONDAY. June "a.
Tho trading on the Stock Exchange to-day
was almost entirely in speeialties. The usually
active stocks were neglected, and fuctuatod
within comparatively narrsw limits. The
heaviest transactions were in Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, at a net advance Of 2lo points. The
constant and large increase In the earnings
Of the system as compared with last year
account for the enthusiastic buying of the
stock. American Tobacco was another feR-
ture Of tho market. at a net advance
OF 2 points. The only other noteworthy
net changes were advances In American Spirits
preferred, Pullman's Palace Car, United States
Rubber preferred and Tennessee Coal and Iron.
The majority of the list, In spite of tho improve
ment in these special stocks, closed fractionally
lever than on Saturday. The disposition to
trade is doubtless restricted by the approach to
Q double holiday at the end OF the week, by
evidence that the war with Spain 10 a more
serious undertaking than many people be-
lioVod It to be . month or no ago, and by tho
sharp decline in the price Of wheat. Special
movements like those that occurred to-day are
possible because the professional element, or,
rather. that largo proportion of 1t which cannot
AFFORD TO keep quiet, follows every manipulative
lead that promises success. Enough has been
oaid to indicate that the market as n whole was
dull and irregular. conditions that seem likely
10 prevail until there IL q radical change In tho
more important circumstances affecting values.
sew York stsek ExchanEe-saIea Juno 9T.
UNITED STATES AND STATE BONDS I'm 81. ooosl.
q q. r.
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Offire furniture.

r,,, DssNs nj OFFICR
FUHNlIURE IN GREAT VARIETY M~ANUFACTuRH
~ I. q, L III FULTON ST.
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WRITE OR WIRE FOR OUR LETTER ON p. @. R.
QUICK. We have some positive valuable informa.
ton on this stock that Will not be known on Wall
Street for so days.
MAY. McELWE R & PAINE. so broadway.
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IOTH ST, $50 WEST Private house, near Morn.
l. - ingside Park healthiest and most accessible
part Of West Harlem, large rooms, suitable for two
gentlemen or gentleman aud wife; terms very roa-
souabls; references exchanged.
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Srlert Board.
THE SUN
Harlem Branch
IIO WEsT I2BTH STREET

Fast side.
OETH ST.. ll6 EAST near Madison Square).-
20 Handsome large and small rooms; delightful
table board; reasonable.
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Oats Spot were more active but easy. The sales
were l0l 900 bush, Including 1000 heavy white
clipped on private terms for export. No. 2 mixed,
27c.; No. = do, 20 L2c.; No. 2 do, delivered. 5000 at
Csc. No. 2 white, 29c,; No. 3 do, 2S ~. track, white,
10000 At 2slaG3oc. Futures were nOminally easier.
No sales.
Sat.
Opening. Highest. Lo,rest. Closing. Night.
July. -. .... .,, 2B14 27l4
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
Not Judge Jas. E. Mouton.

Last week in an article replying to
the censures of the ST. Martinville
Messenger touching the decision of
the Supreme Court in the case of Jno.
Reed, by some uncomfortable in mex
plicable error we alluded to the trial
judge as Judge Mout@n." While
the wrongful use of the Aame "Mou-
tom may have permitted the belief
that Judge Jas. E. Molton was the
official alluded to, we hakdly think the
article taken as a whole In connection
with the facts cited would justify such
a conclusion. In ordershowever that
there can be nc further goubt in the
premises we desire to state that Judge
Jas. E. Mouton was Npr the trial
judge-as he has not occupied the
bench since 1892. Tt affords US
pleasure to make this Correction, as
we would not Intentionally injure or
impugn the reputation Of an innocent
person. Judge Mouton's official acts,
so far as we know haveI have never
been assailed, but were, on the adj
iournment of his last terra of court in
st. Martin and Iberia in the year
1892, most highly com nended in a
series Of written resolutions adopted
by a unanimous bar, erlogizing his
course and conduct on tie bench and
especially recognizing his ''official in
dependence of character! strict impair
TALLY in administering justice, and
adherence to right in jail matters"
OF such a lofty testimonial the dis
tinguisiled judge may we'll be proud,
and far be it from our purpose to cast
one shadow upon its lustre.
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Lieutenants Fitzhugh Ia

L%ieutenants Fitzhugh Lee. /,
nephew of Robert E. Lee; Aleesnoa
Sartoris, grand son of q. S. Grsns
and Carlos Carbonell, the yonns
Cuban who is engaged to be narr;aS
to Evangelina Cisneros, left Rich
mond, Va, under orders toioin Gen
Lee at Jacksonville. The young mai
all of whom are assigned for datv Il
Gen. Lees staff, took the ! 4 !
train and will make the journev +
gether. All three of the young msD
r well known to the public, the tva
first mentioned being descendants 4
the opposing commanders-in-chief i
the late war, and Mr.. Carbonell hav.
ing gained fame by reason Of the n.
manic part he played in the rescpe
from prison walls of the lady to whom
he is now betrothed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
That War Loan.

Six hundred million three per cent
bonds means saddling upon the 'peo-
pie a debt of S18, 600 900 a gear,
which viii amount to the enormous
sum of $3.50, 900, 900 at the time they
are due and payable! And this gi-
gantic swindle is attempted to be i'm
posed upon the people without 8 pre-
text of excuse other than the benefit
it will be to the bond-robbing sgndi-
cate of Wall street! The patriotic
people of America, outside Of the
money-shark tories, stand ready and
willing, as did the patriotic people in
France under far greater disadyan-
tages, to furnish the government every
dollar that may be needed for prose-
cutting the war without the assistance
of a single bond. Yet in the face of
these facts, the hired slave of llono-
poly who rules the house, COMPELLED
his Republican Chain-gang to railroad
in ~disgraceful haste, this measure OF
infamy through that body. 1t remains
to be seen what the American 1enate
will do to save the people-whe5her it
will be true to its honored traditions
Of the past, or will allow Mark Eanna
to work his corrupt methodg In
1925 and 1867 when the tcoun-
try was involved in foreign wars, no
man in Congress would have dased to
offer such a measure for conSidera-
ton, much less impose it upon the
people.-Lake Charles Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
What May Happen.

Won Blowitz, the great European
correspondent of the age, has q better
comprehension of American character
than is possessed by the majority OF
even the more intelligent people on
the other side of the Atlantic ocean.
He told a Republic correspondent
at Paris the other day hat he believed
this government is actuated by the
highest motives of humanity i'm the
Cuban affair. ssShould Spain win one
battle against the United States;'' said
Won BloWitz, ssthe latter WOULD fight
more bitterly than Dewey did it Ma
Mia. America under defeat il a ter
rible country, as was shown i'm the
Civil War. Spain will be SWEPT from
the globe If she continues this war.
The people of America may even in
wade Spain herself, and if thez once
do this the American flag viii float
from the palace at Madrid befo.e they
stop"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
The Cuban Army.

When war was declared against
Spain it was represented to the United
States military authorities THAT the
Cubans would be of great assis4nce to
our army. It was stated that Gomez
had 5000 or 5000 men under; arms,
well disciplined and differed, although
greatly in need Of ammunitiosl and
clothing. The scouts who h1ye re-
turned from Cuba not only fail 20 cor
roborate these representations, but
they bring very discouraging reports.
The only insurgents they were able to
find in the central part Of thes island
were a few generals and colonel; lead
ing small detachments Of ragged guer-
rillas, mostly negroes, and EACH was
operating upon his own account, for
aging for supplies, blackmailiag the
planters and lodging the Spanish
troops whenever the latter were:in mo-
ton, which is very rare. Gen. Gomez
himself had the largest detachment,
and it was numbered just 167 ARMED
men, although the number of; camp
followers brought it to abous 800.
His command is entirely destitute OF
equipments, is without organ: zation
and is more like banditti than an
army. They have plenty Of guns and
revolvers, but little ammunitioI, and
many of them, being tired of .carry-
ing useless arms had throwg them
away depending entirely upoh theil
machetes.
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Saturday, June II. 1898,
186O-Our New Dress,-lS9S.

To-day we appear before u read
ers in a new dress, and we feel some
what proud Of it. Thirty-eight years
ago the type VIZ have just discarded
was purchased and on January 18th,
1860 THE MERIDfoNAL made its APP
pearance printed from the new outfit.
For more than a third of a century it
has served us faithfully, but now its
well worn face indicates that the days
of it's usefulness are merely at an end
and with a feeling of deep reverence
we lay it aside and consign these
leaden messengers of thought to the
printers limbo. May your virtues
long rest embalmed in our memory
Your only frailty was human-that o.
decay.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
Nine Elizabeth sonnier.

80 ~ aNAw5
Br virtue OF u wit Of fieri laeias
issued by the Honorable Second.
justices Court. in The matters Of the
above numbered and entitled suit,
authorizing and commanding me to
seize and sell the property Of said
defendant. to satisfy said writ, | will
proceed 10 sell at public auction to
the Iasi and highest bidder. OF The
Office Of the Second Justices Court
at Henry, in this pafi,h on
Saturday, July 8, 1898,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law. the following described
property. seized to satisfy said writ
to wit
Twenty-Five arpenis Of land sitna.
ted in the parish Of Vermilior, On
the east side Of the Vernilion river
an1 bounded north by Jos. Thiho-
deanx, south by Oneziphore Thibos
deaux. east by Emile soirez and west
By Albert Thibodeaux.
Terms-Cash.
FRANCIS HARRINGTON,
June 4, 1898. Constable.
AEHEB
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,-l7th
Judicial District Court,-Parish 81
Vermilion,-No. 362.
Succession of Henry III. Barrels.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
interested or having any opposition to
to make to the tableau of debts and
charges and final settlement and also
application to be discharged as admin
istrator of said succession and his
bond Cancelled, filed by Solomon Wise
administering said estate to file the
same in writing in the Office Of the
clerk of the district court within ten
days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal Of
Office this 18th day of June, 1898.
ALcIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
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Sheriffs Sale.
STATE OF ~LOUIsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion--l7th Judicial Dis
irict Court-No. 1884.
Joseph Molaison
Sherif's Sale.
Thelesphore Thibeaux, Jr.

Thelesphore Ihlbeauz, Jf.
By virtue Of an order OF seizure
and sale issued in the matters OF the
above entitled and numbered sull,
and to me directed, fully authorizing
and empowering me in The premises, !
will proceed to sell at public auction,
to tho last aud highest bidder, al tbe
principal front door Of the cours
house 10 this parish on
Saturday, June IL, 1875,
between hours prescribed by lay,
the following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ, 10 vii
One certain tract of land situated 70
in Vermi,ion Parish, Louisiana.
on the west side of the Vernlllon
Bayou containing two hundred
arpents; bounded north by ths
Toups tract, east by land belong.
ing 10 Marin Mouton, south by Y.
O. Broussard and west by JAKE
Lemaire and Jean Pef6, together
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon situated.
Tcrma-Cash.
Sheriff's Office, Abbeyille, Id
May Z, 1898.
j.. o. HEDEnT, Sheriff.
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A Bold Exploit.

Last Friday morning, Lieut.. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson, sof Alabama,
assisted by mel achieved q feat
Of daring heroism, which stands with
out a parallel in the annals Of naval
history. They took the big collier
Merrimac and boldly entered the har-
Dor of Santiago de Cubs passing over
the submarine mines liable at any mo-
ment to blow the vessel to atoms, and
in the face of a terrific fire from the
forts, anchored the ship; in the mar
rowest part of the channel and blew
her up, thus making impossible the
escape of the Spanish squadron. The
whole country is singing the praises
of this brave son of the; South, and
the nation may well rejoice that hun
dreds of sailors volunteered to ac-
company Lieut.. HobsoB on his des-
perate mission.
Promptly after the capture of Lieut..
Hobson and his brave comrades Adj
miral Cervera, sent a flag of truce to
Admiral Sampson informing him Of
the safety Of the little bend Of heroes
and expressing his willingness to ex-
change them. This mark of appre-
citation of the Americans daring and
his treatment of the captives stamps
Cervera IS a generous and chiyalrous
foe. AL honor to such men.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

Attorney General Cunningham is
rapidly becoming a Populist. That's
what the trusts are beginning to think.
He has enioined the debenture com
panies Of New Orleans and applied for
an order placing them in the hands
of a receiver. Now he is after Union
Oil Company which he declares is a
trust controlled by the American Cot
ton Oil Co., OF New Jersey. He asks
that it be enjoined from doing bust
ness in the State, and that a receiver
be appointed to wind up its affairs.
1t is claimed that the concern escapes
the payment of taxation, and by abb
solutely destroying competition in the
matter of purchasing cotton seed does
great injury to the people of the State
who have cotton seed for sale.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

The chivalrous conduct Of Admiral
Cervera in his treatment of Lieut..
Hobson and party, has elected the
warmest praise in this country. Such
little deeds soften the asperities of
and indicate that the spirit Of chivalry
is not extinct.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

Indications are favorable for the
appointment of Gen. Leon Jastrem-
ski as a brigadier general froms the
State. He is strongly recommended
by the Louisiana delegation, and was
favorably received by the President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
Notice for Publication
Land Office at New Orleans. /

Land Office at New Orleans. IA ,
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing-named settler has filed notice Of N.
inten tion to make final proof in snppart
of his claim, and that said proof viii IL
made before Clerk District Court. var
million Parish, at Abbevi1le, La, on JnIv
16, 1898, viz:
Leoscar CORNER.
who made Homestead Entry No. 49m
for tho E ! NE fri /, S IS, TIP IL SIR Nv
Louisiana Mer. Z
He names the following witnesses ia
prove his continuous residence upon AMI
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Euclide Meaux, Numa Meaux, Cyprieu
Lege, Jr,, Zephiren Clement, all Of Ver.
million parish, La.
G. Med. BRUMBy, Registrar.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

The Sugar Belt yindicator a sugar
teat Republican paper published at
Franklin, has changed hands and is
now staunchly democratic with
goldbug pro%clivities. Percy Saint is
the new editor and he is well on to
his job. We wish them both success.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
What About the Gubans.


avoided any recognition of the so
called Cuban Republic, and an
nounced its purpose to give that I'M
fortunate country a s'firm, stable gov
ernment." The insurgents, it now
develops, have no government and no
army. Reliable and trustworthy
agents of this government who have
been sent to the Island to confer with
the insurgents found Gomez to have
ian army Of 1877 men! The myth
zeal government has not been located,
nor is anywhere in evidence outside OF
its agents and bond spectators IN
| this country. Outside of the helpless
women and children who have been
the victims of starvation and disease
we have no tears to waste over the
woes of the Cuban patriots. 1t is u
| candid belief that the Cuban and the
Spaniard are equally cruel and bar
barous according to- the extent Of
their opportunities. Stop to think
about it a few seconds why should
there be any difference? Il there be
any If should be in favor of the Span
lard. The Cuban is either an unal-
loyed descendant of the cruel Span
| lard, or the result of an admixture
with the barbarous negro and the
fiendish Indian, and it is an admitted
fact that in the blending of an infe-
rior with a superior race the vices OF
both are perpetuated in an %excentua-
ted degree.
When Uncle Sam has driven the
Spanish forces from the Isle OF Cuba
and proceeds to put in operation a
Republican government, there will be
fresh trouble ahead. The Cubans al
ready assert that the Spaniards who
reside in Cuba can have no voice in
its government, and that they must
return to Spain with the army or be
made very unhappy.
The Cuban idea of a Republican
government and political liberty is
best surmised from the subioined re-
marks Of one Of the official patriots
now in New York, working for the re-
cognition of his government:
Universal suffrage? Certainly not.
Such a thing is impossible. Nc man
who has not given active aid and sym
pathy to the insurgents viii be allowed
to participate in the election or hold
an Office under the new government.
We have fought too long and too hard
to allow such time-servers to share the
spoils of the war besides that, if we
had universal suffrage the Spaniards
would rule the country. They own
the property they control the capital
they are the merchants and bankers
and professional men; they own the
railways, the mines, the sugar and
tobacco plantations and the cigar fac
tories, and they have three-fourths OF
the people of the island upon their pay
rolls. They would, therefore, be able
to control the elections and run us
out, and if such things can possibly
come to pass we might IS well quit
fighting"
This sums up the actual situation
in a nutshell, and demonstrates con
clusiyely that the Cubans are about as
well qualified for self government as
the natives of Bengal. When Uncle
Sam has wallopped the Spaniards to q
finish, he will be compelled to gather
these lousy vagabonds by the scuff o.
the neck and jar their back teeth loose
before they will be in a proper frame
Of mind to appreciate the beauties Of
a Republican form of government.
Attorney General Cunningham is
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

The Weekly Iberian is still publish
ing the delinquent tax sales list, tho
the event is supposed to have been
pulled off about one month ago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

The corner on wheat has befn bro
ken, and the Chicago market has
dropped to s1.25 a busheI White Sep
TENDER wheat is only 80 cents. Joe
Letter has made several Millions on the
deal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

VIM. J.. Bryan, all honor to his
patriotism, is a private soldier in the
Sd regiment of Nebraska volunteers.
Morgan City Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

Two regiments of Louisiana volun-
teers have gone to Mobile, Alabama,
where they will await orders for inva-
ding Cuba.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

Texas had 4,541 convicts last
month according to Superintendent
Whatley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

Indiana claims the proud distinc-
ton of being the first State to enlist
and muster in her full quota of volun-
teer troops under the first cali of
President Mckinley. If they are of
as good stuff as their fathers were
who fought us in the late unpleasant
ness there will be q hot time for the
Spaniards when the Hoosiers hit Cuba.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

Under the Judiciary system adopted
by the Constitutional Convention, ell
criminal cases for offenses where the
punishment may be fine and imprison-
ment in the parish Jail, or both, will
be tried by the district judges without
the Intervention Of q jury; cases
where the punishment may be but is
not necessarily punishment at hard
labor. by a jury of twelve, nine of
whom may return a verdict; in CAPT
tal eases, by a jury of twelve and
an rnimity required for a verdict.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

New Orleans had its first death
from sunstroke last week. Summer
promises to be hot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11

On Thursday evenings our much
esteemed fellow-parishioEer, Prof. J..
A. Schlessinger was a pleasant visitor
to u sanctum. While we were glad
tie see him, it was also with regret that
we babe him farewell. Prof. Schles-
singer will leave us to make Abbeville
his future home. His ohly reason to
make this change is because he is Of
fered better advantages in said place
teach q private school, with a good
position as book-keeper,: besides he
will be located on his own property.
Before hand, we can predict success
for him, as with his abilities, his genial
nature, and his big heart, he is sure
to please the progressive Abbeyillians,
and the thrifty inhabitants of the sur
roundings.
The Prof. has been 4 resident Of
our parish nine years, teaching a pub
lie school in the 4th ward, and he was
considered as one of the most able
and competent teachers of our parish.
He is always foremost in the cause of
education, and he is the one that has
inaugurated annual exhibitions in the
public schools of our parish, which
have always proved of great benefit
and very instructive to the children,
and they lave subsequently been imi-
tated by other teachers.
Professor, we will miss you, but
good luck to you and your family.
Our loss will be Abbeville's gain, and
we a but congratulate its citizens
on their good fortune.-yalley Of the
Teche.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-11
Constable Sale.

STATE of Louisiana Parish Of
Vermilion-2d Justices Court
No.
Robert j. Young