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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Cut Off His Hand as a Present to His
Faithless Wife.

A most thrilling story comes by
private sources from the State peni-
Tertiary, at Huntsville, Texas, tho
it is authentic. For two years the
wife of a prisoner has lived at Hunts
vile supporting herself as well as she
could and awaiting the time for the
expiration of the sentence of her hus-
band, who has only another year to
serve. 1t appears that his trouble was
caused because of his devotion. to his
wife, with whom he was much in love.
During the time the woman lived IN
Huntsville she has regularly visited
him on every occasion permitted by
the prison rules, and a most loving
couple they were. Last Saturday
she decided, after much persuasion,
that a free nan was better than one
in the penitentiary, and decided to
marry a fellow who had importuned
her for a few. weeks. She at once
applied for a divorce, on the grounds
that her husband had been convicted
of a felony, which is a statutory
cause in Texas. Her lawyer went tc
the p~enitentiary to serve the process
on the husband, who was working II
the wood yard. The poor fellow
listened quietly to the lawyer. Their
he suddenly raised his sharp ak in hi;
left hand, and with one blow smott
off his right arm, just below the Ell
bow. Dropping the bloody ak, h
picked up the q~uiyering limb, ane
handing it to the lawyer, said: "Pre
sent this as my wedding gift to her.
He dropped in a faint, and has beel
lying between life and death in tn
hospital.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
New Depot at New Iberia.

Ia regard to improvements made
by the Southern Pacific, the New
Iberia Enterprise in an article takes
occasion to say:
The railroad has been the means of
giving US a fine s~treet-Washington
street. They are now tearing up all
their old track and putting down
new rails of the heaviest description.
To one who has not already seen the
work that is going on, the new ap-
pearance of things around the depot
would astonish him. The four old
water tanks have been removed to
make room for new switches which
will run over the spot where they
once stood. The depot is being
moved back several feetalso, to make
room for track facilities. We are in
formed that Immediately in front Of
the present depot there will be nc
less than five lines of rails. Further
up the railroad (from Corinne street
up) the old switches are being sup,
planted by new ones, entirely chang
ing up the order of things, lumber
cutters are being put down similar t
those on Washington street, and il
fact the whole yard quarters of thu
railroad are undergoing such q chang
that one can hardly recognize then
again.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Sherifs Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish of
Vermilion-17th Judicial District
Court-No. 1889.
Laura Bodin ct ais
VIC
IA. Gibson

D.. n. OlDSOU.
DY virtue of a writ Of tieri facias issued
d by the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of VermiIion,
in the matters of the above entitled and
numbered suit, fully authorizing me to
seize and sell, / will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder. at the principal frontdoor of the
courthouse in this parish, on
Saturday, December 2, 1899,
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 the parish Of Vermil-
ion, on the west side 0 fVermilion river,
containing one hundred and twenty-six
acres, and being bounded north by
Baudoin, west by section l6, and all
the improvements thereon and thereto
belonging.
Terms-Cash.
Abbeyille, La, October "a. 1899.
j. O. HEBERT. Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Prosperity for che Sunny South.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. IA spe-
cial from Baltimore says: The one
thing which has been lacking to make
continued and general prosperity for
the South-prosperity for the farmers
as well as for the manufacturers, has
come says the Manufacturers Rec
ord, in its weekly review of southern
industrial conditions. The advance
in cotton, if the price ruling to-day
holds, as it probably will, means that
southern farmers will receive at least
S75, 900 ,Oo0, possible 500, 000, 900
more for this years crop than for
that of last year. This means a great
deal to the South; in fact to the
whole country. The addition of
SIS, 900, 900 to 500, 900, 900 SO the
value of the South's cotton, the pro-
duction by the country at large of
about SOC, 900, 900 bushels of corn or
about SOC, 900, 600 bushels more than
the largest yer before raised; the
high prices which cattle raisers are
getting, and the enormous demand
for all kinds of agricultural products
by reason of the general employment
of the people at good wages are fac
tors in the business situation, which
must have a very telling effect. The
fluctuations Of call money for stock
speculation in New York count fol-
but little as against these solid facts.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
NOTICE.

In accordance with the rules of the
Board of Pardous and law we do hereby
give notice to all whom it may concern
that we are applying for pardon from
the sentence pronounced upon US in the
case entitled State of Louisiana vs..
Desire Hebert, Jr., and Laodiee Lam
dry, No. 591 Criminal Docket of the
District Court for Vermilion Parish La,
Charge: Grand larceny.
DESIRE HEBERT, JR.,
LAoDICE LANDRY.
Abbe7ille, September 2, 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Eg::hEriff'z Ea1a.
State of Louis:ana-Parish of Lafa-
yette-lst. Justices Court-No. 90.
Leon Plonsky
Luc Breaux.

LUC DfbituA.
By virtue of u writ of seizure and sale
to me issued in the matters ofthe 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 highest bidder at the principal
front door of the courthouse in this par
ish on
Saturday, October 81, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by Law,
the following described property. seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit:
One certain tract of land lying ana
being situated in Vermilion parish on
the west side of Vermilion River, being
bounded on the north by Marquart ana
Dunlay, south by Alcee Benolt, east
by Paul Broussard, said tract contain
ing 80 acres of land.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff7s Office, Abbeville, La, Sept.
Is. 1899. j. o. HEBERT, Sherln.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
NOTICE.

In accordance with the rules of the
Board of Pardons and law / do here
by give notice to all whom it may con
Germ that l am applying for pardon from
the sentence pronounced upon me in
the case entitled State of Louisiana vs..
Joseph Gooch ct ais, No. GIL, Criminal
Docket of the District Court for YER
million Parish, La. Charge: Burglary
and Larceny JOSEPH GoocE.
September is. 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Succession Elodie Abshire.

No. 800.
Succession Elodie Abshire.
Notice 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 foT sale at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, ait
the late residence of the deceased in
this parish, all the property movable
and immovable of the community here.
tofore existing between said Elodie Abb
| shire, deceased, and Daphnis Labris
surviving spouse, for the purpose of
paying debts of said deceased and said
community, on
wednesday. November g. 1899,
between the legal hours prescribed by
law, the following described property
belonging to said succession, to wit
One certain tract of land situated in
the parish of Vermillon, containing 40
acres, more or less; designated as the
southwest quarter OF northeast quarter
of section eighteen, township eleven,
south of range two east.
400 lbs. of wire fencing and oak posts,
1900 lbs. on lands belonging to separate
estate OF the deceased, 4 potato
house, one unfinished buggy house, 10
pannels fencing 8 planks and one wire
with posts, As PANELS plank fencing, 2
oldshorses, n pair creole mules, one
white face horse, one mare, one FLY,
two year old, one American mare and
colt. one cow and calf, one two year
old heifer, one big hog, 8 hogs, one
buggy, one wagon, 5 plows, l double
pillow, 2small harrows. l large harrow,
one blacksmith shop, | lot blacksmith's
tools, l lot carpenters tools, / stove
with cooking utensils, / sewing ma
chine, one gun and many other articles
too numerous to mention, on che follow
ing terms and conditions, to wit
All adjudications of ten dollars or
less, to be for cash, all adiudicationsi in
excess of ten dollars to be paid one
half cash on the day of sale, the other
IAalf to be on a credit of n year, pur-
chasers to furnish their notes for the
credit portion of such price, payable
, one wear from date to the order of the
! administrators bearing eight per cent
:, per annum interest from date, with the
! usual stipulations for 10 per cent attor-
news fees thereon in case of suit or the
notes are put in the hands an attorney
for collection after maturity ; purcha-
sers of movable property on credit to
furnish two good and solvent securities
OF their said notes to the satisfaction o
the administrators, and vendors Her
: and privilege and q special mortgage t
be retained on all lands sold to secure
, the payment of the credit portion Of thf
!, price thereof, and which thereafter arr
not to he sold alienated, hypothecatet
/ or in any manne encountered to th'
: prejudice of the aforesaid rights.
> ELEzIA LABRT,
FELIX MEAUX,
administrators.
Abbeville, October z, 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Notice.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La, I
Sentamber 81. 1899. (

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La
September 81, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim. and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the Dist. Court
of Vermilion parish, at Abbeville, La, on
November 6, 1899 viz: III. E. No 1874,
LAWRENCE BRoUssAsD.
for the lot /, Sec. 9. lots l and2, Sec. 10.
lots l and 2 Sec. 8. lot l, Sec. 2, Township
is S., r. / E., La meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his c~ontinnens residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Aladdin Vim.
cent, Edmond Vaughn, Jacob Vaughn,
Livodais Vincent, all of Vermilien par
ish, Louisiana.
WALTER l.. COHEN.
September 80, 1899. Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

God never made a race good
enough to own another race. After
this country has given hundreds OF
thousands of lives in establishing the
principle that one man can not Owl
another, | am surprised that we
should cross an ocean to foreclose q
mortgage on a poor brown man.
VIM. j. Bryan.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

The Secret Service Bureau at
Washington has received notice of a
new and dangerous counterfeit $40
silver certificate, series of 1891, let
ter B, Tillman Register, and Morgan
Treasurer, portrait Of Hendricks.
The note is a photo-mechanical re-
production. The face is good, but
rather too light, owing to the use OF
a poor quality Of black ink. The
back is better than the face, most OF
the scroll work being very good. The
note is on soft paper, probably two
pieces of japanese paper pasted to-
gether, and the silk lines of the gen.
nine paper are reproduced with care.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Ihave withdrawn from the fra Of
Leleu & Co., doing a general merchan-
disc business at Delcambre, La, and
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by said firm.
MARTEL LEBLANC.
September %, 1899.--4t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

"Bob'' Snyder is out making q hot
fight for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. His own parish in
.structed for him Monday. Governor
Snyder has many friends and will be
a hard one for any candidate to beat.
lie is brainy, young, progressive and
popular.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
TAKEN UP

Near my residence about 6 miles from
AbbeviHe, near Grand Marais, n
American bay horse and one large
brown mule, not branded, both gentle.
JULES HILBERT.
Abbeville, September %, 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
STATE Of Louisiana-17th judicial
District CouTt-Parish OF Yer
milion-No. $50.


Succession of Celima Broussard.
Notice is hereby givensto all parties
interested in the above numbered and
entitled suceessionto make opposition
if they think ftwithin ten days IRON
the day this notice is published TO shs
tableau of debts and charges 2 q
distribution among the heirs; hled oy
Elodie Broussard, administrators, d
said succession, and to show cause y
writing according to law, WITHIN Ien
days from this notice, why said taolean
should not be homologated and ap-
proved. "a
Given under my hand and seal oo o.
court this Both day of September, 1917.
ALcIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
Edwards & Greene, attorneys.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet in Baton Rouge
on the 10Th instant, to fix the mode
and manner and date for the selection
of a State ticket.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

The Transvaal government has sent
an uitimatum to Great Britain which
leaves that country no alternative
than war or a retreat. It will be wal
and the pigheaded-stubborn Dutch
will in the end suffer humiliation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

Beaumont had scarlet fever last
winter. Orange and Houston have
the disease in epidemic form this sum
mer. 1t is reliably reported that
there are as many as 65 cases in Or
.ange at this time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

The Cameron Pilot says that 100
barrels of oysters a week are being
shipped to Lake Charles that fish
inc is good at the mouth of the river,
and that ducks are plentiful in the
marshes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

Col. G. Harrison Parker and d.
C. O'Malley, of the Daily Item had
a shooting scrape last Tuesday eve
ning on Camp street in front Of the
Picayune office. Both men were
wounded. Parker in the chest and
arm and O'Malley in the groin. The
attending physicians do not think the
wounds are likely to prove serious.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

This session of the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and Me,
chanical College at Baton Rouge, be-
gan on Wednesday, October 4th. All
applicants must present health certi-
ficates showing that they have NOT
been exposed to any contagious dis
ease during the ten days preceding
their entrance to the University.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
HI BEST PIANOS.

The Mathushek is SO much superior
to similar makes, in durability design
and artistic excellence, that it stands
in a class alone, representing the
highest excellence.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Saturday. October IA, 1899.

Tensas Parish has endorsed Gov.
Foster for United States Senator and
instructed her three votes in the Gen
,eral Assembly to be cast for him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

Planters will not commence the
grinding season until November II
the weather allows. There is good
cane down this way.-M. c. Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
NOTICE.

In accordance with the rules q 1ns
Board Of Pardons and law, Go hefeos
give notice to all whom it may conceln
that I am applying for pardon from ~ J
sentence pronounced upon Cleopua9
Laborde, Criminal Docket Of Dlse.sos
Court for Fermilion parish, Louisiana
Charge: Manslaughter.
santamhar rs. 1899. His brother
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
The New Iberia Fire.

A lew MluuGc dloS1
a cloud of smoke was seen 20 issue
from the top of Estorge's wholesale
drugstore, on Main street, II the very
centre of the business portion OF the
citv. The alarm was quickly res
pended to by the various fire compa-,
MES, but, owing to the dry condition
of everything, no rain having fallen
there in five weeks, the fire spread SO
rapidly that it was soon beyond the
control of the firemen. The local
firemen, being reinforced by the
Jeanerette, Lafayette and st. Mars
~tinville companies, renewed their ef-
forts, and directed them to buildings
which had not yet been reached by
the raging flames, and succeeded in
checking the fire, but not until dam
age to the extent of 5000, 600 had
been suffered.
The fire originated in Estorge's
drugstore, by the explosion of a lamp.
THE portion Of the city now in ashes
extends from Iberia street to Juila
street along Main street, and from
Main to St. Peter. The following are
the losers:
Jas. A. Lees drugstore, Pfster
Bros jewelry store, New Iberia State
Bank, J. j. Craig & Co., insurance,
Harry & Muller, dry goods store; j.
w. Eckart's jeWeler store; Nathan
Levy, grocery store; Smith, Deblanc
& Suberb1elle, dry goods; A. E. De-
court, barber shop; Moss hotel and
barroom; Sol. Adler, grocery; A.
, Lassalle, saloon; Jules Landry, sa-
loon Albert Estorge, retail & whole
sale drugstore; P. A. Ross, dry
goods: New Iberia National Bank
John Broussard, livery stable; Pierre
Lebrun, dry goods and grocery; g
D. oerle, grocery and bakery; ane
, the following residences: Chas. Fon
telieu, C. ?. Moss, Max Levy, Sol
Adler and many other smaller build
: ings, fifty-three houses in all.
The occupants of the residence
saved most of their belongings. Tn
fire is the most disastrous as well a
2 destructive that has eyer visited th
. little city.
! The Postal Telegraph Compan.
was also burned out, as was the line
!, of the Cumberland and Teche AM
: Vermilion. The Western Unio
f building, being located in the Ceu
e genhein block, which is a substantis
n brick building with iron roof, with
. stood the ravages of the flames, an
q is now the only Office doing bushes
at the old stand. A strong east win
prevailed at the time of the fire, whic
helped the flames to spread faster an
faster, and it appeared to increas
q with the fire.
, Among the principal losers is Ja'
a.. Lees drugstore, which was gene
e ally considered one of the finest
q Southwestern Louisiana. His los
.e will aggregate $50, 600 or more. tt
e Moss Hotel Company's loss, includ
ing the proprietor's residence,
SIS 900. Estorge's wholesale drug
store loses about $50 1000. Harry
Muller's dry goods emporium, lo'
S3O $1,000, Smith, Deblanc and Sube
bielle's loss is s25, 900, P. A. Ros
wholesale dry goods and groceries r
tail, loss $25, 600; New Iberia n
ton and State Bank, loss Of fxtur
? and furniture, etc. Several min'
losses which VIII 60 into a thousar
# or more.
a
Drnnth in TayaS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14
Public Sale.

State of Loulsiana-Parish Of YER
milion-17th Judicial District Court
No 800.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-14

Abbevifle, October 7, 1899.
Evening star., 1899-04-29
MORALITY IN PORTO RICO.
Regulations Recently Promulgated
by Military Governor. Gen. Henry.

Regulations Recently PrOmui gat d
by Military Governor. Gen. Henry.
Gen Henry, the military governor of Por-
to Rico is doing all he can to improve the
moral conditions in that country. The fol-
lowing Is a copy of general order recently
issued on that subject:
Headquarters Department of Porto Rico,
SAN JUAN, April 10, 1890.
The attention Of the department COM
raander has been invited by Porto Ricans
to the immoral conditions existing in this
CITY, which were ignored by the Spanish
government, and, If continued, will surely
impede the progress of the island.
Children should not be allowed on the
streets at night after certain hours
While gambling has not been interfered
with 1t should, if allowed, be regulated so
that it will not become a nuisance. Police
rules of we'll ordered localities should gov
ern in this matter.
Every effort should be made by all good
citizens and by the police to protect the
young from evil and to bring to punishment
those who defy the laws of decency moral
ity and manhood, rules Of action so strong
ly implanted in the human heart that
when violated, the conscience of the most
depraved appeals to the higher nature.
What applies to San Juan may also ap-
ply to other places.
bic effort to improve the moral conditions
in their towns
righteousness eXafteth nation, but
sin is a reproach to any people
BY command of Major General Henry
"W. 2. HALL, Adjutant General"
Evening star., 1899-04-29

the harbor with the sea, have been fur
nished by the Navy Department with full
data Of the elaborate surveys made by Ad-
miral Walker some years since.
1t Is believed that these meet the re-
quirement of the general law that harbor
improvements be made only after govern
mental survey, though the construction has
been to regard only the army surveys as
meeting the case. Admiral Walkers sur
vey was accompanied by numerous borings
to determine the character of the bottom of
the channel, and he estimated that an ade-
Quate entrance could be effected from the
sea for 100000, which was the amount al
lowed by Congress. To make the proposed
station of practical value to the navy it will
be necessary for the government to acquire
ownership of some land on the edge of the
harbor for the purpose Of erecting coaling
station. and 1t will also become necessary
for the War Department to select and ac-
quire some sites for the fortiffcations which
will be required to defend the coaling sta
ton. A coaling station without protection
will not be tolerated by the navy and the
government agents are now seeking to ac-
quire the necessary land.
Evening star., 1899-04-29
BARRED FROM THE MAILS.
Mr.. Edward AtkinsOn's Anti-Imperi-
alistic Pamphlets.


The Post Office Department has issued
orders prohibiting the use of the mails by
Mr.. Edward Atkinson for the circulation Of
his anti-imperialist pamphlets, which he
acknowledges in newspaper Interview TO
having sent to American officers at Manila
No more communications of this sort will
get into Manila. 1t is probable that the
War Department will not take any steps in
the way of prosecution for sedition unless
there should be further developments show
ing that the activity of the Anti-Imperialist
League is persisted in, and is having an ef-
feet injurious to the good order and dis
cipiine of our army in the Philippines Care
will be taken to guard against seditious dis
patches being delivered at Manila and the
orders of the Post Office Department will
guard against the malls being used for this
purpose. 1t is doubtful whether Mr. At
knson's circulars, The Hell of War and
Criminal Aggression" have had as wide a
circulation as Mr.. Atkinson thinks. At ali
events, the means of communication with
Manila have been cut off from the Anti
imperialfst League, and It will not be able
to continue the efforts to create discontent
among the American troops in the Philip
pines.
Evening star., 1899-04-29
GAME IN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Special Report by the Acting Super
intendent.

Special Report by the Acting Super
intendent.
The Secretary Of the Interior has received
from Capt. W. E. Wilder, the acting super
intendent Of the Yellowstone National
Park. special report upon the condition
OF the game in the park.
It is dated April 20. and sets forth that
the snow is still deep in the interior Of the
park, particularly SO in the region inhab-
tied by the buffalo. There are no signs OF
poaching, and the game Is in good condi-
ton. The scout reported having seen twen-
ty-six buffalo, which became so panic
stricken when encountered that they fed
precipitately. About the middle Of May a
party Will be sent to capture some buffalo
calves. The deer, elk and mountain sheep
have prospered during the winter
There has been very little poaching in
the park during the winter, the report
states. Some was practiced in the north
west section OF the park by miners The
antelope have been more seriously reduced
than any other game; some have been kill
ed by coyotes and many were killed outside
the limits of the park. If the project of
building a fence along the northern line.
near Gardiner, Is approved they can be
protected