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The age-herald., 1899-07-04
MEIKLEJOHN
Is Candidate For the Senate to Sue
 ceed Thurston.

Chicago, H., July 3.-First Assistant Sec retary of War George D. Meiklejohn, this evening announces that he is a candidate for United States Senator from Nebraska to succeed John M. Thurston, whose term expires on March 4, 1901
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
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FIRE KILLED FOUR AND INJURED MANY COnflaSraliOn in q Big Chicago Paper
 Plant. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION Eight Badly Hurt in Escaping from the
 Burning Building. THE LOSS IS ABOUT $1OO,00O Indammable Nature of Stock Caused Structure to Fill With Dense Smoke, Rendering Escape of
 Employees Difficult.
THE LOSS IS ABOUT $100,000

Chicago. July 3--Four dead bodies are known to lie beneath the tottering walls of the Western Paper Stock company's plant which burned today The dead are:
 BARTHOLOMEW SPARKIEWIETz.
 JULIUS OSTOWSKY.
 MRS. JOSIE DOYLE.
 STEFFINA BAGDIES.
 Courageous work resulted in the rescue of large portion of the one hundred wo- men and twenty men who were employed in the building, but eight of the more inn petuous and frenzied ones were badly hurt in escaping from the blazing structure.
 The injured are: Agnes Czowski, burned feet and hands; Alberta Biennes, back in- jured and left ankle sprained; Agnes La Buda, scalp cut and shoulder injured Fran ces Drapa, back injured; Maggie Segeda. feet burned; Frances Scubada, overcome by smoke and body cut and bruised; Francis Novak, feet burned and body burned and bruised.
 Spontaneous Combustion
 The fire is thought to have started from spontaneous combustion among some old rags in the basement. The building stood at l452-5S Indiana avenue, and was four story brick structure. The flames quickly spread to the upper floors by way of the elevator shaft and stairway. The highly infiammable nature of the stock caused the building to fill with dense smoke render ing escape impossible for employees on the three higher stories. The occupants of the. building became panic-stricken and rushed to the windows.
 Those who went to the front where there was fire escape were able to make their way to the sidewalk by ladder from the second story. On the south side of the burning structure, however, many of the frenzied women leaped out of the high story windows to the roof of shed It was at this point that most of those in- jured, suffered. On the north side of the building several women escaped down a ladder raised by Mrs. George Caldwell ana Mrs. Rend, residents of the neighborhood. Josie Kuta, one of the girls employed in the picking room, says she believes several of her companions failed to escape from the building. Sparkiewitz last seen rushing toward the elevator shaft on the was borne back by the frightened women and men and has not been heard of since. He was foreman of the establishment
 The loss is about $100,000; insurance $40,00
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
 LECTURES IN LONDON

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CONDEMNED THE
 PHILIPPINE WAR And Our Continued Government Of
 Cuba. ADDRESS TO PUBLIC ISSUED Refers to "TWO Great Evils of MilitariSm
 and PlutOCracy."
ADDRESS TO PUBLIC ISSUED
MENACE REPUBLICS EXISTENCE
Monopoly is Centralizing the Wealth ot the Nation in the Hands of the Trusts - Using Govern
 ment As a Tool

Buffalo, N. r., July 3.-At today's confer association, Bolten Hall, chairman of the committee on resolutions, read the report of the committee, which included resou- tions on woman's suffrage, the Buchanan plan of organization, and anti-imperialism. An address read by Prof. Heron crticiz- ing the Philippine policy and the alleged tendency to autocracy was adopted, but the vote was subsequently, reconsidered after number of addresses denouncing such ac- ton.
 Pandemonium ensued, as motion after motion followed and speaker after speaker was heard or suppressed. Finally an ad dress to the public was taken up seriatim. would arise in a spirit of desperation, try ing to protest against the language of the address.
 The address as adopted refers to two great evils of militarism and plutocracy, which now menace the existence of the republic
 The former, it declares, is expressed in our war of conquest in the Philippines; in our continued government of Cuba in the private use of the United States army for the complete and instant overthrow of civil government in Idaho and the establish ment of military despotism in the corpor- ate and private use of military force to de- stroy and terrorize organized labor and in the monstrous public corruptions that have grown out of our Spanish and Philippine wars.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
Monopoly CentraIlzlng Wealth

The address continues: By economic force based upon special privileges In law and political competition, monopo- ly is eentralzing the wealth of the na- tion ia the hands of enormous trusts which are becoming irresponsible eco homie aesnotisms which are using leg islatio,, the Judiciary and all the func- tions of government as the mere instru- ments of private profit, which are re- ducting the entire people to economic serfdom or enforced wage slavery.
 Political liberty,' the address de- clares. lis mockery without economic liberty. We therefore make urgent ap- peal to the people to cooperate with us in the institution of such movements and the support of such men as shall propose. first direct legislation and pro- tectional representations; direct taxa tion, public ownership of public utilities or monopoles and the sole control by the people through their government of their medium of exchange"
The age-herald., 1899-07-04

ROweIrs Newspaper Directory, the official authority on the circulation Of American newspapers, is just out under date Of June 1. It accords to The Age-Herald the largest circulation of any Iuily newspaper in Ala bama. The Age-Heraid continues to grow.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04
THE WEATHER.

PARTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY; VARIABLE WINDS.
The age-herald., 1899-07-04

Chicago. July 3--Four dead bodies are known to lie beneath the tottering walls of the Western Paper Stock company's plant which burned today The dead are:
 BARTHOLOMEW SPARKIEwIETZ.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

Western Arkansas people are
very busy marketing their mann
moth strawberry crop, which is
the largest the State has ever pro-
duced. 1t is estimated the crop
will bring 81, 100000 into the
State. Van Buren, alone has
1900 acres and surrounding towns
have about 1000 acres, making
Van Buren, delivery point for
nearly 5000 acres. There are
some 10000 pickers employed at
Van Buren.
When we read of Arkansas land
being thus proftably adapted to
the raising of strawberries and
the ready sale of this product
being always assured, we are
convinced that many thousand
acres of land in the vicinity of
Opelousas might be more prof.
tably used in the cultivation of
this delicious and marketable fruit
than for the growing of 4-cent
cotton, which requires the expen-
diture of so much labor for such
poor returns.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
NO.. 81
Judicial. ADVERTHSEW

effect of exposing the stockholder to amy la
hllItY beyond the amount of his stock.
Thus done and signed. in the Town oI Ope-
lousas, st. Landry Parish. La, on this sixth day
OF the month OF May, 1899, i'll the presence OF
f. ]. Dietlein and Fritz Dictlein. competent
witnesses, who hereunto sign their names with
the sald appearerS. and me. Notary, after due
reading OF the same all erasures and interlinra-
tons having been made before signing.
Witnesses: T.. NJ. BOAGNI
r. j. DIETLEIN Wv. BOAGNl,
FRITZ DIETLtIN PEARL F. MOsELEI,
authorize my wife
M. G. MOSELEY,
j JJ.THOMPSON. Agt..
CIAS. +. BOAGNl
JNO. p. BOAGNI.
Mrs. MARY T.. WALKER,
per A. A. ANDING. Ayt.
ELEANOR l. COMEAU.
authorize my wife
&. H. COMEAU,
JOS. NJ. BOAGNI.
ALFRED PAyY
Clerk ana EX- Otficio Notary Public
Having examined the foregoing Charter. and
finding nothing therein contrary tn law, | ap
prove same MAY 9th, 1899.
District Attorney for Ilth
Judicial District OF La.
Filed May 10th, 1899
ALFRED PANi. Clerk,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
|, Alfred Pavy Clerk of the lIth .In.llclnl
District OF La. and EN-Oitirlo Recorder of Com
veyances and Mortgages do hereby certify the
above and foregoing is Il true ln'l correct copy
of the original Charter on file and of record
in my office in Miscellaneous Book No 10, page
SAG. May 10. 1899.
Witness my hand and seal of office, at Opc-
'o"sas: @ La this 10th day o, Nay; 1s'2 ,v
}snAlt Clerk and Ex pc' -oiliri" Recorder. s"H
May l3, 1899
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

Mr.. Clarence Smith and Mrs.
NJ. Casse of Grand Coteau, while
on their way to Opelousas Friday
morning, met with a serious acci-
dent while crossing Callahan
bridge. Mr.. Smiths horse be-
came frightened and backed
against the railing of the bridge
which broke; Mrs. Casse at that
moment jumped from the buggy
on the bridge, but young Smith
was thrown out and fell a distance
of about twenty feet, the buggy
falling on him broke two ribs
and bruising him generally; Mrs.
Case was slightly bruised on the
right shoulder. The injured par
ties were brought to town by
Capt. j. P. Smith, and attended
to by DR.. |. E. Shute.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
Dut,0Uiooorosecuting Officers.

m a recent issue of Law
p'otes' we find the following adj
mirable definition ON this point
from a no less authority than the
Chief Justice'of Pennsylvania:
This duty is we'll expressed by
Chief Justice Paxton of PennsyI-
vania in Com. V. Nicely, 1870 Pa.
St. 261. He says: ut is difficult
to measure the amount of zeal
which is allowable, or at least cx-
cusable, on the part of counsel
engaged in the defense of man
who is upon trial for his life.
Writers upon professional ethics
differ upon this subject, and |
will not discuss it. We have no
difficulty, however, in measuring
the extent of zeal which counsel
for the commonwealth may prop
erly display upon sAch occasions,
The district attorney is quasi
judicial officer. He represents
the commonwealth, and the COM
monwealth demands no victims.
1t seeks justice only, equal and
impartial justice, and it is as
much the duty of the district at
torney to see that no innocent
man suffers as it is to see that no
guilty man escapes. Hence he
should act impartially. He
should represent the common
wealth's S case fairly, and shouldnot
press upon the jury any deduc-
tions from the evidence that are
not strictly legitimate. When he
exceeds this limit, and in hot zeal
seeks to influence them by APP
pealing to their prejudices, he is
no longer an impartial officer,
but becomes a heated partizan.
When that officer allows private
counsel to assist him in the trial
of a cause, such counsel repre-
sents him to that extent, and
should be governed by the same
rules of propriety.'
In Hurd v. People, 25 Mich.
405, Chief Justice Christiancy
forcibly said: "The only leglti-
mate object of the prosecution is
ito show the whole transaction,
as it was, whether its tendency
be to establish guilt or innocence.
The prosecuting officer repre-
sents the public interest, which
can never be promoted by the
of the innoce nt.'
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
Death of j. E.. Braud.
: Times, Doualdsonsille) May II.

Daily Times. Douadsonsile) May II.
Another old and highly es
teemed citizen, a gentleman o
''the old school, haspftspe Il
final rest: Mr.. j. G.. Braud, Ia
miliarly known amongst hi
friends as ''Pepe' Braud departed
this life at 2:3O o'clock a. m. a
his residence in Faubourg LaPipe
surrounded by his devoted fami
ly. Mr.. Braud died with the con
ISOLATION of the Catholic church il
which faith he had been born anC
reared. Educated at an early
age at Spring Hill College where
so many of our best and promi.
nent citizens received that intel.
lectnal and moral training so es-
sential to success in life. Mr.
Braud, enjoying besides the adj
vantages of wealth and social po-
sition, soon achieved promi-
nence in the affairs of life which
distinguished him above the
average man. For many years he
managed the lumber interest of
his father, who it will be remem-
bered was the pioneer in the fum-
Der business of Ascension parish,
and whose plant stood in the
Identical spot now occupied by
Esneault's saw mill. After the
abandonment of that industry,
Mr.. Braud devoted his attention
to sugar planting and for some
years conducted a large planta-
tion in Iberville parish, where he
amased competency. Return
ingto his home in Faubourg La
Pipe, where he was born in 1889,
he devoted his time to literature
(for deceased was Il we'll read
many and study and to the in
vesment of his capital. To his
intimate friends Mr.. Braud was
sociable and full of "reminiscences
and a boon companion. He was
we'll posted on the standard au-
thors, though this fact may not
be generally known to the public.
AS friend he was steadfast and
true, and in his charities be "!et
not his right hand know what he
did," The funeral takes place at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Deceased leaves to mourn bis
death a widow and three children,
who are Mrs. L. Sandoz, the ac-
complished wife of our esteemed
contemporary, Mr.. L. Sandoz of
the OPELoUsAs COURIER, Mr.. Au-
gust Braud, the prominent and
popular young pharmacist, and
Mr.. Forest Braud. talented
student of Spring Hill College.
To the bereaved widow and chill
dren and other sorrowing relatives
the DAILY TINES extends its pro-
foundest coincidence.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
Why Delay!

Considerable surprise has beer
evlnced as result of the affida.
VT made against Mr.. Hart II
Sandoz by Mr.. E. P. Veazie.
The gravity of the charge. the
earnest desire and request of the
accused to have an immediate in.
vestigationIthe refusal of the
prosecuting xoficer to consent
thereto and the denial by the
Judge of the request of Mr.. Sau-
doz to give him a preliminary ex-
animation, as set forth in the Off
clal documents published to-day,
has caused much comment by re-
1ecting people.
1t is so rare that a person ac-
cused of crime courts investiga-
ton, that it seems strange that in
a case when a prominent citizen
is charged with so serious an Of
Tense that the officers of the law
DO not give him an opportunity
of exonerating himself in the ewes
of the public.
We do not doubt that the Judge
acted according to law in refusing
to grant the immediate trial,
while on the other hand, had he
granted the petition he would
have been still acting within the
strict letter of the law. 1t was a
matter entirely within his discre-
ton, and he exercised his privi-
lege of adopting the course which
he decided best, and it is not our
intention to criticise his act, but
to simply state the facts and let
the public judge for themselves
with these facts before them.
In view of the fact that Mr..
Veazie in his letter to Mr.. San
doz said that at the proper time
an affidavit would be made against
the party under suspicion, and as
his affidavit is not made positive
but simply from information re-
ceived, it is apparent that the
charge is based simply upon sus-
picion, doubtless of the weakest
character and Of such a nature
as could be easily gathered up
against almost anyone, no matter
how innocent he might be.
Mr.. Sandoz has served notice
on the prosecutor, that he is ready
to assert and maintain his inno-
cence. He simply demands an
immediate examination; there
fore with what grace can the
prosecutor refuse this offer A
great injustice has evidently been
done. The quicker it is reme-
died, the better.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

In the course of a story COM
menting upon the reported inten-
ton of Andre Carnegie to retire
from business and during his life
time to spend his millions for phil
antropical purposes, the Lon
don Chronicle indulges in severe
criticism of the alleged means by
which Carnegie built up his for
tune and says; eve all remem-
Der how the Homestead Works
were shut down for many months
because the men refused to have
their wages lowered, and how
barbed wire fences, charged with
electricity, were set up, and the
places fortified, Plnkertons were
sent for, and literally after a state
of war seige the union was
smashed to atoms, and the mil
lionaire's works were filled with
Poles and Hungarians.'
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

As the graduating exercises
|ef our high school take place this
Heek with about the same> result
4 generally recorded all over
ne State, we agree with the Mans
I'D Journal in its opinion ex-
a'sss.d e,ss. in the fflow'ng para
Ihs high schooA departments
the public sch9Bls are begin
zlng 20 turn out eir graduates,
g g usual there Are about four
Rls 70 one boy in each class. 1t
g % regretted that there is not
lafger proportion of educated
While it is true that the
ssiage boy, especially the coun-
Doy, does not have the same
vantage, SO far as the length Of
. school days is concerned, as
sister, he could so utilize his
le g to improve himself more
ne does. Opportunities to
- 9 better education than
u of our young men possess
10y wanting, and if the boys
ala take advantage of their
dings they would in the
e Detter off and so would the
Many Of the best men
sonntry has had we're self
and their opportunities
not 20 good as those
4 ~ the present genera
90 many Of our boys find
RI necessary to gain knowl-
ome and refuse to in.
sznselves.
=
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
UDGNl Il INT.
ALICE MARTIN. WIFE, vs.. ALEXANDER
l.. ANDKUS, HUSBAND.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
No. 1Gi74.

FHNHiS is A SUIT brought hv the wlIt against
Il her husband for separation of properly.
Tor a dissolution OF the community and for tho
separate administration Of her estate that she
may reap the fruits of her own industry tree
IRON the control of her husband.
Defendant accepted service and waived Clta
ton default was regularly entered and no
motion having been made to set the same
aside. no answer filed within the legal delays
plalntlff proceeded to confirm Judgment hy
default. The evidence clearly establishes every
allegation contained i'll the petition.
And because the law and the evidence is III
favor OF the plaintiff and against the defend
ant, Alexander l.. Andrus. 1t is ordered. adj
Judged and decreed that plaintiff Alice Martin
wife, have Judgment against the defendant
Alexander L. Andrus, her husband dssoving
the community heretofore existing between
them, that plaintiff be separated in properly
from her SAID husband and that she have the
separate administration of her estate and reap
the fruits of her industry free from the con
troll of her said husband.
IL is further ordered that defendant pay the
costs of this suit.
Done, read and signed in open Court at
Opelousas, this 18th day of May, 1859.
GILBERT l.. EUPRF,
Judge l1th Jnd Dist of La.
Filed May To- 1899.
b. H. PAVY, Dy. Clerk.
Nav 90 1899
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
General Wheeler in his 81

General Wheeler in his speech
to the Confederate Veterans at
Charleston, had the following to
say of the volunteers from the
South who enlisted during the re-
cent war with Spain:
ssNone of their brave volunteer
regiments have asked to be re-
turned from fields of active duty,
and when the request has come
from governors of other common
wealths, volunteers from Southern
States have promptly begged for
the honor Of filing their places in
the front of battle"
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
The Business Mems A ssociation

The Business Mems Association
a Lafayette appointed commit
lse to try to get the Northern
louisiana and Gulf Railroad now
~ course of construction from
sanction City to Vermillion Bay
'lotake such measures as will get
20 road to run through Lafayette
farish. New Iberia might do
nell to investigate the route of
lhis road.-Iberian.
And it might not be out of or
n TO inquire what is Opelousas
Eulng to do in the matter :?
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

Lafayette, St. Martinville and
New Iberia have been at work fol
some time trying to raise enough
money to secure the location of
the Industrial school. Jean
eratte has been ut work also. but
has made little noise about it, and
our chances are second to none
Coast Herald, Jeanerette.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

The confederate veterans had a
Pleasant time at their late reunion
"a Charleston. The organization
|fe-elected Gen. John B. Gordon
q we'll as all the other officers.
louisville, KY, was selected as
lle next place of meeting. r.
y Lee Camp No. IA was repre-
Mnted by Capt. Sam Haas.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

The States of Arkansas and
Texas will not allow, trusts within
their limits, neither will the
trusts from other States be al
0#ed to sue in the courts. All
the other States should follow
these examples and pass anti
trust laws.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
May 20, 1899.
NOTICE OF FINAL TABnEAU.
ESTATE OF ZENON PIERRE AUGUSTE
AND CELESTINE COOPER.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
No. 5429.

Whereas. Helen Pierre Auguste. of the Par
lsh OF st. Landry. administrators of the above
estate, has filed II tnnai tableau OF class-
tication OF debts and distribution of funds.
accompanied by her petition praying for the
homologation OF the same;
And, whereas. the prayer of said petition has
hofn- granted by an order of court bearing
date May 26, 1S99
Therefore any person intending to make OF :
position to said petition will file the same
in writing in my office in the town of Opelou-
sas, in ten days from the present notice.
ALFRED PAVY,
May q, 1899 Clerk.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

The antitrust law has driven
most of the fire insurance COM
panies out of Arkansas, but since
The people there have organized
two home companies the with
drawn companies have begun to
return to the State.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27

In the course of a speech de-
livered at Tammany Hall a few
days ago, Congressman Amos J..
Cummings nominated Ex-Sena-
tor German of Maryland as Dem
ocratic candidate for the presi-
dency.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
OPELoUsAs, La, May 23d, '99.
To THE PUBLIC /:

To THE PUBLIC
In referring to the foregoing application.
wish to say that have done all in my power
to have an investigation of the charges made
against me. I cannot understand why it is,
after an affidavit has been made, after thor.
ongh investigation. why the prosecution should
shrink from an examination. / hope and trust
that til g community in which was born and
reared and lived all my life, as well as the
parish at large, will approve OF my. course In
urging an immediate investigation in order to
nr0ye my innocence, and I invoke at their
hands suspension of public opinion until such
time Us may be able to obtain a trial.
Very truly,
! HART II. sANDOZ.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-05-27
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La
May TO- 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
field. u $. COMMISSIONER at Opeluusas, La
on June oath, 1s99 viz:
Louis Lachapclle,
who made Homestead Entry No. llT33
for the S. E.4 OF N. W. fractional or lot 5, Sec
80, Up. 4. S. r. W, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Augustin Beller, Octave Fontenot, Pierre
Verrette John Stirling. all of st. Landry Par
ish, La.
WALTER l.. COHEN,
May 13, 1899 Register