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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-26

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-26
MONDAY EVENING. JUNE &c. 1899

AS THE national treasury can borrow
sill the money it wants, and as most OF
the national law makers are rich or are
becoming SO, the latter. very naturally
are literally inclined, as most men are
with other peoples money, and insist
that the employees in the public printery
and bookbindery at Washington shall
not only be paid at the rate OF four dol
lars day for eight hours work, but
also for their thirty days holiday. Such
a conspicuous difference between those
in public and private employment is not
conducive to the equality and content
ment that should subsist among al the
If common country, all OF
-, 7nbjected to the same Iase 0l
"'SwalloN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-26

Ing ,.. of humanity, civiliza ion and
religious freedom"
The trouble about this is, that the
neople who are to be humanized and
civilized and Cbristianizsd don't like
the means by which those objects are
to be effected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

President Mckinley has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation for No
vember 3oth, it is longer than any
issued in recent years. The main
causes he gives for thanksgiving are /:
ssNo great pestilence has visited our
shores. Liberal employment waits
upon labor. Abundant crops re-
warded the efforts of the husband
man. Increased comforts have come
to the homes. The national finances
have been strengthened and public
credit has been sustained and made
frmer. In all branches of industry
and trade there has been an unequall-
ed degree of prosperity, while there
has been a steady gain in the moral
and educational growth of our coun-
try"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
EhEriffH Sale.
State of Louis;ana-Parish of Lafa-
yette-1st Justices Court-No. SO.
Leon Plonsky
Luc BreauX

Luz A0fGl@IAs t.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
to me issued in the matters of the above
entitled and numbered suit, and to me
directed, fully authorizing and ernpoW-
ering me in the premises, | will pro-
coed to sell at public auction, to the
last highest bidder at the principal
front door of the courthouse in this par
ish on
Saturday, November 1880,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, seized
to satisfy SAID writ, to wit
One certain tract of land lying and
being situated in Vermilion parish on
the west side of Vermilion River, being
bounded on the north by Marquart and
Dunlap, south by Aleee Benoit, east
by Paul Broussard, said tract contain
ing SO acres of land.
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
ibe.sold on l2months credit purchasers
to furnish their notes with two solvent
Isureties in solido, bearing S per cent
/ per annum interest from the day Of sale
until paid, and IL sufficient amount n
be paid cash to cover al costs.
Shefitfs Office, Abbeville, La, Oct.
IS. 1899. ]. @. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
Wish We Could Say So.

The Blade carries so announce
ments for office. No other paper in
Louisiana has an equal number. Two
weeks ago we predicted that we would
reach the half hundred line. We are
there this week, and will get to the so
mark before the primaries take place.
And yet some persons insist on say
ing our people are Indifferent to hold
ing office.-Ayoyelles Blade.
People are not at all Indifferent to
holding Office. The trouble is too
many persons try to slip on the pub
he crib in a 'tstill hunt" Let every
man who wants official honors an
nounce his candidacy, and enter the
race in a fair and open manner, pro-
claiming his principles and the faith
that is in him.-Farmerville Gazette.
The trouble with our Office seekers
is they r so awful modest they won't
announce through the medium Of the
newspapers. Then it is largely a
matter of style and fashion. We
hope the fashion wont be long reach
ing Vermilion parish. Come out gen
tlemen and let the people know what
YOU want.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
Sherin.s Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish m
Yernilien-l7th Judicial District
C0aft-No. 1889.
Laura Bodin ct ais
]. q. Gibson.

10y virtue Of q writ of fieri facias issued
- by the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court IN and for the parish of VerfuiliOn,
in the matters of the above entitled and
numbered snit, fully authorizing me- 70
seize and sell, ] will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door OF enc
courthouse in this parish, on
Saturday, December 2, 1892
between the hours prescribed by law. the
following described property seized W
satisfy said writ, to wit:
One certain tract of land lying and
being situated in the parish Of Vernll-
ion, containing one hundred and twenty
four arpents, more or less, measur
ing four arpents front, more or less, ny
thirty-one arpents deep, more or less,
together with all a~ndsingular the build
ings and improvements thereon situa-
ted and appeTtaining thereto being tne
Schexnaiider tract in the Marin M0u-
ton grant, and bounded north by Cnass
Baudoin tract hereinafter described,
east by Cleophas Vincent, sonth Dy
Primeaux tract, west by Amilda Gid
son, wife of lack Griffin, being bne
same property acquired BY said Y. 4.
Gibson from John Lemaire and Joseph
Lemaire by act of sale executed before
Leo Perret, notary public.
An undivided o~ne-eighth interest," u
and to that certain tract Of land lying
and being situated in said parish Delng
the Chas Baudoin tract IN the MARIN
Mouton grant measuring four arpeats
front by forty arpents deep, pelne
bounded north BY Mrs. Beloni Baudoln'
south by the tract described above W.
der item thereof, west BY public roau
and cast by
Terms-Cash.
Abbeyille, La, October 81. 1899,
J. o. HILBERT. SheriH.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
Partition Sale.
STATE of Louisiana--17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion-
No. 1874.
James E. White ct ais
L. r. LYONS ct ais.

L. Il. Lyons ct ais.
By virtue Of decree of sale to effect
a partition, granted by the Hon. Judge
of the 17h Judicial District Court afore-
said IN the matter of the above enti-
tied and numbered cause, and a COM
mission to me issued Hereunder, there
will be offered for sale at public anc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, at
the front door of courthouse in the
town of Abbeville, La, on
Thursday, November 23, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, to
wit
One certain tract of land situated in
said parish on the west side of Vermil-
ion Bayou, containing seventy Coy su
perficial acres, swamp and prairie land
and on which is an orange grove, it be-
ing particularly described and designa-
ted as lot No. 2 of Edwards survey as
per plat annexed to act No. 1897 of con-
veyances of said parish and forming
part of irregular section No. A, for
merfy section 1S) Oft. III, S. of r. 2 W.
On the following terms and conditions,
to wit
0ne-third Of the purchase price to be
paid cash on the day of sale. and the
remainder to be paid in equal annual
instalments IN one and two years from
the day of sale, creditors TO furnish
their notes for the credit portion paya-
BILE one j n'ene year and the other in
two years from the day of sale, condi-
toned to bear eight per cent per an
nun interest from maturity, and ten
per cent additional as attorneys fees in
case of suit or in the event that they be
placed in the hands of an attorney for
collection after maturity said notes to
be made payable to the order of the
purchasers and to be endorsed by them
in blank, and to secure the same a VEN
doris lien and privilege and a special
mortgage is to be retained on the land
sold which is to be adjudicated subject
to the pact de non Glie1ando.
SheriTs office Abbeyille. La, Oct.
81, 1899, 10. HEBERT,
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

A common characteristic OF both
American and English Anglo-Saxons
is the ability of estimating the exact
number Of an enemy killed in battle,
whether the bodies Of the slain are
found on the field or not, and intense
ignorance of their own losses. From
Manila we hear Of such frightful losses
on the part of the Filipinos that we
wonder any are left to continue the
war, and through the English sources
we hear of frightful slaughter of
Dutch Beers. What is stranger still,
the English r getting the worst of
fights in the Transvaal and the Amer
leans r moving in a circle of about
fifty miles around Manila capturing
the same villages captured a year ago.
and getting no nearer the end. At
the same time both English and
Americans are quilting home folks
with reports of victories won, when
in fact neither are making the least
Roadway against the enemy. Well
may it be said that the Anglo-saxon
@
spirit controls the United States. The
The English lie about the losses suf-
fered by the Beers and the Americans
about those of the Filipinos.-Baton
Rouge Truth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
Politics Warming Up in Acadia

The efforts Of the Lafayette politi-
clans to harmonic the different fac
lions in Acadia, resulted in a confer
ence last week at Rayne at which
both factions were present and at
tempted to harmonic their differ
ences and agree upon a ticket to sub
nit to Democrats for their approva.
at primaries to be held December 9.
The attempt utterly failed, and as 6
result both factions have out complete
tickets, follows:
Clark Acknowledgements I. Clark
for clerk; Martin J. Andrus, TO.
sheriff DR.. r. C. Webb, for coro'
ner: Miron Abbott, for the fegisla
ture; senate yet to be selected.
Pugh faction-Hiram w. Carver
for clerk; Jos. L. Murrell, for sher
iff DIR. f. r. Martin, for coroner
P. S. Pugh, for the legislature; Ho
mer Barousse, for the senate.
Judge Barry has announced him
self for district judge and Thomas r
Smith for district attorney and clair
the support of many influential me
in both parishes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
sHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish Of
Vermilion-17th Judicial District
Court-No. 230.
Eli Wise 6 Co.,
Eloi Dupuy.

By virtue of a writ of fieri faeias
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, November rs. 1929,
between the hours'prescribed by law,
the following described property seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit:
One grey horse.
Terms-Cash.
sherirs Office, Abbeyille. La, Nov.
4, 1899. j O. HILBERT,
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

The trial of the four negroes charg-
ed with the murder of Martial Sorrel
at Olivier last August, took place at
New Iberia last week. The jury
after being out about n hour re-
turned a verdict of murder in the first
degree, and on Saturday following
Judge VOORHEES, passed sentence, i'm
posing the death penalty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

We are pleased to note that the
regular Democrats of Lafayette have
chosen Hon. Overton Cade, for rep
resentative, he is a man f~avorably
known throughout the State, having
represented Lafayette in the legisla-
lture two terms, and subsequently
was appointed by President Cleye-
land as superintendent of the New
Orleans mint.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

It Is pretty generally understood by
this time that the trusts grease the
wheels of Senator Hanna's Republic
can machine, and that if his party is
successful the trusts viii control Re-
publican legislation on this subject,
as their constituent manufacturers in
the past have dictated Republican
tariff bills.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

Dewey, the conquering hero and
the idol of the nation, has fallen from
the high pedestal on which he had
been placed by his grateful country
men, by accepting a gift OF a fine
residence in Washington. Here is an
off GER rich in worldly goods, rich in
fame, rich in future prospects, ac-
cepting a present with the avidity of
a beggar, which gentlemen with a
nicer sense of honor would have de-
clined. ~ hat a contrast with the ac-
ton Of Robert E. Lee, who refused
all offers of assistance, and from the
day of the surrender until that of his
death lived upon the hard earned
salary of a college president. And
now about Wade Hampton and Cor
don? The former with his home,
containing all his worldly goods and
possessions, burned to the ground in
his extreme old age, most positively
refused to accept one cent from his
loving admirers in the South, pre-
ferring to live upon an insignificant
salary, thus maintaining his self re-
spect and independence. And when
Gordon found himself homeless and
the great organization of Confederate
Veterans rendered q new home and a
new house the grand old commander
gracefully and positively declined to
accept, relying upon his own exer-
tons to recoup his losses. Grand old
men! Neither defeat, nor poverty,
nor old age can stide the chivalrous
instincts of thy lofty souls, and you
stand to-day objects of pride and
generation wherever manly deeds find
admirers or noble inspirations are APP
preciated. 3. R. Truth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

The glass industry had 100 per
cent tariff protection longer than any
other industry, yet we now pay more
per box for window glass than our
fathers paid in 1860. The industry
is in the hands of trusts, which make
more money from working the people
than by working their mills.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
NOTICE.
NO
Land office at New Orleans, La. |
NayoynharA 1890 {

LaHU UlHCb HU NEW UTIGHIIS, Id. {
November 4, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
intention to make final proof IN support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before Clerk of the District Court,
Vermilion parish. at Abbeyille, La on
December is, !S99, viz: FL. Z. No. 1872,
MARY Eetry.
for the Lot 3, Sec 2-all of Sec /. tpa16, SIR
1E., Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz
Lawrence Broussard, Columbus w.
Vaughn, Edmond Vaughn, Joseph Dyson,
all of Vermilion parish. La.
WALTER r.. CoHEN.
Nov. 11,-'99. Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

18th Judicial District Court-No. oS'
Parish of Vermilion.
Succession of Clairville Landry.
Application Of Arsenne Leblanc g Y
appointed administrator OF salu
succession.
Notice is hereby given to partlss
interested, or having any opposltlon y
make to the application of said appng
cart, to file the same in the olaes@
the clerk Of the district court WILLIE
ten days from the date hereof. j
Given Gnder my hand and sea- Z
court this 18th day of October. los'
ALcTDE LEBLANC,
Clerk Of CossEt.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
Major John A. Logan, a son of

Major John A. Logan, q son of
the famous Federal general Of that
name was killed at San Jacinto, in
the Isle of Luzon on Sunday while
calamity leading q charge at the head
of the 53rd infantry, which command
was organized at San Antonio, and
vas composed principally Of men
from Texas, Arizona. New Mexico
and Indian Territory.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
Give the Devil His Dues.

ClSu ~" - II
are preparing to besiege Congress
with petitions, demanding that Brig
ham Fl. Roberts, of Utah, be denied
his seat and and expelled from that
bodyt to which he was unquestionably
duly elected. When we calmly re-
fleet that practical polygamy -four
ishes in Washington under the foster
inc care of senators, congressman
and others high in authority, this at
tempt to unseat Roberts, calls up for
consideration whether such opposi-
ton has a real foundation other than
prejudice.
It appears to US, a christian people,
with our assured monopoly OF virtues,
there can be no question but that
monogamic marriagein the relation of
the sexes is the only correct thing,
no matter what the variety or pro-
miscuity Of the primitive or natural
plane of development of the race;
and it seems difficult to furnish any
excuse for the existence of polygamy.
We Judge of orders of society and
human actions by their results. The
testimony of impartial witnesses who
have resided among the Mormons is
to the effect that they are a remarks
BILE people.
Their religion is absolutely obliga-
tory in temperance and industry.
Their economic system is such they
have no paupers or vagabonds. They
rear as fine children as are found in
the nation. AS mormon recruits have
not come from the more cultivated
classes, this result is the more sur
prising. In the education of theil
children they are equal and in some
instances superior to III results or
that line. We are told that Utaf
schools stood ahead Of Massachusetts
in the exhibition at the Worlds Fair
Their ~.creasion of wealth without cap.
ital to start with is a marvel and alss
an object lesson-the result of theii
! industry and cooperation.
Every idler in a community is jus
SO much lost to the nations pros
perity. The mormons have no idIers
while with us our economic system j
such that the likeness in our owI
State would count up into the thou
+ sands annually. Let US cleanse GU
3 people from the terrible evils of in
, temperance, pauperism, tramps AM
vagabonds, and the slums of our cite
conditions that constitute mostl,
the evils of society and their opposite
its virtues-then we can with q meas
ure of consistency ask for the remov
q al of the only Objectionable feature Q
mormonism-pull out first the sbeam
: from own eyes.
1t seems without question that th
many virtues Of winch the mormon
, can justly boast might exist withou
polygamy but as our cities are al
most reeking with vile conditions
with poverty and suffering that woul
make angels weep to behold, the seat
of some others of our lawmake1
might with much more consistency b
contested.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

The u. S. Cruiser Charleston, was
wrecked on an uncharted coral reef
on the north coast of Luzon on the
morning of Thursday, November 2.
From appearances she will be a total
loss. The crew were all saved.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

Judge Sam. McLawrason, of West
F~eliciana, a prominent candidate for
governor, was a visitor to Abbevllle
last Monday and in company with
district attorney Gordy and assessor
Simonet Leblanc, called upon a num-
Der of our citizens who were fayora-
bly, impressed with him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

Many a family has had its number
reduced by death because of the per-
sistent refusal of the maids to boil the
dish towels as the should be done and
remove the incipient causes of disease.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

The Administration organs that are
taking sides with the English in the
war to crush the South African re-
publics are at least consistent. They
would be ridiculous TO sympathize
with the Beers while approving our
W expansion by armed force.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

There were several important ques-
tions which Senator Hanna carefully
avoided speaking on during his Ohio
campaign. Possibly he is saving
them for his message to Congress.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

President Mckinley seems to think
that h~agfiapping if sufficiently vigor-
Gus will cover all kinds of plumbers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1899.

While General Otis may be in the
DRY a rabid expansionist, in practice
he has done but little towards ex-
banding beyond Manila.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-11-18

Frank Leslie's popular monthly for
November is a splendid magazine.
Stephen Cranes new story "West
Pointer and Volunteer" is n Of the
best he has written. In addition to
this there are a number of short sto-
ries and interesting articles. Price
only 10 cents at all newstands.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-13

Knowledge Of the situation In Owen, h
said, III want to 90 on record as sayiul
that there are not 300 anti-Goebe
democrats In Owen county, and thai
Goebei's majority there will be e., 900. y
Evan Settles brother doesn't draw
like he does. Jim Settle spoke at
Hawesville to 10 people, a majority OF
whom we're republicans. He elected
applause only once, and that was when
he said that between GoeSel and Tay-
lor he would vote for Taylor. This
disguised what few democrats were
dresent, ard they left the room.
No stone has been left unturned. no
tale untold and no scheme unworked
by the opponents of democracy to beat
Goebel and the ticket he heads. And
yet the effect has been only to strength
en- democracy's standard-bearer and
bring to the support Of the regular
ticket a crowd OF loyal voters which
the participants In any
former election. Present indications
are that Goebel will get many more
votes than both Taylor and Brown put
together. Hartford Herald.
While In New York Senator Black
burn said to reporter: 1.-The revol
against Goebel and the regular demo
cratic ticket is fast breaking down. IL
has spent its force, and can not last.
We will surely win. The anti Goebel
headed by Brown, is simply
a vehicle for certain democrats to car
ry them INTO the republican ranks.
Brown, in my opinion, will not get
more than 5000 votes, and this Is not
enough withdrawn from Goebel to de-
eat him."
Engray ed In silver with a silver roos-
,er surmounting are Invitations sent
tut as follows:
You are cordially invited TO come to
louisville on the 18th day Of October.
On that day, at the Louisville Jockey
>lub grounds, the regular democrats OF
louisville will keep open house and
rom 10 A. NJ. to 5 p. NJ. will be pleased
o entertain you with some good demo-
ratio speeches and an old fashioned
kentucky barbecue. You are also re-
uested to invite all democrats and any
oters who with proper teaching may
'ecome democrats to come with you
nd ENJOY good cheer and fine demo-
ratio time.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-13

THE goody goody Brownies roll
their eyes in holy horror, because Sen
ator Goebel was forced to kill a man,
but apparently forget that their patron
saint would have, on two occasions at
least, taken the lives OF his fellow man
but for his bad Workmanship. He shot
at his home butcher once for giving
him tough steak and during speech
at Bardstown in 1850, when be was
q young man, Brown would have kill
ed an old man, who interrupted him,
had some one not grappled with him.
There was murder In his heart on both
occasions and he is doubtless recorded
In the great book as a murderer. An
examining court discharged Mr.. Goebel
for the killing Of Mr.. Sanford and two
grand juries, presided over by hostile
Judge, refused TO indict him. Yet the
holier than thou outfit declines to ac-
cept this state Of facts as vindication
Of the man and proof that he acted In
his necessary self defense. Consistency
Is a jewel, but the Brownies and others
who persist in their cry OF murderer, do
not possess it.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-13

1T is sent to the Louisville CONNER,
cial from Beaver Dam that the au-
dience there "cheered wildly" when
Wood Dunlap, in introducing Gen.
Taylor, said that NV. s." his initials,
stood for" Wont Steal Come TO think OF
IL, such a remarkable statement should
have been "cheered wildly, for it was
not only wild statement, but one of
such transcendent eloquence and mag !
nificent thought that IL was sufficient to
have made wooden Indian yell or a
brass monkey go crazy. Wood is ge
MUS and his erudite audiences appre-
ciate his originality OF thought and
perspicuity of sentiment.