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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-08-20

Commodore yvninrigE.t.

Written for The Republic.
Ine celepfateo gahecoek oohi-
modore Wainwright, aItef MS great
victories a6 Holietsviiie, LAREDO,
san ANTONIO ana CaldWelI, was
sold yesterday in the cock pis On
Generai Pefdue's rancn IN burleson
County iof Sl,ooo. Don san Diego
Montemayo, sportsmen ana
chicken 1anclersof monterey, Me1'-
ico, became the purchaser ihe
money was PAID IN oiu'
ana Whiie ie was being counsoo oue
the victorious Young rooster cFoWea
Justify. his spurs were Dlooay
from his recent victory ana ms
feathers little ruined, puo o6her-
wise ne looked as fresn as 1ne pro-
verbal spring chicKen.
During the successful campaign
Whlch the game young oohlaloaoie
mas just completed ne was enlefeu
IN ~ mains, ana was q, yictof 9 ~ esely
one. u Is SAD enac enas nns Diru
mas earned more tnan 9o,oo' Ut nls
owner during MS snofl career. he
II IN e.
mas iousne nis 1ass pasele' ~, 81
coruihs " tle eerlns = a1o onl =
sane Which .he senuel saso ~ '
OF Moneehiayo, sno 1eao p'1u = -
% useu as e pIeeuef' 'Ae pa'oaaso.
oDiigating hlh'seii ness' y ''ns
tne celeDFa1eu s1nleeo.A asain.
inns s ps''esou = = sAs A1s :.
ess price eso1 pa'a - : 1850. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-08-20
ANTIQUITY or THE LAssos
Used BIZ DiRerent Races Many Cen.
turfea AGos

Used By DfRerent Races Many Gem
turfsa Ago.
Z The lasso 10 Of great antiquity. It's
said to be depicted In the ruins Of MIN
eEeh. An early Persian manuscript, pre-
served in the Escorial. shows sporfs-
man (whom ] suppose royal by his
Olympian expression and careless seat)
In the act Of catching a wild ass with a
nicely plated lasso. The monarch
bestrides rather .sstockyn looking,
dark cologed horse, with four white feet
anda white face. A bow, q,iivers and q
saber are hung from his saddle, and q
sort OF housing half covers the horse.
How the Wild ass is to be restrained,
even by the hand of monarch, is not at
first sight evident, Tor the lasso is
neither fxed to the saddle after the
fashion Of the gauchos, nor IL a halt
turn taken round the pommel, In style
adopted by vagueros in Mexico and
Texas. Apart from this detail. all is
as realistically set forth as 1t would be
to-day In Q photograph. The horse
bears away from the beast lassoed, and
the king sits little to one side, exactly
as a Texan cowboy or an Argentine
gaucho sits under similar circumstan-
ces. Trises and parcissi spring up under
the horses feet, and an applauding
group OF angels peep out of cloud.
while In the middle distance another
Persian gaucho shoots an antelope with
an arrow while galloping at full speed.
The Laplanders are said to lasso their
reindeer. and the Tartars and modern
Australians use rndimentary lagso
axed 70 long pole In order TO catch
Wild or zsfractory horses. The Poles,
EToatians and Wallachains with the
Hungarians. seem TO have used the lasso
aill about the beginning OF the present
century. u picture By the German
artist Richter shoBs Polish remounss
for the German cavalry being lassoed In
the Zwinger, at Dresden. The horses
look as Wild as Texan sbroncho" or an
Argentine s.sgagual,n and the attitude
of men and animals. and the way the
ropes are coiled and thrown. are identi-
cal with those adopted In Spanish
America to-day. The 1asso appears to
run through ring In the pommel Of the
saddle. It Is. however, In Spanish
America where the art has been most
developed This Is on account Of the
open country and the vast numbers Of
wild and semi-wild horses which, up to
the middle of the present century, over
spread It's plains.Badminto ON Maga-
fpa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-08-20

To1he signing of tEae Protocols
I'm WasInfnSton Friday,

Especial Dispatch to the Picayune.
Copyright, 1898, by James Gordon
Bennett.) 49,
New York, Aug. 13.-War be-
tween the United States and Spain
began April 2l, 1898, that date being
named in an act of congress passed
on April 25, declaring that a state
of war existed. Spain issued a de-
claration OF war on April "a. Hos
tilities ended with the signing Of
protocols by the secretary of state,
for the United States, and NJ. Cam
bon, the French ambassador, act-
ing for Spain, on Aug. y, 1898. The
war lasted ia days. The principal
events preceding and during the
war and dates on which they oc-
CURED, are as follows:
Feb. l5-The United States bat
tle-ship Maine was blown up in the
harbor of Havana. According to
the report of the Court of inquiry
appointed by the United States the
explosion was due to an external
mine.
April 20-President Mckinley,
authorized by congress to intervene
lii Cuba, using the United States
military and naval forces, sent an
atltimatum to Spain. The Spanish
minister at once left Washington,
and the next day the United States
minister left Madrid.
April pa proclamation wa sis-
sued by the president blockading
the principal ports Of Cuba.
April President Mckinley
issued call for 125,WO volunteers
to serve for two years.
April 27-The batteries Of Ma
tanzas, Cuba, were shelled by Ad-
miral SIMPSONS flagship, the New
York, with the monitor Puritan
and the cruiser Cincinnati.
April 29-The Spanish fleet, COM
unanded by Admiral Ceryera, con-
sisting of the Cristobal Colon, the
Allnirante Oquendo. the Maria
Teresa and the Vizcaya, and the
Furor, Terror and Pluton, left the
Cape Verde islands for Cuba.
May l-Rear Admiral Dewey,
commanding the United States
Asiatic squadron, destroyed the en-
tire Spanish fleet in the Philippines
without losing man.
May 1.-THE Wilmington, Win
slow and Hudson engagedt the
Spanish batteries at ardenas.
Ensign Bagley and folis Of the
Winslowss sserew were killed. Ma
jor General Wesley Merritt was or
dered 1.-THE Philippines " milf
tary governor.
May 12-A United States fleet,
commander by. Rear Admiral
Sampson, bonbaFded the ifortifica-
@sFs1xs ~ ~ 3s ssssss
tions of San Juan, Porto Rico.
May 19-Admiral9 Cervera's fleet
reached Santiago de Cuba, and !
few days later was bottled up there
by the flying squadron Of Commo-
dore schley.
May 25-President Mckinley
called Tor 1000 more volunteers.
Twenty-Five hundred United States
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ed States military and naval COM
manders were ordered to cease hos
tilities. The blockades of Cuba,
Porto Rico and Manila were lifted
and the war was ended.
The Casualties Of The War.
The war just brought to a close
SO triumphantly for American
arms has developed many interest
Ing surprises, not the least of which
is the comparatively light blood-
shed. Even Spain has suffered less
in killed and wounded than would
have been thought at all possible
when war commenced. With both
beHgerents using the most improy-
ed of modern weapons, small arms
as well as heavy ordnance, it was.
generally expected that the "butcl-
er's bill" would be extremely
heavy; whereas the actual facts
show that it was light by compar-
ison with former wars, in which
decidedly cruder weapons were
used.
One Of the theories upon which
the reluctance of modern nations
to engage I'M war has been based is
the destructiveness of modern
weapons. AS a matter of fact, the
question of expense has been q
much more important deterrent
than the possible bloodshed. Now
that modern weapons have been
tested in actual warfare both on
land and sea, it is found that the
fear that modern wars would prove
more bloody than the wars of form
er days was mistaken idea. In
all three of the recent wars, name
ly, those between China and Japan,
Greece and Turkey, and the one
just closed between the United
States and Spain, the same COM
parative lightness Of the @butcher
bill" has been conspicuous. Tn all
three of these wars modern weap-.
ons were used, including machine
guns.
The fact OF the matter is that the
tendency of modern warfare is to
reduce the number of killed and
wounded. The further back his
tory is studied the geater will the
destructiveness of war be found to-
have been. In the olden days, be-
fore the adyentof gunpowder, when
physical force alone was depended
on, the battles were far more bloody
the percentage of the slain being
mot only much greater in proper
tion to the numbero of men engaged,
but actually heavier than in mod
Iern times, compared with the num-
ber of those wounded. IT was a
survival of the flttest then, with
small quarter to the vanquished,
and little or no attention to the
wounded. Modern Weaponsare de-
cidedly humane, as they compel
long-distanee fighting, and force
generals to put more reliance on
strategy and advantage Of position
than upon numerical strength and
mere physical force.
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]. 40. mmnOPELOUSAS,IA. SATURDAY, AUGUST2O

given to the French ambassador.
The president demanded the inde-
pendence of Cuba, cession of Porto
Rico and one OF the Ladrones to
the United States, and the reten-
ton OF Manila by the United States
pending the final disposition of
the Philippines by joint commits
sion.
July 3l-United States troops en-
gagged the Spaniards at Malate,
near Manila, in the Philippines,
and repulscd them, with some loss
on both sides.
Aug. 9-The French ambassador
presented to President Mckinley
Spain's reply accepting his terms
Of peace.
Aug. Protocols agreeing as to
the preliminaries for treaty Of
peace were signed by Secretary Day
and the French ambassador. Unit
ed States military and naval COM
nlanders were ordered to cease hos
tilities. The blockades of Cuba,
Porto Rico and Manila were lifted
and the war was ended.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-08-20
The destrnctiou 81 the fleets Of

The destruction Of the fleets of
Montejo and Cervera was accom-
plished with the loss on our side OF
one man killed and not more than
a half-dOzen wounded. such VIC
tories are without parallels IN nav
al history. Had there been but
one such victory--sas, mr instance,
that OF Manila s lalgh nave been
regarded as o fortu nate D accident; ];
but the defeat OF oefvera was q
mere repetition oi 5he defeat OF
Montejo. Ii was the superiority OF
the American ships ana guns, as
Wen as the greater skiii @ Ameri-
can ofhcers anu American ganners,
that made such Diooaless victories
possible Lad the battles been
fought N the oid-tlme way, with
oid-time snlps' our loss Would nave
been severai hundred at least. It
fs true thao the spaniards lost
severely in both actions; but even
their loss was not Ia he comnared
-, a.,
saaiquishea 70 she haVai ilsn1s ol
Nelson's time, when the decks OF
shins fighting ward arm to ward
49,.
and wounded as to impede the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-08-20

/ June 10-Six hundred marines
were landed at Caimanera, Guam
tanamo bay, several Americans be-
ing killed.
June l2-The Fifth Army Corps,
commanded by General shafter,
sailed from Tampa on twenty-nine
transports for Santiago, arriving
off their on June 20.
June 13-President Mckinley
signed the Warrevenue bill, provid-
ing for the raising of revenues by
stamp tax,and providing for a
popular bond issue.
June 21-A Spanish fleet, under
Admiral Camara, left Cadiz for the
Philippines, but returned after
passing through the Suez canal.
June 22-General Skaters troops
began disembarlsing at Baiquiri
and Siboney near Santiago.
June24 24-Roseyelt's Rough Riders
were attacked while advancing to-
wards Santiago; sixteen Americans
were killed and forty more wound
ed before the spaniards were repuls-
ed.
July General Lawton took Ell
Caney, nearSantiago, and the First
and Tenth Infantry and Roosevelt's
Rough Riders took San Juan after
heavy fighting. Official reports
gave the American losses 231 killed
and 1864 wounded and missing.
July 3-Admiral Cervera's squa-
dron made dash out of Santiago
Eharbor, and every vessel was sunk
or disabled by the Americans.
General Shafter demanded the sur
render OF Santiago. The seizure of
Guam, in the Ladrone islands, by
the Charleston, was reported.
July7-President Mckinley sign
ed resolution passed by the senate
annexing the Hawaiian islands to
the United States, and the Phila-
delphia was ordered to Honolulu to
raise the American flag.
July 17-General Toral in CONF
mand of the Spanish troops at San
tiago, General Linares being wound
ed, surrendered his forces and the
eastern portion OF the province of
oahtlago oe oaoa 70 1enefal ehai-
| Ter.
ny zo.'enefai = = = ooi' ao'
As oo'on71 = s' ss
'eef oasa'f was appo''''eo h''''-
sars governor = ''ah1'ao'
iS 4 uisea o'a'es 'ioos'
uhues usas.a. Naiso =. m''e's'
.anueu o. oasn"' oa'o As's0' .Ao
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SUICIDE OF A MARINE

william Smith Shoots Himself In the Pilot
House of tho Yankee.
William Smith. a marine. who was acting as
Commander Bronson's orderly on board the
O.. s. auxiliary cruiser Yankee. lying at present
at the man-o'-war anchorage of Staten Island,
committed suicide while he was on duty shortly
after 8 o'clock. yesterday afternoon, by shoot
ing himself through the right temple. He
found a pistol in the pilot house. where he shot
himself.
Israel Putnam. Capt. Brownson's typewriter,
was the only person In the pilot house at the
time and his back was turned to the orderly.
He turned around the instant he heard the
report and saw the orderly lying on the floor
near the Captains room. The shot was also
heard by the crew and guests aboard the
ship. many Of whom had not departed at
that hour. The entire staff Of surgeons
attached to the ship were on shore leave at the
time. but a civilian surgeon DR.. Burdette
O'Connor of Brooklyn. was present. He gave
such aid as was possible. The wounded man
died shortly afterward. All tho visitors on
board the ship were ordered to leave at once.
and the utmost secrecy was observed as to the
suicide.
Marine Smith was about "A years Of ago. and
had been in the United States marine service
for twenty-four years. He bore an excellent
reputation, and his shipmates say that his dis
position was a happy one. as O rule. He has
been with the Yankee throughout her cruise in
southern waters. was one OF the most enthusi-
astic members Of the crew in their engagements
of the coast Of Cuba. and had distinguished
himself for bravery In the several engagements
In which he participated.
The body will be removed to the nav yard
to-day. and will be buried with due honors In
the naval cemetery.
No reason for suicide has been suggested.
except that two letters that he received from
home In the afternoon may have contained bad
news.
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city Republicans stronger, and the New York
city Republicans do not believe In legislation
which viii materially strengthen the country
Senator Plat has taken no stand whatever in
tho controversy. He has consulted with Mr..
OulgR and Mr.. Payn, and has given no indica-
tion as to how he feels about the proposed
legislation. 30 there the matter rests.
Very many personal matters are gone over
daily by Republicans. President QuiRg and
Collector Bidwell believe with all their hearts
that Mr.. Payn and Mr.. Lauterbaoh and Mr..
Woodruff were responsible, for the appointment
Il may be said that Mr.. QuiRR and Mr..
Bidwel were 80 GROSS with Mr.. Lauterbach that
they refused point blank yesterday morning to
journey TO Albany with him, according to the
plan formed at the conference In Gen. TracY's
ONCE the night before. The friends OF Mr..
QuiRR believe that the appointment OF Mr..
AbeI was a direct attack on the Republican Or
ganization of New York city. President QuiRR
and his friends said with emphasis that they
resented the appointment Of Mr.. Abel, and
that they would see to Il In the future that tho
people Interested in Mr.. Abel,'s appointment
should be disappointed in certain directions,
The Republican snarl over the police legisla-
ton and the appointment OF, Mr.. Abel Is be-
cominR serious; there is no doubt about that
yet Gov. Black is opposed TO the Metropolitan
Police bill. and at the same time the New York
city Republicans are. to q man, advocating such
O bill and no other.
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RIFLE SHOOTING.
Payne and F1aoh Do the Best Work on the
Honor and Ring Targets.

Payne and F1ach Do tho Best Work on the
Honor and Ring Targets.
z. D. Payne of Cincinnati made the highest
score at the honor target, at Glendale Shooting
Park. yesterday. His score was 10 out Of a pos
sible 10. At the ring target the highest score
was made by Louis Flaoh Of the Zettler Rifle
Club. who made "a out Of q possible rs. At
the standard targets the following scores were
made: 8. j. Lyon. 49: Joseph Singer. At; DR..
W. II. Taylor. AT; Louis T. Ittel. At. Ettisso
Minervini. the italian sh~arpshooter. who was
struck by lightning last Sunday while shooting.
has entirely recovered, and was active at the
targets yesterday. The prize winners were:
Gold MedAls-WiliAm sachl. Henry Koch. R.
meister, John Blatter, Rudolph Cute. Charles Rein.
iEabS eFRhard Dr.. ": &. H i S'f ., MeTase, Il. Hcsser.
h mann soely s9 q. q: Simon f; z 5. fBR a1RaRls Z George :; Hsn sP9ss soy
in M :; sshi fSdis lr EeSol &, v A'y HsiL 4 Kin; q q. %.
4: T@Ey llsOH.: 4; c: 1. IH2pf%Ts aTn Joseph 3 Singer anss ,T Fl zst,
Koch fieei oi R. H o4sGHi j. D. Heise. L. 'u''' "AnN
Silver Medais-Hntonio yerdeross, Relnhold Busso.
John HaTS e birch HarSer.' Z, 5. Pollard, Pascal
sebragSe. 3r;F A. ZeblItz. sylvester TrannsteIne, 9.
T EFaRRf :;h Mi M pr PSPe =. as sPaFs. g gohn seRn MilfSR s "a =.
7stt1iGi +; 8 $. &. M0es' Charles Ai Vi Fle si'6 e. T, 'M GhGl:
R. 4 SCOT i, I'll i: II i! S SsiSs.' + 4 F FstsE; +, E EsESi' xs55sSi
Emil Berkmann, DR.. A. L. Aber. Henry BockmAnn,
Louis Flach, William Hayes, Louis Klefe, Edward
Meurer. John Trackler,, John Feldsher, John schim-
melpfening. Z. @. Zettler. Milton D. Allen. Grant B.
Williams.
The, following scores were made o N the
arget Of honor:
william Hasen.Ah.. o7l i: TrAnnesein. 80; he.
Tuchs. eS 4; q Merrm4h. SO; !. 7. Humphrey. eSI
IS e; f RSa1 a 4 duts sall n; 81 f a.;6I 4G EnS SsS::
SSsfdt KfsaSs sd John TrsohSiGS. tei 5EPpEsn
schileger. 10, Louis Fiaeh. co. Deioa Eggieston.
So; Charles T. sorG, e2i Louis P. Ittel. eI H. NJ;
Spencer. 90; L. Maurer. IS; George Gross. 90; Fred
sohIoodsr. +S; p: MeeTsh. a.; 2 %suFsr; 50; John
mann. 20; Louis Krepe, %; william, Hayes. "a; J.
Restwiesner, SO; 1gnatZ Luft and Charles PietE. ~,
The following organizations and individuals
have donated additional prizes:
Philadslphia Rife Club BroSklyp Rine Club,
schuetzen Club. Astoria; Rockawsy Beach Ride Club.
q. Hubbard. Charles Won Der Bruok. II T. A. HesSe.
RlinRsnstein Bros j. I. ". Meyer q Co. ]. Do BAry.
American Shooting Society. Winchester Repeating
Arms Company, Nohn h Sons. Charles r. Wecken-
heiser, Herman Weber and O. D. BrubAcher.
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mother. had been at odds, and on the morn
ina Of Feb. z had quarrelled. Mrs. Place had
also. duhrrelled with her husband that morn
Ing because he refused TO give her $40. Shortly
after he, went, out there were words between
Ida and Mrs. Place after tho girl had put on n
bicycle skirt to 90 riding. Tho spat oulminated
In the older woman throwing acid in the girls
eyeA pursuing her into her bedroom and either
stranRlipg herr or sufiocatinR her with a pillow
and made preparations for departure. mean
time telling others that Ida was not In. Al @
O'Clock when her husband came home the
murder was still undiscovered. Him she at
tackled with nm axe ns he entered the dark hall
way, delivering blows until he staggered out
upon the stoop with a fractured skull, which
kept him In the hospital for six weeks,
turn on the, gas and, throw herself on the floor.
When her husbands condition became known
to the police the house was searched and she
was found. Still later Ida's body was found
lying where she had been strangled. Both gas
burners were open and the room was flooded
with gas. On being arrested Mrs. Place made
admissions that damaged her case, and though
there was no direct evidence against her.
there seemed from the. first little room for
pleted with remarkable. quickncss. In one
day a Jury was secured: two days suflced
for tho evidence. and on the fourth dayt h case
was over. No woman has yet sat In the cleo
trio chair In this State. although women have
been Hanged in the State. She ia A years old
and a native Of New Jersey. Before she came to
keep house for MIR. Place in 1893 she was a
widow and had one child. Her name was Saya-
cool, and che had supported herself by dress
making. Her marriage to Mr.. Place In &
was strongly opposed by his family. He was
not in court Yesterday.
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TO MEET.
Local Athletes VIII Compete for Champion
ship HOnors This Afternoon.

Local Athletes Will Compete Tor hampton
ship HOnorS This Afternoon.
This afternoon at Celtic Park New Workers
will have an opportunity to see the crack
athletes Of the year In competition for the
metropolitan championship. The long journey
to Chicago. where national honors were de-
cided. prevented many Of the local cracks from
competing. and 1t is quite probable that one or
two Of the winners in the West will succumb to
the prowess OF the stay at home brigade.
The New York Athletic Club is more promi-
nent than ever among the entries. there being
wearers of the winged foot In every event on
the programme. The quality OF the men
entered by the premier club Is 30 good that
other clubs have only q fighting chance in most
OF the races.
In the 100 and 22o yards W. W. Long. t. r.
Fisher. and r. II. Moore OF the N. Y. A. O. are
likely to secure the places. Jerome Buck OF the
aas oepoSantI A GS o. ee WiT t ee4tai RSs' tS afsE tSe
local clubs fGhtlng for the places;
i, Ma4yel Of the New Jersey A. Q. and ]. Bray
Of the New York A. O., as CIegan will probably
ike a %asikoyer for 4. Grant Of the \. Y.'1I.'GC
The high hurdle race is quite an open event.
but over the low obstacles there Il no one to
u g {Es Ed, IOSSl P9n YIN dfISP FTsn the Sug gEsP1Ony
al Sr Se SSs tSI1 IN, tie WEI Weight 4 sVentS. the 1"si most
dangerous being the veteran. James B.. Mitch
81; Who yin wear the Brazilian cross of the
The, absence Of Myer P,rinstein, the worlds
record S2 evd holder ,ofr, from @noI the Sut bToq < {SmP renders IN tGe
fR9l ssfh i ig%p a iatfi R.S GpG Chaplin SSS i the Il; .F Ess' Sap Il OUT Ut
class their competitors. 'This. will be- the first
time that the championships have been held al
from ThiTty-tourth Street Ferry. trolley carr
running direct to the park.
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Businoan

David Newmark. surviving partner of New
mark q Co.. cigar manufacturers Of 240 East
Seventy-third street, allowed judgment to be
taken against him yesterday as surviving part
ner and individually for S5.035. by the New
York Life Insurance and Trust Company. on q
note Of the firm which fell due on Jun "a and
was not paid. Execution was issued to Deputy
Sheriff Gilligan. Bernard Newmark. the senior
partner, died on May %. He was reputed to be
worth 100000 and was known as the Bismarck
OF the cigar trade.
New York creditors OF John ]. Shanahan. do-
ing, business. as James NJ, Shanahan Il Co.,
dealers in undertakers' supplies at 267 Bowery.
2to James z. Rice. with preferences for S17.-
900. have taken out eight writs of replevin to
recover goods. The Sheriff found nearly all the
goods called for.