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opposite breed to winner of the trophy irrespective of of club membership, a gold medal. to be competed for annually at San same exhibitor
 The Pacific Mastiff Club shield for best mastiff exhibited by a member under special club rules).
 Pacific Mastiff Club class medal for best mastin dog shown by member of the club.
 Pacific Mastin Club class medal for best mastiff bitch shown by member of the club.
 Pacific Mastiff Club class medal for best mastiff puppy dog shown by member of the club.
 Pacific Mastin Club class medal for be st mastiff puppy bitch shown by member of the club.
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Olsen Must Stand Trial.

Judge Cook decided yesterday that J. B. Olsen, a stenographer, indicted on a charge of having sworn falsely to a de- mand on the city treasury for services alleged to have been rendered in Police Judge Lows court, must stand trial for perjury. He overruled the demurrer to the indictment for perjury, but sustained one interposed to a second indictment charging Olsen with havin passed fic- titious demand on the treasury. Judge Cook held in the latter case that the de- mand having been indorsed in good faith by Judge Low on Olsen's affidavit could not be fictitious.
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BORN.

BORN. ATLY-In Oakland April 5. 1893, to the wife of William Atty, son. CORIA-In Alhambra Valley, near Martinez. April ?. 1928. to the wife of A. F. Coria. daughter. COUTTS-In this city, March 21 1898. to the wife of Alex D. Coutts. a CRONIN-In this city, April S. 1SsS to the wife of Cornelius Cronin a daughter. DUPREY-In Arcata April 1. 1898, to the wife of A. l. Duprey, daughter GAVIN-April g, 1898, to the wife of William H. Gavin. a son. HELLINGSEN-In this city March 31. 1s9s to the wife of Captain J. s. Hellingsen. daughter. HOGAN-In this city. March 27, 1898, to the wife of M Hogan. son. JORDAN-In Napa, April !, 1898. to the wife of Fred M Jordan LINNELL-In this city, March 2s. 1898. to the wife of H. s. Linnell. a daughter. MITCHELL-In Pacific Grove, April i, 1ses to the wife of R. G. Mitchell, a son. PRYAL-In this city, April 6. 1898. to the wife of Andrew Pryal a daughter. ROWE-In Berkeley April {, 1898, to the wife of T. c. Rowe. q RUFFNER-In this city. April 5. 1898. to the wife of Clarence Ruffner. son. RUST-In Binghampton. April 5, 1sss to the wife of c. c. Rust. son. SNEAD-In Dixon. April g. 1sss to the wife of Steve Snead. son. SULLIVAN-In Vallejo, April ' 1S9S to the wife of J. l.. Sullivan, son. VAUGHAN-In San Jose, -.pril !, 1SsS to the wife of w. H. Vaughan, daughter. WOBBER-April 5. 1898. to the wife of Ernst A. WODber, a
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PACIFIC MAsTIFF CLUB.
It Rescinds the Resolution of Seces
 sion Passed Last Month.

The Pacific Mastiff Club held meeting last night. the consequences of which will be fraught with importance to the Pa cific kennel world. After heated and at times acrimonious discussion the follow ing resolutions were passed resembling the action taken on March 10, at which time the club seeded from the American Kennel Club.
 The club resolved to offer the medals and trophies for competition at the San Francisco Bench Show.
 For the best California bred mastiff, ir- respective of sex or club membership, the Pacific MaStif Clubs competition trophy, a silver mastiff, to be competed for annually at San Francisco until won three times by the same exhibitor.
 For the best California bred mastiff of
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BIRTHS-M MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail will rot be inserted. They must be handel in at either of the publication offices and be indorsed with the and residence lished.
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rendered its heartiest sympathx and un-

rendered its heartiest sympathy and un- qualified support to the striking print CTS. The brewers are making prepara- tons for their annual picnic which will De held in Harbor View Park on the 17th
 John Monohan, a pressman in the em- Pioy Of Hicks-Judd, applied to the police last evening for permission to carry a re- volver. He claimed that he needed pro- lection against injury at the hands of striking printers and pressmen. The per- init was granted.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were granted yesterday:
 M l.. Robinson and Daisy Mccormick. 35-1s Charles Jordan and Catherine Wilson, 33- 8. Frank Wilson and Mary A. Sheehan 31-23. John Demaria and Ester Buasso, 22-1S. F. c. Graham and Catherine Dempsey, 33-26. R F. H. Denicke and Dora NJ. Muller. 40-33. Michae el J. Dolan and Annie Began, 29-22 H. F. Schellin and Mary A Foley, SPA
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CITY and County Treasury, San Franci,co March Is. lS9S-In compliance with the nro1,iS, ions of section of order 15sS of the Board of Supervisors approved September l5 isSo there will be sold at public auction by F. S Spear & Co.,, at their salesrooms 3l and 3s Sutter street, on
 MONDAY, APRIL IS, 1898.
 At 10 o'clock a. m, sundry articles of stolep lost and unclaimed property recovered by tbe police force of San Francisco as detaiIed In an inventory thereof on file in the office nf the clerk of the Board Of Supervisors. and consisting of Jewery. wearing apparel pis- tols. knives, etc; also lot Of trunks. valises clothing, etc, property of deceased persons received from the Coroner of this city and county. Open for inspection on morning of sale. A. C. WIDBER
 City and County Treasurer
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Easter Monday Services.

Tomorrow, at 11:10 a. m.. there will be a choral service and celebration of the holy communion in the chapel of the Cypress Lawn Cemetery. Bishop Nichols will officiate and make an address, Those desiring to attend should take the tram from Fourth and Townsend streets at 10 40 a. m. or the electric cars of the San
 Era ncisco and San Mateo Railway, allow ing from one to one and half hours
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PERSONALS.

IF PATRICK J. CUMMISKY, who left Frank lin, Mass, about the year 1875 occupation shoemaker, and who ran a stationary engine in building on corner of Battery and Wash- ington streets San Francisco, in 1874 VIII correspond with Thomas P. Connolly. Milford
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
DOMESTIC PORTS.

DOMESTIC PORTS FORT BEACG-Arrived April s-Tug vigi- lant. Newport.
 GREENWOOD-Sailed April e-Stmr Whites boro. for San Francisco. GRAYS EARBOR Arrived April s-Schr Defender hence March 30 SEATTLE Arrived April s-Bark Enoch Talbot, from Dyea. Sailed April slap stmr Kinshiu Maru. for Yokohama
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-26


OF st. Martinville, and for its adj.
vantage and benefit, borrow money
for said purposes; and in order to
provide for and secure the nav.
ments and extinguishment of anv
Indebtedness thus created, thew
may issue interest bearing bonds
OF the Town and increase the rates
OF taxation within the limits and
IN the manner provided for by Ar
tlcle 2O9 OF the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana; provided, that
no money shall be borrowed, bond
Issued, or the rate of taxation in.
creased, unless the purpose or Dur.
poses for which the issuance Of
said bonds and the amount there.
of shall have been submitted to n
vote of the property tax payers,
and majority of the property tax
payers voting at such election
shall have voted therefor. When.
ever bonds are issued as herein
provided for, such bonds shall be
made payable in not less than five
nor more than twenty years from
date of their issue, with interest
coupons attached, at a rate not az.
ceeding six per cent, per annum.
payable annually or semi-annual-
ly; provided further, that the ag-
gregate amount of out standing
bonds issued and existing under
this titles shall never exceed ten
percentum of the assessed value
OF the real and personal property
OF the town. The special tax as
sessed for the payment of such
bonds shall be devoted and sp-
piled exclusively to their payment,
but whenever there shall be q sur.
plus of the general fund at the ex.
piration of any fiscal year, such
surplus may at the discretion
OF the Council be applied in pay.
ment OF interest and principal Of
these bonds.
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TOWN COUNCIL.
Special Meeting of the Town Council held this
First day of March 1893

Special Meeting of the Town Council held this
First day Of March 1893.
The Council met this day in Special Session,
his Honor II. T. Liable Mayor presiding and tho
following named Members presence Albert
Bienvenu and Geo. 8. Eastin.
The Mayor stated that the object OF the mech
ing was to take in consideration matters per.
tanning to the New Charter of the Town Of St
Martinville lately drafted for the government Of
said Corporation.
The said Charter was then read and approved
Therenpon on motion of Albert Bienvenu du.
ly seconded it is ordered that said Charter be
published during the time required by Law and
then be placed before the qualified electors Of
said Corporation at the next election to be held
on the 4th day of April next 1893 for or against
its adoption.
There being no other business before the
Council the meeting was adjourned.
T.. j. Liable, A. v. FLEMING,
Mayor. Secretary.
A true copy attest.
A.V. FLEMING, Secretary.
Advertise in the Messenger.
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sed, the condition of the Treasury,
together with such information as
may be necessary, and full state
ment of the financial condition of
the town.
No ordinance levying a tax,
making an appropriation over Five
Hundred Dollars, or providing for
the purchase or sale of real estate,
shall be passed except by a majo-
rity of the entire Council, nor
shall final vote of same be taken
except at a regular meeting, SUBJ
sequent to previous regular meet
ing at which the same shall have
been introduced and passed to its
second reading and the said ordi-
nance together with the vote on
the same, and the names of the
members voting yes or nay, shall
be recorded and published in a
newspaper of the town, except in
case of invasion, instruction,
pestilence or innundation.
All contracts for public works or
materials, or supplies ordered by
the Town Council, when the same
exceed One Hundred Dollars, shall
be offered at public auction and
given to the lowest bidder who can
furnish security satisfactory to the
Council, or the same shall be adj
vertised for sealed proposals in
writing, to be opened by the Ma
yor in the presence of the Council,
and the contract shall be given to
the person making lowest proposal
therefor, provided that should
there be only one bid, the same
may be accepted by the Coun-
Gil, as reasonable and fair for
the work advertised; provided fur
Their, that the Town Council shall
have the rights to refuse, reject
and qualify any and all bids or
proposals.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. AND WORK.
For the purpd6e of enabling the
town to purchase, contract and pay
for any improvement of a general
nature not herein provided for,
and for the purpose of erecting
and constructing public buildings,
bridges, canseways, drainage ca
nails, wharves, quays, dykes, water
works, electric-lights, power and
plants, and for the purpose of
opening, building, making, impro-
wing, grading and repairing pu-
bile roads, making and repairing
of bridges within and without the
corporate limits of the town of st.
Martinville, when conducive to
the best interest and welfare of
the town, and in general any work
of public utility, the Town Coun-
Gil, may in the name of the Town
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and condemnation of any building
or buildings which may be danger
Gus to life and property.
To regulate the police of thea
tres, public balls. taverns, places
for shows and exhibitions, houses
of public entertainment, shops for
retailing liquors, houses of ILL
fame, and to order the same to be
closed whenever the public safety
and tranquility shall require it.
and impose such regulations and
duties upon persons keeping such
places as they deem proper and
necessary, and to punish all va
grants.
To regulate the proper govern
ment of carts, drays, wagons and
other vehicles of every description;
freight trains and passenger trains
which run in the limit of the town.
To every year levy an equal tax
upon all real and personal proper
ty in said town, not to exceed for
one year ten mills of the asses
sed value thereof, which said
tax shall be due and payable, col
lected and enforced in the same
manner and at the same time as
state taxes; and on the same day
annually thereafter, impose an
annual tax on trades, professions,
business and callings, said licenses
to expire ON the 31st day of De-
cember in the year in which it was
obtained, and which license tax
shall be due and payable from the
first day of January, inclusive;
provided, that all persons engaged
in business after the first day of
July shall pay for the current year
only one-half of said licence which
license tax, in no instance, exceed
the license imposed by the State
for the same time.
The Town Council shall once in
every twelve months, before fixing
and deciding upon the amount of
taxes and licenses to be assessed
and imposed for the year, cause to
be made out a detail estimate ex-
hibiting the various items of lia-
bilities and expenditures including
the probable amount of contingent
expenses during said year, and
shall cause the same to be publish
ed at least thirty days in a news
paper published in the town and
such rate of taxation not exceeding
one dollar on every hundred Of
valuation shall at least thirty days
after the first publication thereof
be fixed and assessed, SO as with
other revenues of the town, may
be necessary to meet said estima-
ted liabilities and expenditures.
The adoption of said detailed
estimate shall be considered as the
appropriation therein stated, and
no money shall be drawn from the
Treasury except in pursuance of
such appropriations.
All taxes and licenses imposed
by the Town of st. Martinsville,
La, shall he due and exigible at
the same time as the State taxes
and all the articles and provisions
of the State constitution and the
laws of the General Assembly
passed hereunder regulating and
relating to the collection of State
taxes and tax sales shall also APP
ply to and regulate the collection
of town taxes.
That the Police Jury of the Pa
ish of st. Martin shall not have or
exercise any jurisdiction within
the limits of said town, exceptit be
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Continued from Supplement.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

The Council may Ordaln and i'm
pose such fines for the breach of
the bylaws, rules and ordinances
of the town as they shall think
proper not exceeding fifty dollars
fine and not exceeding thirty days
Imprisonment, or both, for each
offense, at the discretions of the
Mayor. Said fine to be recovera-
BILE before the Mayor or any court
of competent jurisdiction, in the
name and for the USE of said town,
and in default of the payment of
any fine imposed, the person in
default may be ordered to work
out the same on the streets and al
leys, of the town or other public
works, at the rate of one dollar for
each day of labor performed.
The Town Council shall, on or
before the first day of May, fix the
salary and fees of the Mayor and
other elective officers, and shall at
the same time, establish the COM
pensation or salary to be paid to
the officers appointed by the Town
Council; the compensation OF sala-
ry 80 established shall not be chan
ged during the term for which said
officers shall be appointed or cleo
ted.
The Town Council shall have
full power and authority to make
and pass such bylaws and ordi-
nances as are necessary and pro-
per for the government of the
town.
To regulate and make improve
ment to the streets, alleys, squares,
'wharves, sidewalks and other pu-
bic property, and to provide for
the lighting and watering of the
same, and to order and direct the
ditching, filling, opening, WIDEN
ing, and continuing of any streets
and alleys; and if for such purpose,
the land of any person, or body
corporate is necessary to be had
the said Town Council shall have
the right to purchase the same at
reasonable prices, or cause the
same to be appropriated according
to the manner and formalities pre-
scribed by existing laws on the
subject; to regulate the proportion
of and to make and repair all CON-
mon sewers, drains. canals, public
roads, levees, dykes, causeways and
bridges, Notwithstanding any SUI
,perintendence which might be set
up by any corporation or individu-
al over such works. To determine
the completion and dimentions of
the pavements of streets, sidewalks
and alleys, to fix the squaring and
to prevent any encroachment upon
or stopping or obstructing the
streets, alleys, public squares, le-
wees, public roads, wharves or any
part of the landing of the port of
st. Martinville, and to order any
object, whatever may be its value,
which may cucumber said places,
or prevent and embarass the free
use of same, to be torn down and
removed or sold for whom it may
concern, in the same manner and
after such notices as shall be re-
quired by such regulations.
To provide for the cleaning Of
the banks of the bayou, within the
corporate limits of the town; for
the reopening Of such natural
drains as has been DISTRACTED by
the owners of adjacent property;
or opening or filling up of any wa
ter course which is not navigable,
for the purpose of carrying the pu-
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for, regulate and require the
building and repairing of all side
walks, banquettes or curbing upon
the streets within the corporate
limits as may be hereafter provi-
ded by ordinances.
Whenever the owner of proper
ty in front Of which a sidewalk,
banquette or other walks, shall
have been ordered to be made,
filled up, graded or repaired, shall
fail to do so within the time re-
quired by the ordinance or resolu-
ton of the Town Council, the
Town Council shall order the same
to be done at the expense of the
owner or owners of said property,
and the town shall have a special
lien and privilege on said proper
ty to secure the payment SO due,
which shall entitle the corporation
to be paid in preference over any
other claim, mortgage or encum-
ORANGES upon said property, reco-
verable before any court of COM
petent jurisdiction. That all
streets, except such parts as may
be required to be kept up by gran
tiers or franchise, shall be kept in
repair by the town, and all side
walks or banquettes shall be kept
by the owners of the real property
thereon.
The Town Council shall have
the power and authority to grant
franchises over all streets of said
town for the purpose of operating
railway or street car lines, whe-
Their by steam, electricity or other
power; to operate telegraph, tele-
phone or electric light systems; to
establish and maintain public
markets, and to provide for and
establish and maintain water
works and electric lights, or to
establish and maintain any of the
same on their account; but any of
the aforesaid franchises granted
to persons or corporations shall
be subject to such proper restric-
tions and regulations then and
thereafter to be made as shall be
preservative of public and private
rights; and said franchise shall
not be granted except for public
benefit and upon due compensa-
ton made to the town by the
granter or grantees nor for long
er period than twenty-five years.
The enumeration of the forego-
ing powers shall not be under
stood to exclude or restrict any
other power, general or specific
belonging to municipal corpora
tions as such or which are necess-
airy to the proper exercise of its
corporate functions nor those
powers which are necessary and
essential to the objects and pur-
poses of this corporation, all of
which are hereby specially reser-
we'd.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.
The Town Council may suspend
or remove by vote of the MAORI
ity of the members, say appointed
officer for incompstency, neglect
of duty, malefeasance in office, or
when the service of such officer
are no longer required or necessa-
ry to the public interest The
Town Council shall have power to
organic, appoint, uniform and COM
mission a police force. and to APP
point as may officers as may be
necessary, to fix the salaries and
oo,onapsation of all officers and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02
RREVFTlES.

American missionaries are reported
from Hongkong as in peril in China
from rebels and pirates in the Hoi-
How district
Lord Salisbury has resolved on a
policy "of spheres of influence" Rela-
tons with China are very near a rup-
ture. Russia and Britain will yet give
that big empire a mighty squeeze.
Missionary Labaree, in Persia,
writes that Christians in Turkey are
actually starving and sell their chill
dren to get food. Another chapter Of
horrors.
From Copenhagen comes a report
that the relations between Great
Britain and Russia are very satisfac-
tory" How is this, when a cable
from London on 25th August stated
that Britain demands an answer from
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A Soldier Killed by Negroes.

Altoona Pa, August 30.-Soldiers
passing through Altoona tell a strange
story regarding the death OF Quarter
master George B. Franks, OF Companq
G., Twelfth New York regiment. The
regiment is encamped at Chattanooga
Because Of the death OF three hospital
patients after drinking milk. old by
negroes living in the neighborhood.
the uuartermaster of Company G would
not allow the negroes to sell anything
TO his company. Friday night a gang
of negroes caught Frank outside Of
the camp grounds and after beating
him nearly to death, threw him un-
der a passing railroad train. Since
then the guards have been ordered to
shoot any negro who attempts to pass
the amp lines.
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SUFFERING AMONG SOLDIERS.

The northern press of all parties is
particularly severe on Secretary Alger.
He is warmly criticised because of his
i~ncapacity in war management. There
are also very heavy complaints against
the medical department and others for
the terrible sufferings and neglect of
sick soldiers. We could fill columns
with complaints and denunciations.
1t is a painful and shocking affair.
Both from Porto Rico and Cuba as we'll
as at Chickamauga and other camps
sorrOwful tales come. The First
Maine regiment returns from Chica-
manga with tales of borrow. They
say 200 of their command are bed
ridden and the regiment is in a worse
condition than when it returned from
Cuba. Serious charges are brought
against the medical department by
Red Cross agents. They say fever
patients are sacrificed, and at Jack
sonville deaths result from the need
of female nurses. At camp Wikof
bad accounts come. Here is one wit
ness:
Miss Chadwick continues as follows:
These starving men whom we are
feeding who are so reduced that they
come to me and beg, and who burst
out crying when they get more than
they can eat, who are they? Paupers
reduced to want through their own
fault? No! but the members of one
of the finest armies the world ever
saw, the men who have commanded
the admiration Of the civilized world
for their valOr, the victors of Santiago,
come home to die for want of food"
We believe that the whole manage
ment in all departments, from presi-
dent down, has been very faulty, and
in some instances criminally neglect
full. ~Partisanship and political parti-
atty have marked the administra-
tons course we may well believe.
Mckinley and company have not dealt
fairly with the south and in many
particulars. It is a sickening bust
ness and deserves the censure of just
and sympathetic people. We hope
the two regiments Of North Carolina
soldiers will be discharged at once
The people ought to demand it.