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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-22
Constable Sale.
State of Louisiana-Parish OF Yer
milion-Third Justices Court
No 416.
Martin Bagley, Agent
Constable Sale.
Henry Lee.

AAN
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
to me issued in the matters CT 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 and highest bidder, at the
principal front door of the courthouse
in this parish on
Saturday, April 20, 1899,
between the hours prescribed BY law,
the following described property seizr
ed to satisfy said wris, to wit:
Two mules, eight trace chains, tour
moss collars and two brides.
Terms-Cash.
Constable's Office, Abbeyille, La,
April 15, 1899. Gro. E. LYoSs,
Constable.
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Sherifss Sale.

STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion
No. 1909.
Henry j. Moss
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sci sighted ashore on the coast of Terra
del Fuego, not far from where the
Blanca struck. The Blanca was in COM
pany with the Pasteur up to short
time before she was wrecked. Anxiety
for the Pasteur has spread to a fear for
the safety of the vessels bound for
California and Oregon ports and to-day
the following rensurances were quoted
as follows:
The Louis Pasteur. from Limerick for
Astoria, 14a days, rs per cent; Austral-
ian. Penarth for San Francisco, 17s
days. IL per cent; Cassard. same for
same, las days, Z per cent; Normandie,
same for same, 149 days, Z per cent;
Jules Verne, st. Nazarie for Oregon,
127 days, Z per cent; Rajore, Tyne for
San Francisco, 1913 days, 7 per cent:
Matterhorn. Antwerp for San Fran
cisco, 1855 days, 10 per cent.
The Louis Pasteur was spoken on the
9th of August in 40 north and the Aus
tralian on Sept. in 81 south, 43 west.
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INSURGENTS RETURN.
They Terrnrize Natives and Cinnamon
Who Befriended Americans.

Manila, Dec. 20, 1890 p. m.-The in
surgents who evacuated the coast
towns between Dagupan and Vigan,
fleeing to the mountains before the ad-
vancing Americans, are returning in
small bands to the towns the Ameri-
cans do not occupy, terrorizing the ma
tives and Cinnamon who showed
friendship for the Americans. The ma
tives and Cinnamon are seeking the
protection of the American garrisons.
Colonel Vessels cavalry while scout
ing in the vicinity of Trinidad, found
evidence Of Filipino soldiers being in
that vicinity, but it was impossible to
bring about an engagement. The re-
cent increase in the garrison of Ma
machacan against the threatened rebel
attack on Christmas day averted
trouble.
Colonel Hare of the 33d infantry who
has been following a party of American
prisoners, lost the track for three days
about Dec 20, of such signs and evil
dences of their passage that they Gus
tomarily left behind them. 1t is
thought the prisoners We're separated
and conveyed to remote parts Of the
mountains, thus increa sing the difficult
ties of General Young's troops to effect
a rescue.
General Wheeler, who was recently
in Manila requesting an appointment
south, in the line of the expected cam
paiSn, Is now at Panique.
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TO RELIEVE LADYSMITH


The Beers have been challenging Cen
eral Methuen to renew the fighting.
The war office bulletins are also gain
ing in variety. To-day's includes ref
erence to a heavy rainfall. This Is a
close approach to the weather report.
There is also something like a market
report. General Methuen has estab-
Iished market at Modder river, where
tea and other dray groceries are ex-
changed for milk and vegetables.
This bulletin helps to dispel appre-
hension respecting General Methuen's
ability to keep communication open pc
hind him, for there Is direct refer
ence to a reconnaissance north and
west of Enslin.
There are few press dispatches from
this quarter, but the war office supplies
information that is indefinite and re-
assuring. Rumors of important news
from General Methuen were current to-
ward midnight.
In Natal the censorship is again op-
Grating closely, and only minor camp
incidents come through. The London
press, having at las discovered that
General Warren is with General Butler,
is assuming that the battle will be
speedily renewed on the Tugela. Ev-
cry Ladysmith casualty list reinforces
the moral that the issue cannot come
too quickly. To-day's record includes
seven deaths from typhoid fever. The
gloomy views which several Journals
express to-day do not appear to be
warranted by the comparative strength
of the two armies. General Butler,
when reinforced by the bulk of War
ren's division, will have certainly $4,000
men, exclusive of General Whites field
force.
There are more British soldiers tan
Beers on the Tugela. and now that a
siege train has arrived at Cape Town
there is no lack of guns Of long range,
II British generalship be equal to the
crisis, the relief Of Ladysmith ought to
be the natural consequence of British
superiority in numbers and artillery.
bravely and warily as the Beers will
contest the passage Of the river ana
hold their scientific lines of defense.
Ex-Premier Escombe's death in Natal
is greatly regretted by South Africans
in London. He was a strong imperialist
and ally of Cecil Rhodes. He was re-
garded as a practical statesman, who
was destined to work out the confeder-
alton scheme of South Africa after the
war and as Mr. Rhodes natural sue
cessor in the English leadership.
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STRICT MEASURES ADOPTED.
Greatest Care Will BE Used In Prevent
ing Introduction of Plague.

Greatest Care viii BE Used In Prevent
ing Introduction of Plague.
Washington. Dec. 29.-The following
telegram has been received by the super
vising surgeon general of tie United
States Marine hospital service from Sur
geon Carmichael at Honolulu:
Honolulu, Dec. 20.-There are two cases
of reported plague in Honolulu. No new
cases to Dec. 20, quarantine against in
lection raised Dec, 49,
Surgeon General Wyman, in referring
to the dispatch, said he did not consider
the situation critical in any respect. He
said that Honolulu had a competent board
of health. This organization had in
times past manifested it's ability to take
good care of the public welfare in the
matter of health and he had no doubt
It would prove equal to the emergency in
the present instance. Wyman said the
Pacific coast ports in the United States
had been notified of the reports from
Honolulu and that stringent methods
would be resorted to prevent introduce
ton Of the plague.
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HALF MILLION DOLLAR LOSS.
A Destructive Fire in Which Several
Firemen Are Injured.

Firemen Are Injured.
New York, Dec. 29.--The two seven
story buildings at 425 to 1876 East
Twenty street, occupied princi-
pally by the wall paper factory of
William Campbell & Co., were destroy
ed by fire tonight. The loss is fully
5000
The plant Of the New York Hygienic
company. which occupied the basement
OF AIS, and that of the Manhattan
Electric Light company, on the first
and second floors Of the same building,
were totally destroyed A large por-
from that company and was, on az
count Of the fire, cast into complete
darkness.
The Campbell company employed
many hands, who will be thrown out
of work by the fire. The properties of
all three firms are destroyed beyond
the hope of saving a dollars worth.
The losses are partially covered by in
surance.
Three hook and ladder men, Andrew
Dugan, Joseph Shaughnessy and Jo-
seph Bessinger, were caught on the
sixth floor Of the building and escaped
with great difficulty. All were severe
ly burned Shaughhessy and Bessinger
were sent TO Bellevue hospital. Two
other hook and ladder men were caught
on one Of the high window lodges with
the flames roaring all around them,
and the dense smoke making them al
most imperceptible from the street. Elk
tension ladders were run up and fire.
men brought them down in an almost
unconscious condtt,en. One Of the men,
Lee Potter. jwask Very severely burned
and was sent to Bellevue hospital.
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Knew 1t In Pretoria

London, Dec. 3o.--The Times has a dis
patch from Lorenzo Marquee, dated Dec
Is, which says: THE suspicion that the
Beer intelligence department Is in close
touch with a foreign consulate at Pre-
toria is confirmed by the fact that the
news of the appointment of Lord Rob-
erts as commander-in-chisf In South
Africa was generally known in Pretoria
on Dec. 20, indirectly reaching De'agoa
bay from the Transvaal two days later.
Suspicion rests upon consul who is no.
torious for his Boer sympathy. There Is
reason to believe that Pretoria Is kept
well informed With regard to British mil
itary movements.
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WHAT IS CONTRABkhD2
Lord Rosebery Addresses a Letter tn the
London Times

LOAuOn ElmeS
London, Dec. 30.-Lord Rosebery
writes as follows this morning to the
Times:
."There are disquieting intimations
which appear in point to our govern
ment having treated food stuffs as con.
traband of war. AS this is a matter OF
supreme Importance, l venture to adj
dress this to you in the hope that 1t
may elicit an authoritative statement
on the subject"
The Times, commenting editorially
upon Lord Rosebary's letter, says:
TOO little Is known Of the seizure for
any valid inference safely to be drawn.
An emergency might arise when GER
tain food stuff would be regarded as
contraband while others would not,
especially If the latter were Intended
for non-conbatants. There might. for
instance, be reasonable grounds fol-
treating canned goods as contrabano
and -four as legitimate"
After admitting that it would be
unadyisable to create a precea ent
which might some day be invoked
against U.S." the article concludes as
follows:
while we fully share the view that
no serious change of policy should oc-
cur without cogent reasons and ample
coneidera ton, we cannot but ask our
selves whether, in the event of Great
Britain being engaged in war, the
action, either of the enemy or even OF
the neutral powers, In matter upon
which such great divergence of opinion
still exists is likely to be governed by
any precedent we or any one else may
have set in the past rather than by
the immediate interests of the mo-
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STOCK MARKET REVIEW.

New York Dec. 29.-Bradstreet's review
of the stock market tomorrow will say
After the storm of the preceding week
this one has seemed a decided calm
While the movements of prices have
been irregular, they have been mainly
in the direction of Improvement, and
there has been an entire absence of liqui-
daton or of other tendencies which had
so alarmed Wall street.
Last Saturdays bank statement, while
not as good a one as had been hoped for,
was nevertheless favorable, and 1t was
also evident that the strain upon the
money market had beer removed by the
action of the treasury and the New York
banks 1t would indeed seem that the
money has been under firm control and
that financial interests of the largest CAL
iber were determined that no further dis
turbance should be allowed while the
preparations for the January disburse-
ments were in progress
Call money this week has not been
above per cent and at the stock ex-
change lower rates have been quoted on
largye transactions. Time money how
ever, is not at all plentiful and most COM
mission houses hesitate about supplying
themselves at per cent. rate Which
is now the minimum. The Improvement
In the money situation here had its coun-
terpart in the better feeling in London.
which market apparently owes its more
cheerful tone to the fact that further
gold shipments. TO the amount of some
$3.50. Co., are being made TO 1t from New
York to-day. The Indifference with which
the firnness of exchange and the gold
exporting operations were regarded by
the market was another feature Of the
week.
There were no factors of speculative
Importance, hut with the removal of the
pressure to sell stocks there was an ap-
parent reaction of sentiment which favor
I'd higher values throughout the list.
Fresh buying by the public has not de-
veloped yet. The bear interest, however,
covered extensively and pools and large
operators found little opposition to mark
ing up the prices for their specialties
This process was plainly noticeable in
the steel stocks and other industriais.
The railroad share lis. was, however,
relatively the most active part of the
market, both the standard dividend pay
srs and the low-priced stocks showing
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TWO DEAD FROM PLAGUE
That Is the Total Number Re-
ported From Honolulu.
CLEANING UP CHINATOWN
Unsanitary Quarter Will Be Entirely Re-
modelled Transport Victoria Arrives
With Her Cargo OF Horses in
Good Shape.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-The steamer
Gaelic arrived here this afternoon from
the Orient via Honolulu. The Gaelic
was sent to quarantine owing to the
plague scare, but her cabin passengers
were allowed to land, two boats plying
between the steamer and the city for
the purpose. The associated press cor
respondent at Honolulu sends the fol
lowing under date of Dec. %:
There have been no new cases OF
plague since last advices. There have
been several sudden deaths and in each
instance rumor assigned the plague as
the cause. Investigation proved other-
wise. On the 10th the quarantine over
Chinatown was lifted and business is
now going on as usual In that dis
trict.
There have been no deaths by plague
since the 18th instant. Up to that time,
five victims were reported. The board
of health now claims but two deaths
We're caused by the scourge, the re-
manning three cases being doubtful or
suspicious.
Chinatown is being thoroughly
cleaned. A committee of three has
been appointed to examine the distr CT
and report some scheme to remodel the
territory The council of the state Will
be asked to appropriate the sum Of
100000 at once, with which to carry
out the present plan of altering and
improving Chinatown in conformity
with the sanitary programme of the
board of health.
After it's disastrous experience, near
the sound the transport Victoria has
succeeded in breaking all the records
for good service in the transportation
Of animals between here and San Fran
cisco She arrived here on the goth and
locked st the Pacific Mail wharf, with
out having lost a single horse or mule
out of a load of 366. The trip was
made in passenger steamer time and
the animals are all in excellent condl-
ton,
Samuel NJ. Damon has returned after
an extended trip abroad. He has again
taken up the duties of minister Of
finance. Minister Lansing resigned on
the goth, requesting that he be relieved
at once by Mr.. Damon, and the resigna-
tion was accepted.
of torn rigging on her decks. the sh ?
Eclipse, So days from New Castle, ar
rived in the harbor Dec. 81. She was
struck by squall or waterspout on
Dec. 2 and in five seconds her mast had
gone, IS sails were split and one sea-
man, who was aioft, was carried away
so far from the snip that he was never
seen again. The disaster to the Eclipse
came from clear sky and in the midst
of a calm.
CAPTAIN Peterson thinks that water
spout must have done the damage. the
breaking of iron bars showed a storm
of most remarkable power. Iron rods
four or five inches thick were twisted
like thin wire and thick pieces of iron
h nd
soft wood The captain immedia tely
headed for the Marquee Stands, where
repairs were made. The Eclipse is an
American ship. Sire left New Castle
on the 9th of October with 1897 tons
of coal for this port
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MAIL STEAMER AGROUND.
Fears Entertained for tho Passengers on
4. a German Liner.

Fears Entertained for tho Passengers on
4. German Liner.
London, Dec. 30.-A large German
mail steamer. believed to be one of
the Hamburg American liners, has
gone aground during terrific gale in
East Bay, about a quarter of mile off
Dungeness, the southern extremity of
Kent. Heavy seas are breaking over
the vessel and lifeboats are unable to
reach her. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the passengers.
1t is reported that the position Of the
liner Is very serious. Tugs and life
boats were urgently requisitioned from
Dover and Folkestone, but they had
the utmost difficulty in getting off, ow-
ing to the gale, The signals of dis
tress were observed from the Sand
Head lights.
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A SHARP ENGAGEMENT.
General Otis Cables Details of Mont AL
ban Fight

Senefal otlS cables DetaIIS OF mont AL
ban Fight.
Washington &c. 29,-General Otis
cables to the war department to-day
as follows:
Manila, Dec. 29.-Colonel Lockett,
with his regiment, two battalions of the
46th Colonel Schuyler), one battalion of
the 18th Colonel DorsO, and one COM
pany of the 9th infantry, two guns
Captain Vandeusen), attacked the en-
envy, 900 strong, on a mountain strong
hold between Mont Alban, northeast
of San Mateo. A large number were
killed and wounded and "a taken pris-
oners. Lockett captured one cannon,
40 rifles, 10000 rounds of ammunition,
800 pounds of powder, arsenal fortifi-
cations, all food supplies and consid-
cradle other property This captured
point is located on mountain trail and
was formerly supposed to be impreg-
nable. Our casualties: Lieutenant
I1nlow, 18th cavalry, and five enlisted
men wounded, mostly slight: Private
Matson, 45th infantry, drowned"
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river, Dec. "a, that the Beers captured
two British forts at Thurman, Dec.
II. 1t is run1ored that Methuen's big
naval gun has exploded.
The Transvaal government has pro-
muleated a new gold tax law by which
individuals and companies working
their own mines are taxed so per cent.
of the output, while mines worked by
the government will pay SO per cent.
Suspended mines will pay 30 per cent.
on their probable output calculated on
three months working. Reducing
works will pay 80 per cent. of their net
profits. The law is retroactive to Oct.
TO-
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NEW COAllNG SYSTEM.
Government Trials Conducted With Sat-
isfactory Results


isfactory Results
Washington, Dec. 29.-The naval board
which conducted the trials of the Miller
coaIing system has submitted it's report
to Admiral Bradford, chief of the equip
ment bureau.
The board conducted these experiments
with the battleship Massachusetts and
the government collier Marcellus, the
battleship towing the collier, which sup
piled the former with coal in 800 pound
bags by means of towing lines, which
made an aerial trolley. The tests were
conducted under varying conditions of
weather and in the opinion of the board
were eminently successful. In weather
as heavy as it was practicable to coal
ship under any conditions the devices
transported about 20 tons an hour safely.
The board concludes that the apparatus
will be of value during war time, and
consequently the plant with which the
experiments have been conducted will be
paid for by the government, under the
terms of the contract made last sum-
mpf
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ON THE TRACK
At New Orleans.

New Orleans, Dec 2a.-Tive favorites
met defeat in to-day's racing. Results:
First race, selling. seven furlongs-ls. T.
Cation won, Junetta second, Uhlers third;
time, 1909. Second race, selling, six
furlongs-Kindred won, Pythia second,
Matt Simpson third: time 1:17A. Third
race. selling. mile and 10 yards-Harry
Preston won, Manlius second. Frank Nc
Cornell third time, 1:471a Fourth race,
handicap. six and a half furongs-Ed
Garland II. won, Free Lady second.
Compensation third; time, 1:211. Fifth
race. selling, mile and a sxteenth-Da-
Wis won, Belle Ward second, Bill Jackman
third time, 1:50b.
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CONSPIRACY FOR ARSON.
Steamboat Captain Proposed to Burn
II walls Boat.

StCHAAuOhA SNpta'u iIoPteeu " 1oufn Ii
II walls Boat.
Seattle, Wash. Dec. 29.-Captain c.
II. Muneon of the steamer Acme was
arrested this afternoon charged with
conspiring to burn the steamer City of
Renton, plying on Lake Washington on
the same route as his boat. 1t is
claimed that Munson entered Into an
arrangement with G. E. Eagan by
which the latter was to set fire to t ~
Renton on Christmas eve. Eagan says
that he then informed a young man
named Russell, employed on the steam
er GaZelle, of the plan. He says that
he then entered into an agreement
with him whereby Russell should be
an eavesdropper of conversations be-
tween himself and Munson. Russell Is
said to have heard the conversations
and to have seen Munson pay Eagan
$40 on account. On Christmas day
Munson was accused of the conspiracy,
and it is claimed that he made con-
fession, duplicating his partners, S.
Atwell and S. F. Fish, in the matter.
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Embpyzleu Nearly n Million

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 29.-The war
rant for the arrest of Charles H. Cole,
formerly president of the Globe bank of
Boston, on charge of embezzling $500 900.
arrived to-day. The United States mar
shall also received a telegram from the
attorney general of the United States d.
recting him to conduct Cole to Rorton
under guard. Cole waived a preliminary
examination here and the start for Bos-
ton will be made tomorrow The war
rant contains four counts. The first
charges Cole with receiving $500 600 Oh
Aug. last and embezzling 1t, and the
second accuses him of e1nb ~ irr So g
on Aug. II. The other two counts simply
refer to these previous transactions.
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Sent to Quarantine,

Port Townsend, Wash, Dec 29.-The
British steamship Blomfontein arrived
this morning II days from Honolulu.
Having come from a plague-infected
port, she was subjected to a thorough
inspection by both the United States
and state quarantine officers. Her ar
rival was reported to the department
at Washington by United States Quar-
antine officer Foster No traces of
disease existed on board. The depart
ment, however, ordered her to be sent
to the Diamond Point quarantine sta
tion for fumigation.
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Eibernians Aid the Doors.

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.--More than 400
delegates, represe.ng 80 divisions of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians of Phila-
delphia with a total membership of
10000, held a secret meeting In Indus
trial hall tonight for the purpose of
taking action to help the Beers in their
war with Great Britain. After the
meeting had adjourned it was an
nounced that the delegates Of all divis-
ions had pledged the men of their
divisions to contribute $3.50 toward a
fund of 500 600 to be raised for the
purpose of sending a hospital ship to
the Beers.
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WILL USE INDIANS.
Wild West Managers Cannot Be Pre-
vented by the Government.


vented by the Government.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington, Dec. 29.-"Buffalo Bill"
and other Wild West show managers
will probably proceed to use Indians
In their exhibitions, whether the gov
eminent consents or not. There is no
disposition on the part of the depart
ment to change its position relative
to the use of the Indians in such shows.
Both the secretary and the Indian
commissioner have pronounced views
against 1t. But good lawyers say the
government Is without authority to
prevent Indians from making private
contracts with the Wild West managers,
and the government authorities them
selves incline to the opinion that their
power does not extend beyond prevent
ing contracts through Indian agents.
Many friends of Colonel Cody have
said that, owing to his uniform good
record of conduct with the Indians in
his charge, he may be excepted from the
operation of the rule, but the authori-
ties have been int1exible in the mat
ter