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The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-08

w. F. Wentworth, the well known
Eastern reader and impersonator will
soon visit Honolulu
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-08

A Model Plant Is not complete with
out Electric Power. thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power froz
one CENTRAL Station? One gsnsr-
ator can furnish power to your Pump,
Centrifugals, Elevators, Plows, Rail
ways and Hoists; also. furnish Hght
and power for radius Of from Is -
30 miles
Electric Power being used, saves the
labor of hauling coal In your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine -
look after in your mill.
Where water power Is aVailabls Il
costs nothing to generate Electris
Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY Is now ready to furnish Electria
Plants and Generators OF all descrip-
tions at short notice, and also has On
hand large stock Of Wire. Chands-
hers and Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt At
tention, and estimates furnished for
Lighting and Power Plants; also, At
tention Is given to House and Marins
Wiring.
THEO HOFFMAN. Manager.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
--latest war Reports.

On going to press Friday morn
ing it is reported over the wire that
SIMPSONS squadron met the Spanish
feet, Thursday off Santiago and a
desperate engagement took place,
in the total destruction Of the Span
ish feet. Admiral Sampson is re-
ported killed and two of his ships
disabled. The rumor is not credited
by the N. O. Picayune.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
nine jurors concurriug can fad a

nine jarors concurring can fad a
verdict.
The legislature is required to pro-
vide for the expeditions summooing
of jurors when required.
Two sessions of the Grand Jury
are required annually.
Justices Of the Peace will be re-
quired to possess qualifications to be
fixed by the legislature, and will not
be allowed fees in criminal cases nor
peace bond cases
Appeals from the Justice of the
Peace Court to the District Court
are allowed without regard to the
amount involved.
Appeals on questions Of law to the
Supreme Court from the courts of
appeals by writs Of error are allowed.
The judges of Courts of Appeal
are to be elected by the people, in
stead of by tie legislature.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
NOTICE.
Judgment.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-rs
judicial District Court.-pa,iI
oil Vermilion 1919.
Bessie Brashear
Francis N. Corkle.

In the matters Of the above anil
tied aud number ed case, The plain,;E
having been duly aulhoriz4d by ~
Court to stand III Judgment, and :
default having been entered. and j
motion being made to set the cana
aside or answer fled. And On t,;.s
of motion 10 confirm said default Il
reason Of the law and The eyidaoss
being in favor Of the plaintiff an3
against the defendant.
1t is therefore ordered, adiadeed
and decreed that the plaintiff Bessis
Brashear be and is hereby sepsralsd
in property from the defendant.
Fraeis N. NcCorkle, and that In
community Of acquets and gains
heretofore existing between said ar.
ties, resulting from their marriage,
be and il hereby dissolved.
1t is fnrih,r. decieed that said
plaintiff have the sole administration
OF her separate, estate aud business
affairs, free from the control Of hsr
said husband.
thus done, read and signed ID
opeo Court at AbbeviIle, Louisiaua,
on this 50lh day OF April. 1898.
G. DEBAJLLON.
Judge 18th Jnd Dis. Court.
Filed April 80 1898.
j. G. LEBLANC, by Clerk.
a true COPY:
Attest J g. LEBLANC, Dy Glefk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
Something of Interest.

The Judiciary Committee of the
Constitutional Convention has unani
mously adopted a judiciary system.
which embraces the following inno,
vations, and which will doubtless be
adopted by the convention, namely
Vermilon is created a judicial
district, which will be the l7th dis.
trlct, and the voters of this parish
will elect a Judge and District AT
torney of its own.
The election for these officers is
to take place at the same time oil
the congressional election, and not
at the general State election.
The District Judge is required to
keep his court open for ten mouths
in the year.
All misdemeanors are to be tried
by the Judge without Intervention Of
juries.
10 trials before a jury Of FIVE, four
a find a verdict.
10 all criminal cases less than
capital, tried before d jury OF twelve,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Rain has been falling almost con-
staDtly in Oklahoma for the past
Eve days and the country is flooded
Trains are discontinued or helpless
y behind time. Great destruction
of life and property is reported
along Grand Verdigris and .Arkan-
PAS rivers. A woman and three
children we're drowned in the South
Canadian river by the swampiug of
a skif and several families are re.
ported drowned at other points in
the territory.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Mr.. Bailey, the only populist in
the convention wanted the new con-
stitution voted on by the people, but
Mr.. Herman being imbued with the
spirit of "the people be damned"
moved to refer Mr.. Baiiey's ordi.
nance to the committee on schedule
OF the constitution. It died right
then and there.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
Judgment.
STATE OF LUUIsIANA,-l7h
judicial District Conrt,-Paris
of Vermiiion,-No. 1878.
Virginia L. Brashear
John a Me- Cork le.

! OptlAs @ : phC1Oi Nave s%N
In the matters of the above anti-
tied ana numbered case. the plainlAf
having been dniy authoriz d By the
Court 10 stand in Judgment, aud Z
default having been entered, and 30
mDtion made to set the same aside
or answer fieled And on trial Of
motion 10 confirm said default, hy
By reason of the law and the esi.
dence heing in favor Of the plaintiff
aud against The defendant.
1t is therefore ordered, adindged
and aecreed that The plaintiff Fir-
GINA L Brashear I've and is hereby
separated in property from The DE-
PENDANT John A. McCorkle;; and that
the community Of aeqnets and gains
heretofore existing bel ween said pa.
ties, resulting from their marriage,
be aud is hereby dissolved.
It il further dccreed that SAID
plaintiff have the sole administration
Of her separate estate aud business
affairs free from the contrul OF her
said husband.
Thus done, reed and signed ll
open Court at Abbeville, La on
this Both day of April, 1898.
G. DEBAILLoN.
Judge l7th Jud. Dis. Court.
Filed April 80, 1898.
]. G. LEBLANC, Dy Clerk.
A true copy.
Attest j. Ct. LEBLANC. Dy Clerk
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

On last Saturday, near Dusbn-
Abbott canal, nine miles northwest
OF Crowley, Wellington Lyons, q
negro, shot and killed Arthur Barry,
another negro. Barry had stolen
some clothing from the camp and he
was making away with them when
shot. Lyons was captured bv the
sheriff and he was put in Jail for
safe keeping.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Reports from the great whole
sailing cities all over the country
show On enormous increase in sales
of boots and shoes but no advance in
prices, while the quotations Of prices
received by manufacturers show in al.
most all classes of shoes a reduction
in prices.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
Sherif7s Sale.
Sheriffs Sale.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion--l7th judicial DIs.
trict Court-No. 1854.
Joseph Molaison
TheIesphore Thibeaux, Jr.

Thelesphore Ihibeaux, Jr.
BY virtue of an order OF seizure
and sale issued in the matters OF ing
above entitled and numbered suit,
and to me directed, fully authorizing
and empowering me in the premises, :
will proceed to sell at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, at LOG
principal front door OF the confs
house in this parish Oh
Saturday, June IL, 1873,
between hours prescribed BY laH'
the. following described properly,
seizad to satisfy said writ, TO VII
Que certain tract Of land situated 70
in Vermi'ion Parish, Louisiana
on the west side of the Vermll'oa
Bayou containing two hundred
arpents; bounded north by the
Toups tract, east by. land belong
ing TO Marin Mouton, south BY =
O. Broussard and west by Jaks
Lemaire and jean Per6, together
with all the buildings and improve.
ments thereon situated.
Terms-Cash. /
Sherifs Office, Abbevllie, La
May 7, 1898.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

The Louisiana Sun says that sixty
thousand dollars is the amount of
money brought into the town of
Hammond this spring to date
through berry and vegetable Ship
ment. just give the farmers an
other month to do business 10 and
they will Guido any previous record.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Parish
Of Vermilion-l7th Judicial Dis
trict Court-No. 1907.
Mrs. b. Schuchet
Her Creditors.

Her Creditors.
Application of A. j. Golden Syndic
Of the lnsolvent estate of Mrs.
B. Schocbet to be discharged
and his bond Cancelled.
Notice is hereby given 10 all par
ties Interested or having any oppo-
sition to make to the application of
A. j. Golden, syndic Of The insol-
vent estate of Mrs. B. Schocbet to
te discharged as syndic Of said
insolVent estate and his bond cam
celed TO file the same 10 writing in
the Office Of the clerk Of the district
court within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given under my official signature
this 18th day Of May, 1898.
ALGIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk Of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

No necessity exists for the rise in
all kinds Of the uecessaries Of life.
It is the work of monopolists and
trusts and is a shame.-Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

A Donaldsonville Chinaman in
describing the actions Of the two
nations now at war, says :
Spanish man he talkee, talkee.
"Melican man, Dewey, Dewey"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

The Cuban war has cost Spain
$240,O00,0 900 up TO January lst, be-
sides her Cuban revenues, amounting
to $40 900. The private loss
will double this amount several
times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

At the meeting of the stockholders
OF the 6. L. & G.. N. r. r. at Alex.
andria, j. j. Waltz. was elected
president, c. F. Rock, secretary, e.
y. Brock. treasurer and c. Fl. Teal
of Grant parish auditor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

The contractors for the water
works at Crowley, r now under a
forfeit of $40 per day, as the limit
allowed them fer the contract of the
works has expired.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Abbeville Is. c. Company was
the first in camp at Columbia to re-
port with the required humber of
men. Abbeville can't be downed.
She will come to the front every
time.-Medium.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
Sheriff's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-P Parish
of Vermilion-l7th Judicial Dis
trict Court-No. lua3.
Eli Wise & Co,
Remy Broussard

AN%tby
BY yiltne OF an order Of seizure
and sale, issued by the Hon. l7th
JadlcIal District Court, in tie mat.
ters Of the above numbered and
entitled suit, authorizing and com
maudipg me to seize and sell the
property Of said defendant, 10 satisfy
said writ, ! will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the principal front
door Of the courthouse 10 this parish
on
Saturday, May %, 1898,
between the hours of IL o'clock a.
m and 4 p. m, The following des-
crihed property, seized to satisfy
said writ, to wit :
The southwest quarter and soutn-
east quarter of northwest quarter of
section Is, in tip IL, south of range
8 east. containing two hundred and
one IS loo (20l S5-Ioo) acres living
ard being situated in the parish of
Vermilion, west of the Vermliion
river.
Also l6 83 100 acres taken in the
northern portion of the west half of
NV quarter of section "a, TIL SR
3 east.
Another tract Of land containing
forty-hve acres in northern portion
of west half of northwest quarter,
section "a, tp IL, SR 8 east, bound
ed north by present mortgagor aud
south ny Marie Broussard.
Said property will be sold on the
following terms and conditions, viz ].
For Cash to satisfy the 6rst two past,
due notes bearing a mortgage on said
property in favor of plaintiff amount.
ing in pricipal to the sun six hun
dred aud e~ighty-four 2O-Ioo dollars
with eight per cent per annum in
terest thereon from July 9, 1896.
with ten per attorneys fees on the
sum of said principal aud Interest
and all costs of these proceedings, to
wit Ten dollars aud all costs of
execution, and on terms Of credit to
correspond with and satisfy the three
lmtnatured notes Of said series Of
mortgages notes on a credit until
lst Of January 1899, for the sum Of
three hundred and fartv.tua 49,
dollars, until Jan |, 1900 for the fur.
Their sum OF three hundred and forty
two l0-Ioo dollars, and until Japy.
lst 1901 for the further sum Of three
hundred and forty-two lego dol
lars, together with so per annum
interest on all of said sums from July
8, 1896
sherifs Office, Abbeville, La,
April %. 1898.
j. OSCAR HILBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
Broussard's Resignation.

Congressman Robt. F. Broussard,
a short while before the declaration
of hostilities between the United
States aud Spain, created something
OF a sensation by declaring that be
would resign his seat in Congress
and raise troops to fight the Span
iards. War has been declared and
rs the genial Bob has not taken the
field yet the newspapers of the dis
trict are opening up on him as these
two extracts will show
Congressman Broussard, who sent
in to the Governor his conditional
resignation coupled with a dec!ara-
ton of war by the American gov
ernment against Spain, has not been
in this section to marshal the mighty
hosts for bloody battle. The fact
was heralded all over the world that
Broussard had asked the Governor
to assign him to duty with the State
militia that he intended to organ.
ize a company of volunteers and
march to the front to hunt up some
thing to slaughter. From the press
reports one could almost see in ones
imagination, Louisiana's youthful
representative heavily laden with all
sorts of destructive machinery ready
to send a hellish shower of fire and
lead to cut men down like withered
grass. But he cometh not. The
storm has spent its force, the flames
Of ambition dazzle no more against
The sheen of prospective Dotoriety,
but still, strange to cay, the world
moves on just the same; and this fac,
should be accepted as a measure of
gratitude by all mankind
lin Weekly News.
Has Congressman Broussard sail
ed under sealed orders" for Cuba,
or is be threshing the cane brakes of
the Teche country for his regiment
of volunteers he promised the COVER
nor some months back during the
pip ng times Of peace? Col. Bob
was one of the sooner" warriors,
and be filed a combination resigna-
ton Of his Office and enlistment for
the war long before the rupture
came. Now the searchlights of pub.
lie gaze fail to disclose his where
aDouts.
where is he at 2"
II the colonel don't stand by his
resignation and fall in" for the
march for Cuba he will stand con-
victed of having obtained a lot of
laudatory press notices under false
%pretenses. Lake Charles Tribune.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

A foe quality Of silks are now
made IN the United States as 10 any
part of the world, and are selling at
lower prices than formerly charged
for the imported goods, while the
number of silk factories in the coun.
try is rapidly increasing. The i'm
portation Of silk goods during the
first half year of the Dingley law in.
d'cate a decrease of over thirty per
cent compared with the correspond.
ing months of last year, while the
imports of raw silk increased over
eighty per cent showing great G
iisliy IN the manufactures of the
country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

The st. Louis Construction Co..
who have The contract of the G. l..
and G. N, r. R., have selected
Arcadia as their domicile in this
State, and have filed their charter
which fixes their capital stock at
100000. D. P. Alexander is presi.
dent and G. j. Porter secretary.
They have rented quarters in Area
dia and arc preparing to begin work
this month. Their objective point is
Vermilion Bay, and Alexandra may
possibly be left out, as they are de
termined to avoid all levee districts
possible. on account of the heavy
taxes imposed for levee purposes
Bienville Bell.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Hermann S. Olsen, a distinguished
manufacturer Of Norway, is now in
the United States to purchase sup
plies for his plant in his own coan .
try. He says that the United States
now produces tools superior TO those
of either Germany or England, and
while he expects to have to pay
higher prices for them it is the cheap
est way 10 the end. He proposes to
purchase in this country a large
quantity of supplies for his plant il
Norway, certainly a high tribute TO
American genius and skill.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Senator Cafery and Congressman
Davey have our thanks for Interests
ing public documents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21

Here are a few naval points that
may be known to many. but proba-
bly, not to all of our readers : The
biggest guns in the navy are forty
nine feet long, big enough for a man
to crawl into, four feet IN diameter at
their largest part, aud weigh 1876
600 pounds or %thereabout. Some of
the guns a FIRE a shot twelve miles,
farther than a mar can see, for the
guns are aimed aud sighted by ma
chiuery. The powder used is brown
and 10 chunks the size Of a caramel.
A charge Of the biggest gans weighs
500 pounds, and is hoisted to the
breech by a derrick, the powder be-
ing sewed up in bnrlap bags. A big
battleship has on board an electric
plant capable of lighting a town Of
5000 inhabitants. The fastest yes
sells in the navy are the torpedo
boats Porter and Dupont, each Of
which can travel 27 5 knobs an hour.
The Iowa weighs nearly $4,000 tons.
and as twenty tons is the average
load of a freight Car and twelve cars
is o good load for a locomotive en-
CINE, it would take fifty locomotives
to haul the great steel structure. A
captain in the navy ranks with a
colonel in the army. The oldest
iron vessel is the Michigan, built in
1874. We have the only ram-the
Katahdin.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-21
CONSTABLE SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF Vermilion,
Third Justices Court-No, l5l.
Eli Wise, Treas'r School Board Of
Vermilion Parish, la.
j. VI. Beauxis.

By virtue of a writ Of ieri facias
Issued in the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered suit. and TO
me directed, fully authorizing and
empowering me in the premises. |
will proceed TO sell at public auction,
to the last aud highest bidder, at the
principal trout door of the court
house in this parish, on
Saturday, June 4, 1898,
between the hours prescribed by law
the following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ, 10 wit
One dwelling house,
One kitchen,
One corn crib and fencing.
j. u. THEALL.
May 2l-'9s. Constable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-12
PORTO RICO A TEMPTING PRIZE
COULD BE EASILY CAPTURED BY
OUR TROOPS.
Defenses Are Weak, Climate Is
Healthful and Supplies Are
Abundant-old Residents Opinion

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Key West, Fla, June 11.-Mr. C. w.
Ajevado, who was for u years a resi-
dent of San Juan, Porto Rico, is thor
oughly in favor of the United States
taking possession of Porto Rico. He
said to a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press today:
THE United States expedition can
land where it pleases in Porto Rico,
except in the neighborhood of San
Juan. The best harbor in Porto Rico
is Guanica, west of Ponca, and south of
San Juan, from which latter place it
is distant Is hours carriage ride. The
roads between Guanica and San Juan,
as, indeed, everywhere in Porto Rico,
are excellent, and troops with supplies
could be moved through the island
readily. but 1 would not advise expos
ing men to the sun on long marches,
in spite of the fact that the climate of
Porto Rico is the healthiest in the
world. The rainy season does not begin
until August. and is of short duration.
Yellow fever is almost unknown. Our
men, however, are not used to the hot
weather, and would wilt under it,
San Juan is where the troops should
be landed. The American fleet should
finish the work that Admiral Sampson
IL
Moro and Fort San Carlos. The forts
are not at all impregnable; we can de-
stroy them at some expense, but judg-
ing from the previous bombardment,
without loss of life.
Then the troops can be landed to de-
feat the Spanish soldiers and take pos
session of the city. The occupation of
San Juan would end the war in Porto
Rico, for the Spaniards could not make
a stand anywhere else.
Il do not underestimate the strength
of the forts. New batteries have been
constructed, and modern guns mounted,
and the force of 5000 Spanish regular
soldiers has been doubled. The 1900
volunteers are valueless. There are
garrisOns at Ponce and other towns
but the great mass of troops is at San
Juan.
After the fleet has silenced the forts
the harbor may be countermined and
cleared of obstruction, transports taken
in and troops landed.
LAS the inhabitants of Porto Rico are
thoroughly diSaffected, American troops
would not be required to Subdue the
country; the people generally would
welcome our soldiers. Porto Rico has
not been ravaged by a war Horses,
cattle and all food supplies are album
dant. and although there is no railroad
system the first-class carriage roads
render communication with all parts of
the island easy. 1t would be a pity to
destroy San Juan, which is a fine town,
with nicely paved streets, wider than
those of Havana. Steps were recently
taken to bring in good water. Our SOL
diers could obtain ood water in all
parts of the island. and there is no
swamp land as in Cuba. The cheap
est, quickest and most humane way of
conquering Porto Rico is by the use of
big guns of our feet. A land siege of
San Juan would be slow and expensive,
both in the matter of men and money"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-12
CARNEGIE TO THE SCOTS.
Does Not Think It Advisable to
Equip the Highlanders.

Chicago, June 11.-Andrew Carnegie
has sent the following communication
to the Scottish Highlanders of Illinois,
in answer to their request asking him
to equip a regiment of Highlanders for
service in the war with Spain, the regi-
ment to be uniformed in Highland
fashion at the expense of Mr.. Carnegie,
and to bear his name:
Langham Hotel, London, May go
Il do not believe that the war will
last long, or ever reach the dignity of
real war. You will see Spain go all
to pieces much sooner than you could
get the historical Highlander garb pro-
vided for the regiment proposed. If
the country were seriously threatened
and needed stalwart men who could be
trusted to carry any position they
were ordered upon, then l should con-
slider the matter. Meanwhile l believe
| am honOred by the suggestion that a
body of my countrymen from the CEN
ter of triumphant Democracy should
think of connecting my name with this
regiment. ANDREW CARNEGIE"
An effort will be made to organize
the regiment if prospects point to a
continuance of the war.