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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Ask for Habeas Corpus.

w. II. Cayard, Antonio Raggio
and Charles Raggio, who made home
stead entries last year on lands be-
longing to Mrs. E. Broussard, wife
of o. Lequeux, and have been living
thereon, were tried at the last term of
court for trespass, convicted after
trial and sentenced to pay a fine of
$50 each Or suffer 6 months imprison-
ment, and from this sentence they
seek relief by invoking the benefit of
the writ of habeas corpus, alleging
that the lands in question belong to
the United States. On Monday JUS
tice Nichols of the Supreme Court
issued an order in chambers that
pending the consideration and deter
animation of the habeas corpus the
sheriff admit all parties to bail in the
sum of 500 each, with good and SOL
vent security, conditioned as the law
directs, and for their surrender to
said sheriff at the courthouse in said
parish of Vermilion within five DAYS
after the final determination by the
court of said habeas corpus proceed
ings, provided the decision be adverse
TO said REALTORS. Tuesday the prison.
crs furnished bond as above and are
now at liberty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sherif's Sale.
STATE of Louisiana-17th judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion
No. 1925.
F. Cannon & Co.,
j. Henry Putnam.

-. AlCnly uIHdui.
DY virtue of a writ of fieri faeias issued
ID by the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Vermilion,
in the matters Of the above entitled ana
suit, fully authorizing me to
seize and sell, / will proceed to sellat
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door Of the
courthouse in this parish, on
Saturday, May 6, 1892,
between the hours prescribed by law. the
following described property seized to
satisfy said writ, to wit !:
Ono certain tract of land situatedinyhe
PARISH of Vermilion. on the East side Of
Vermilion river. containing One Hundred
and Ninety acres; bounded north byJ.
Henry Putnam, south by j.. B. Ramsey
and Clairville Blanchet, east by Alexam-
DIRE Broussard and F. Il. Ransom and west
by W. ~ G. Chaffe & Co., Ltd and J.B.
Ramsey. with the buildings and improve
ments situated thereon.
T~erms-Cash.
Sheritf's office. Abbevillc, La, April /,
1855. j. O. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

District Court-Parish of Vermilion-
No. $40.
Succession of Emile Moultrie.
Noice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of sale granted by the Hon.
18th Judicial District Court aforesaid,
in the matters of the succession entitled
and numbered as above and of a COM
mission issued to me Hereunder, there
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, at
the late residence of the deceased in
this parish, the whole or such portion
of the property OF said succession as
will bring a sufficient amount to satisfy
all debts and charges of and against
succession, on
Wednesday, Way 81, 1899.
between the legal hours prescribed by
law, the following described property
belonging to said succession, to wit:
One certain tract of land being the
fractional northwestern quarter or lots
Nos. 3 and 4. of section twenty-five, in
township eleven, south of range three
west, Louisiana Meridian, containing
one hundred and sixty eight $1,000
acres.
One certain tract of land being the
fractional southwestern quarter or lot
No. 2, of section twenty-tour, in town.
ship eleven, south of range three west,
Louisiana Meridian, containing sixty
two acres.
One certain tract of land in this parish
being situated IN section 70, township
IL, south of range three west, Louisiana
Meridian; bounded on the north by
| Alfred Moultrie and Louis Dugas. south
by P. |. Mouton, east By Louis Dugas
and west by Fietorin MaXile and con-
tanning fifty acres.
One dwelling house, M kitchen, one
barn, one out house, one small house,
one lot of pieux fence, n wagon, one
hack. one lot of farming implements.
one mule, 4 creole holses, 2creole colts,
one yoke of cattle, n COW and calf,
one COW, one stallion, n yoke of cat
tie, Is head of cate. more or less, now
pasturing at Andre Veazey's on Pecan
Island, and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
Said property will be sold on the fol-
lowing terms and conditions, to wit
All sums of twenty dollars and under
to be paid cash on the spot, and all
sums exceeding twenty dollars one
third thereof to be paid cash, and the
balance in one and two years from the
day of sale; that purchasers being re-
CURED to furnish their notes with solvent
sureties to the satisfaction Of the admin
~istrator, payable to his order and at his
domicile in the town of Abbeviile, La J,
for the credit po, ton of their purchases,
and conditioned to bear interest at the
rate OF eight per cent. per annnm from
times due until paid, with the penalty
clause of ten per cent. for attorneys
fees in case of failure of payment at
maturity +; the lands to remain mort
gagged and hypothecated i'll favor of
said succession with vendors lien and
privilege retained and that the same
be not alienated or in any way encum-
bered to the prejudice of the succession
until full and final payment Of the prin-
cipal debt, the interest, attorneys fees
and all costs which may accrue.
Sherif7s Office, Abbevillc, La, April
20, 1899. j. O. HEBERT,
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sheriffs Sale.
State Of Louisiana-Parish of Yer
milion-17th Judicial District Court
No. 11S3.
j. G. Spor's Son & Co.
VS..
Louis G.. Sorbet.

By virtue Of a witt of 6eri facias
issued by the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court, i1 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 to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
principal front door Of the court
house in this parish, on
Saturday, May 20, 1899,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law, the following described
properly seized to satisfy said writ
to wit
One pillow No. 8.
One sulky pillow.
One cultivator.
One corn planter.
One rice harvester and binder.
Said property having been offered for
sale for cash, and not having brought
the required two-thirds of the appraise-
ment; said property is re-advertised to
be sold on II months credit; purchasers
to furnish their notes with two solvent
sureties IN solido, bearing s per cent.
per annum interest from the day o fsale
until paid, and a sufficient amount to
be paid cash to cover all costs.
Sherif7s office, Abbeville, La, May 6,
1879. j.. @. HEBERT,
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sherifss Sale,
STATE of Louisiana-17th Judic,sa
District Court-Parish of Vern;,;Mal
No. 1909.
Henry j. Moss
Isaac Matthews of ole

isaac matthew's ct ala.
DY virtue of a writ of ieri faciaa &.
ID by the Hon. 18th Judicial Issued
Court in and for the parish of Verm;;ss;Ilict
in the matters of the above entifiaa iion
numbered suit, fully authoriz;nS ana
seize and sell, | will proceed ta s ulS y
public auction. to the last ana i ?ol as
bidder, at the principal front door a. nv
courthouse, in this parish, on = tne
Saturday May 6, 1899
between the hours prescribed by Law i.
following described property se;qsa t1e
satisfy said writ, to wit %
The undivided two-thirds of a t.aa
land situated in the parish of Vern';l;savoi
on the west side of the bayou yemil;an,sa
Mouton's cove containing Is snnerSa;laaa
acres and taken from the southeast ea rs,sl
of a tract of 375 acres known a. tha JaIa
Wallace's tract, which was acon,raJ ~ l
said deceased by exchange from 1ha la VI
Daniel O'Bryan in 1860, having 4 front w "
three acres on the south line runn,na
north such adepth and width back al viii
make the twenty-five acres: bounded III
the north by Alex. Cade, south bv Wm
Cade. east by Everett Levole and west IL
Wesley Matthews.
2. Two-thirds of another tract of wooa
land in Marron's big woods in the no,tb'
east corner of a larger tract eonfainines1 I
superficial acres; bounded north ana aast
by VIM. Cade. with all the buildings anS
improvements thereon situated. NJ
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff7s Office, Abbeville. La. ApriJ i
1899. j. O. HEBERT, Sheriff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
-7th Judicial District Court-No. 80
Parish of Vermilion.

fESu OI toFnltlOD.
Succession Of John C. White.
Notice is hereby given TO all persons
concerned or interested in said success
sion including the heirs, or having aDI
opposition to make to the tableau y
debts and charges against The SAM
with final settlement thereof, as Weliso
the application of Jesse R. White, &C..
ministrator, to be discharged; to maxi
and file same, if they think fit, WlIpla
ten days from the date on which ~
notice is first published, showing wy
the tableau should not be homologalsa
and the discharge granted.
Given under my hand and sealo1
office this 22d day Of April, 1899.
ALcIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
Broussard, Kitchell q Bailey, atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Constable Sale.
STATE OF LOUlsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion-2nd Justices
Gonrt-Nos. I'd and Is.
r. H. Mills & Co. Ltd, and Robert j.
Young, NJ. D..
Leo Toups.

Leo ToUps.
By virtue Of a writ of feri tfacias to
me issued in the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered suit, and to me
directed, fully authorizing and empow-
ering me in the premises, | will pro-
coed to sell at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at Henry in this
parish on
Saturday, May Is, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, seized
to satisfy SAID writ, to wit
One hundred and fifty barrels of
corn, more or less.
Terms-cash.
C~onstabIe's Office, Parish of Vermil-
ion, April %, 1890.
JUsTILIEN THIBODEAUX,
Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
TO THE PUBLIC.

| hereby forbid any one to trespass
on the following tract of land in any,
way, shape, form or manner, to wit:
The southwest quarter of Section one,
township thirteen, south of range four
east, Louisiana Meridian, containing
n hundred and fifty-seven 96-1OO
acres. ALEX. GEoFFRoY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
EhEritf's EalE.
STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion
1920.
Ferdinand Gumbel & Co.,
Noise Herpin,

DY virtue of a writ of fl sri facias issued
- by. the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court IN 7 for the State and parish
above mentioned in the matters Of the
above entitled and numbered suit. and to
me DIRECTED. fnlIy authorizing me to seize
and sell, will proceed to sell at public
auction. to the last and highest bidder. at
the principal front door Of the courthouse
in this parish,o IL
Saturday, June 10, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law. the
satisfy said writ, to wit:
A certain tract Of land in Vermilion
parish west of Vermilion river containing
n hundred and sixty acres. more or less,
with all the buildings and Improvements
thereon and designated and described as
the northeast quarter of section 35, town
ship II south of range one east,
Terms-Cash.
Sheriffs office, Abbeville, La. Nav 6.
1879. j. %. HEBERT. Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
SIERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
18th Judicial District Conrt.-No.
l068-Parish of Vermilion.
Chappuis and st. John
Nicholas Landry ct ais.

4NibhoAto ~ CU JlCs E
By virtue of a writ of ieri facias
issued in the matters of the above en-
titled and numbered suit and to me
directed from the Honorable 18th
Judicial District Court aforesaid, in
and for the State and parish above
mentioned, have seized and will ex-
pose to public sale to the last and
highest bidder, at the principal front
door of the courthouse in this parish,
on
Saturday, May 27, 1890,
between the hours prescribed law, the
following described property seized to
satisfy said writ, to wit ]:
Que certain tract Of land situated in
Vermilion parish on the west side of
Vermilion river, containing six acres in
superficial area; bounded north and
west by Solomon Wise, south by Marie
Broussard and east by Vermilion river.
together with the gin building and
other improvements thereon, also n
l5-horse power engine, q l5-horse
power boiler, n 80 saw gin and outfit;
press, pulleys and other fixtures. etc.
thereto attached.
sherifs office, Abbeville, La, April
22d 1899.
+. q HEREpT Sbar;ff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

Speak well of your friend, of your
enemy, say nothing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Press Association Meeting.

Last week it was our good fortune
to attend the annual meeting of the
Louisiana Press Association held in
the city of Baton Rouge, where it was
first organized twenty years ago. The
first days session was held in the hall
of the house of representatives. Gov.
Foster delivered an eloquent address
of welcome, which was responded to
by President w. H. Tunnard. The
other sessions were held in the pavil-
lion at the State University. The local
committee of citizens met the arriving
editors at the depot, and conducted
them in carriages to hotels, and left
nothing undone to promote their
comfort. Tuesday evening the ladies
committee rendered a reception to the
editors and their wives at the Gov
ernor's mansion, which their tasty
fingers had converted into a yeritable
fairy land, ablaze with lights from
hundreds of lanterns and g%orgeously
decorated with flowers and bunting.
Wednesday night the editors were
given a sumptuous banquet at the
Veranda hotel, and on Thursday an
excursion was made by the party to
Jackson, where they visited the In
sane Asylum, Centenary college and
the other institutions of learning To-
Gated in that pretty town. Here the
party was entertained by the citizens
at luncheon.
The great improvements now in
progress in Baton Rouge, sewerage,
paving, etc., and the splendid condi-
ton of the University and other State
institutions will form the subject of a
future article.
Wednesday evening the annual
election of officers resulted as follows:
President, J.Y Gilmore, N. o. Planters
Journal
First vice president. w. C. Chevis, Ba-
ton Rouge Advocate.
Second vice president. Mrs. A. G. Bur
Igess, Alexandria Rapidian.
Secretary, L. S. Scott, Crowley Signal.
Treasurer. j.. G. Trimble. lFarmerville
Gazette.
Delegates to National Editorial Associa-
ton, John Dymond, Louisiana Sugar
Planter, New Orleans, John Marks, As
sumption Pioneer, N~apoleonville; j. G.
Trimb1e. Farmerville Gazette.
Alternate delegates. Geo. X. Bradford.
Rayne, III. Joseph Verret, Assumption
Pioneer, NapoleonN lille; w. H. Tunnard
Shreveport Journal.
New Iberia was chosen as the place
of the next annual meeting, the time
to be designated by the president and
executive committee. A preference
was expressed by the association fol
the choice of dates between the hold.
ing of the State election in April and
the converting of the general assembly
in May.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
M. Donnelly
Fl. j. Landers ct al.

"
By virtue of a writ of ieri faciaS
issued in the matters of the above en-
titled and numbered suit and to me
directed from the Honorable llth
Judicial District Court aforesaid, in
and for the State and parish above
mentioned, | have seized and will ex-
pose to public sale to the last and
highest bidder, at the principal front
door of the courthouse in this parish,
on
Saturday, June 10, 1890.
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit:
The undivided one-half interest,
share and title of Hicklin j. Landers in
and to five hundred and sixty $500
acres of land more or less, situated in
Vermilion parish, being the north half
of the south half of section twenty four;
and the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section twenty-five-all
in township twelve, south OF range one
west, Louisiana Meridian, together
with all the buildings and improve
ments, and all rights of way, and APP
%purtenances thereon or thereto apper-
tanning.
Terms-Cash.
Sherif7s office. AbbeviIle, La, May
6, 1899. j. O. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

He who says what he likes will hear
what he does not like.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish of
Vermilion-17th Judicial Distric1
Court-No. 387.
J. O. HEBERr, Sheriff.

Succession of Octayine Corner.
Application of Ophelias Bourque to be
appointed administrator of the
above succession.
Notice IS hereby given to all parties
interested, or having any opposition to
make to the application of Ophelias
Bourque to be appointed admins
traitor OF said succession 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 this
9th day of May, 1899.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk Of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

A mans manners are the mirror in
which he shows his portrait.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

Gueydan is soon to have a $40, 1000
rice mill.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

The actual effect of the new tariff
law has been, SO far, to raise the
price of Louisiana sugars only about
one-half a cent per pound. Secre-
tary D. ID. Colcock, of the Sugar
Exchange, said recently he had COM
pared the prices brought last season
and this by a certain sugar house
brand, and found that the sugars
were now selling for half a cent more
than at the same time a year ago.
This shows that the Louisiana plant
ers are not yet getting the full benefit
of the tariff, owing to the heavy
stocks brought in by the refiners be-
fore the passage of the law. AS the
refiners work off this big stock i'm
proved prices are looked for.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sheriffs Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish
of Acadia-llth Judicial District
Court-No. 926.
M. DonnellY
VS.
Fl. j. Landers.
q. j. Landers.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish of
Acadia-llth Judicial District Court
No. 927.
M. Donnelly
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Public Sale.

STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion-
NJ o70
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-05

their men. Whenever a Filipino rails
ed his head above the trenches a re.
volver bullet ended his career.
Finally Young fell, shot through the
knee. Harrington ran to the wounded
leader and with a pistol in each hand
stood over the fallen man, shooting the
Filipinos who tried to pick him off.
He held his position until the soldiers
carried Young away to the hospital.
Then our men crossed the river and
drove out the natives.
"a few days later Harrington took
his men to the front and after o hard
march stopped for supper at 8 O'Clock.
He sat down. leaning against a bank
OF earth. to await the ness call. He
did not respond when the call came,
and his men found him leaning back,
his head resting on his breast, with
his rifle Rugged to- his side, a corpse.
Next morning I sent this personal
message to Young at the Manila hos
pital. Harrington died at 5 O'Clock
last night
Pour hours later / received from
the chief surgeon Of the hospital the
return dispatch, Young died at S
o'clock last night"
The fearless scouts had closed their
last campaign at the same hour.
GEORGE L. KILMER.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-05

UNCLE SAM
AND
SANTO DOMINGO.
Our Attitude Toward the
Much Disturbed Little
Mulatto Republic.
ByAlfred R. Rowley

The political disturbances in Santo Do
mingo make that little island with its
two republics a subject Of timely interest.
Lying as it does in the center of the
Greater Antilles, between Cuba and Por-
to Rico, we are naturally much more in
terested in its welfare than we were a
year or two ago.
Fol SO small an island its political con-
dltlon is most complex. The republic Of
Santo Domingo is only one-half as large
as Indiana, while the area of the republic
of Haiti is less than that Of Vermont.
Both republics together are not as largo
as the state Of Maine, yet they have more
government to the square mile than the
Pine Tree State would know what to do
with.
But Santo Domingo is not the only
West Indian island suffering from too
much government. There are several
others. Their condition is decidedly
anomalous from every standpoint-politi-
cal, Industrial, military and social. In
discussing their economic depression a
recent writer pointed out with great
force h ludicrous and impossible po-
litical status of the islands.
Their distribution among so many jeal-
GUS nationalities means heavy taxation,
expensive administrations and impede
ments to commercial development. For
example, the island Of st. Martin, not as
large as an average county in the United
States, is divided into two principalities-
the French and the Dutch.
In the eastern islands there are five
foreign flags and a dozen separate colo
NAL governments, each responsible to
Europe and each Indifferent to the well
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-05

~ as told on the spot: "The sight Of a
Filipino standard within 800 yards Of
the Tennessee outpost, near Jaro, graf,
ed on the sergeant's sense Of propriety,
and he determined to capture the
Haunting emblem. So he slipped be-
tween the outposts and crossed the
river into the enemy's country.
Incredible as 1t appears, the SER
geant traversed unframed q large
tract Of open ricefelds within full view
Of the armed natives. When he mr.
rived within grasping distance Of the
flag, he made a reach for 1t, simply
stupefying for the time the Filipinos,
who were panic stricken over his sud-
den appearance. He uprooted the flag
STAFF and, shouldering 1t, started back
to his post, the target all the way Of
Mauser bullets, which the natives sent
after him as parting salutes. Unscath-
ed, he waded the river and, only the
worse for exposure to the burning sun,
arrived with his trophy. which now
adorns the First Tennessee barracks"
The Dakotan before mentioned. who
won his commission under fire, is John
9. Holman Of Company G, First South
Dakota. The gallant deed was one OF
the incidents Of the advance on Ma
rilao, March 26. The Dakotans, found
the natives intrenched along the river
beyond the railroad. The river was
too formidable to wade, and the enemy
poured q steady fire upon the Ameri-
can line. The colonel thought 1t un-
safe to cross the bridge with troops,
especially as the Filipinos had set it
on fire at the farther end. While the
officers were discussing whether to try
to save the structure or let 1t burn
Holman cried, ''I'l go over and put
out the fret! at the same time dash
Ing across the long bridge.
Comrades looked on and even some
OF the officers cried, "Come back!" but
he got across safely and put out the
flames before they had made great
Roadway. Then. instead Of ~retreating,
he coolly turned on the Filipinos, who
ere but a few yards away, and open
ed fire with his repeating rife. In
spired by Holman's example, the regi-
ment made a San Juan rush for it.
crossed the bridge and put the insur-
gents to rout.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-05

General Lawton, who is himself a
prince among scouts, took In hand the
matter of scouting as soon as he got
the bearings Of the lines around Ma
Mia. One day he saw a citizen coolly
exposing himself out on the firing
line and on inquiry found that the
reckless fellow was an old plainsman
by the name Of Young. When Young
explained his presence in the Philip
pines by saying. Just thought I'd.
come and help the boys out a little"
Lawton knew his man and made him
chief of scouts. The members Of the
band were selected from the North
Dakota regiment. This is Lawton's
own story Of the first noted exploit
Of Young and his lieutenant, Harring-
ton:
During the campaign" said the
general. these men did gallant serv-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-05
HEROES OVER THERE
DARING DEEDS OF AMERICAN eoys,N
THE PHILIPPINES.
Private Holran's Prise For Saving
. Bridge-Stan Omcer G~regg-Brave
Flag Capture -Lnvton's Gallant
Scouts ind Their Tragic End.
Copyright. 1899. by American Press Assoc
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