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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-04-21
Executive Committee.
Breaux Bridge. April 10Th 1900

Breaux Bridge. April 10Th 1900.
Meeting of the Parish Democratic Ex'
ecutive Committee of the Parish OF st.
Martin.
The meeting was called to order BY
the president, Mr.. T. j. Labbe. Were
present, R. Martin. DR.. A. Guiloeau, d.
Hebsrt. !. Domec, Adolphe Thibodesux.
R. J. Thibodeaux. Alfred Delaune. Her
mogsne Hebert, ]. Comeau, Justin Fun
guy, O. Guidry.
whereas it is now brought to the at
tention Of this committee that David
Rees, T. L. Broussard, Jules Bourques OF
the LIST ward, Auguste Barras and L: T..
Gauthier Of the Bird ward, have and are
now fighting openly and opposing the
regular nominees Of the Democratic par
ty chosen by the white Democrats OF
this parish at the Primary election held
on December l6 1899 and whereas they
have abjured all allegiance to the prin-
ciples of true Democracy and a. such
are unworthy to represent the Democra-
tic party of the Parish Of st. Martin.
It is therefore resolved. and ordered BY
this Committee representing the Demo
cratic party Of the Parish Of st. Martin.
that they be and are hereby expelled as
members Of this committee and BY viz
tue Of the power vestedin the Democrs-
tic Executive Committee Of the Parish
Of St. Martin, we have and do now pro-
coed to select and nominate In theiI
place to ill the vacancies occasi0ned BY
their expulsion. the following Demo
Gratis from the 1st ward Clairville Bien'
venu, Martin Ducrest, A. v. Fleming
from the 3rd ward j. L. Ducrest and
Jules Maraist.
There being no further business 4
} transact the meeting adjourned.
r. ]. THIBODEAUx, IT,. LIABLE.
Secretary. Chairman
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THE ELECTION.
OURS,

The election is now a thing OF
the past, and it passed without
bloodshed Notwithstanding the
bulldozing attitude of the boilers,
who we're in the habit Of bossing
things to suit their own convi-
niences.
The election was honestly and
fairly carried, the votes cast
were fairly and honestly counted,
Ind every commissioner perform
Fed his duty to the best of his abb
lily.
At the poll in St. Martinville, q
discussion arose before the COM
missioners, to have two emblems
COUNTED, it appears that the boil
tiers had voted the Elephant or Flu.
son ticket, which had a head but
no tail, and the boilers had nc
bead but had a tail, so they had
determined that of this head and
tail to make one whole. They vo'
ted the two emblems, and wanted
them counted, and after consulting
with lawyers, the commissioners
decided to count the two embems
but according to our understand
ing of the law, these tickets were
spoiled, as the law says: "Te
vote straight party ticket STAMP
the emblem" these tickets having
been separated by the state or
the official ballot, each being in 9
column by itself, represented two
separate and distinct parties, there
fore the stamping of the two EN-.
blem is in conflict with the cleo
ton law.
The Democratic ticket is victo'
rious, and the people of st. Mar.
tin parish have good cause to re-
joice.
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PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
By virture Of the authority vested In
me by law, !. by this proclamation. or.
der that an election be held in the town
Of st. Martinville. at the Court House.
by the duly qualified electors of said
town. on Tuesday May 18th. being the
third Tuesday of said month, for the
election of a Mayor. and five council.
men, to serve for term Of two wears.
Given under my official signature, this
18th day Of April, 1900.
T. j. Liable. Mayor.
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STRAYED

on DeBlanc plantation since October
1897 one Brown Cow branded In the
earl owner can have same by paying al I
cost and expenses.
MICHEL DEBLANC.
April 18th 1900, ~
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At last the people of st. Martin
parish have wrested the parish
from the political bosses who have
ruled for SO many years, and have
placed it in the hands of their SER
wants, for the newly elected Off
GERS are the friends, the servants
of the people, not their bosses,
their masters.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury
a. mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prascrip.
lions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Hall'a Catarrh Cure. manufactured BY
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury. and is taken internally, &C
ting directly upon the blood and mu-
o0us surfaces Of the system. In buying
Balls Catarrh Cure be cure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio.
FL. Cheney & Co.. Props. Toledo. o
Sold by druggists. price 75c.
a Halls Family Pills are the best.
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and was a help to the speculative mrket
October advanced to 751zQxc and closed
strong 11s@Hc higher at 75k9Zc. New
York reported 70 loads taken for export
and 300, 900 bushels were sold here.
COHN-Corn was quiet and inclined to
be easy despite the wheat strength. The
government report issued yesterday was
considered bullish and country offerings
were reported light. but following the
opening and a little bulge which followed
II, the market eased off on local selling
October opened 1sd1zc higher at 3S7zc-
touched 39c and then sold to S3z67sc. Re
ceipts were 541 cars
at 3901zc
OATS-Oats were firm and fairly active
Offerings were rather small. October
opened a shade higher and sold to &c
Receipts here were AT cars.
Observation-Disclosures were quiet
The market opened steady, eased on pro-
ft-taking and then recovered on the
strength of the cash position. October
pork opened TIC higher at $11.15, touched
lard started 215c over yesterday at S. ST.,
tober ribs opened at 21zc higher at 81 40
! FI4AX-.Cash: N. w, 81. 495z; S. W.,
81 4S11; September, $14SQ1.4 9; October,
$1.441aG1. Ash.
RYE-September ~511kc; October, Sc
BARLEY-Cash, 39650c.
TIMOTHY-Septembe $40; October,
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THREE THOUSAND MINERS
Will Likely Strike Unless They Sc
cure a Wage Scale.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 1.-THE con-
ference of coal miners and operators will
be held at Coal Creek tomorrow to fur
Their consider the matter of wage scale
for the coming year. A number of op-
orators are in the city, and an informal
conference was held by representatives
of two of the leading coal companies.
They refused to give out any statement
as to the probable result of the meeting
tomorrow.
1t is believed that if the operators fail
to decide on a contract agreeable to mi
ners a general strike will result The
a week, and already the Southern rail-
way has dropped about Is telegraph OPP
orators and one local yard crew, claim
ing the decrease in coal traffic would not
permit the men remaining on. If the
miners strike it is probable that 5000
men will be out of employment, thereby
affecting about 15 900 people.
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Chicago h1vestock Market.

Chicago. Sept 11-CATTLE-Receip
1900 including 1900 western and 800 Tex
ans; generally steady. Good to prime
steers, $5.60G6.00; poor to medium $4-50Q
$50; stoekers and feeders, SO. BOBCATS; cows,
81: 7544-50; heifers, $3s90Q5.00: cannerss $500
Q2.75; bulls, $2.75d4. so: - calves 50f170c be-
low last Saturday at $5.00d6.75; Texas fed
steers, 81 50G5.00 Texas grass steers, $3.25
Q4.20; Texas bulls, 81. 50G3. 40.
HOGS-Receipts today, q 0o0; tomorrow.
q, 900; left over, 3.048; average steady; top,
$500. Mixed and butchers. $510d5 so; good
to choice heavy, $5.15Q5. so; rough heavy,
1905 70; light, $5-2OG5.60; bulk of sales,
IS. 20G5. 40.
10c higher: lambs Steady to l6c higher.
Good to choice wethers, $36563 50; fair to
choice mixed, $3.35qS.65: western Texans,
lambs, 81. 6565.70.
Official receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
Cattle-Receipts, p. s6s: shipments, 1889.
Hogs-Receipts, 30,581; shipments, s $50.
Sheep-Receipts, Fl, $685. shipments, 1888.
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lived alone near Wymore. and was re-
puted to be quite wealthy. One night he
was visited by four maske men, who
bound and gagged him and then tor
tured him by burning his feet with coal
oil to make him tell where his wealth
was secreted. The old man lived about
two days after the terrible ordeal before
succumbing to his injuries and was able
to give fair description of his assail-
ants to the authorities
Suspicion has been directed in a GER
tain direction ever since and detectives
ahve been devoting considerable time
ing obtained what is considered strong
evidence against the suspects a war
rant was issued yesterday afternoon and
served by Constable Grimes against
Noe.
The other three supposed participants
in the crime have not yet been appre-
hended, but the officers expect to get
thin tomorrow.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Bell died at her home, 1924 Tyler
street quite suddenly last evening, of
heart disease, at the age of % years.
Mrs Bell was just recovering from an
attack of malarial fever and was quite
nervous She appeared well yesterday
but was suddenly taken sick and died
last night The funeral will be held to-
morrow at o'clock at Big Springs.
Burial viii be in the Big Springs ceme-
terry.
Fred Rausch died at his home one
half mile east of Grover station Mon
day, at the age of a years. His death
was caused by appendicitis The fun
eral will be tomorrow at the Linn Creek
church at 1 o'clock. Burial will be in
the Linn Greek cemetery.
Donald, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c L Gregg of 229 Western avenue, died
this morning. Funeral arrangements
will be announced Liter.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs ]. A
Hooper of Belmont and Oakland streets
died of kidney trouble Sunday night The
funeral was held this morning.
The funeral of Mrs Jennie PyIes who
died Sunday will be held at her resi-
dence, 1907 Arch street tomorrow at 3
O'Clock Burial will be in the Topeka
cemetery.
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NEWsBOYS IN A ROW.
Two Gamins Give Pugilistic Exhi-
bition in the Street

New York, Sept. 11.-Word reached
the West Thfrtieth street police station
last night that two newSboys were hav-
ing a prize fight in Twenty ninth street,
just west of Broadway, and Detectives
Glennin and Deering were sent around
to see if it was true. They found nearly
1000 persons watching two sneWsboys,
who, with gloves on, were fighting in a
ring, which had been marked out on the
pavement. Another newsboy was acting
as timelzeeper, and still another as ref
cree. Men in the crowd told the detect
ives that the boys had fought four
three-minte rounds, and that it had
been a rafting fight. The detectives
broke though the crowd and arrested
the two fighters. The referee escaped;
so did the timekeeper. He was Tim
the Rat" the detectives learned. In
the police station the youthful prize
fighters wept. They said they were
Morris Lassar of Sc Seventh avenue,
and Patrick Mulvaney of AL East
Twenty-se street, and each was IL
years old. Mulvaney's face was mass
of bruises.
''You gave the Irish kid good licking,
didn't your" the sergeant asked Lassar.
Look at his mug" replied Lassar.
s'He was dead easy
Eyer a liar retorted Mulvaney. 81
hurt my face falling on the curb"
The boys We're locked up for the night
in the Gerry society'S rooms
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LOCAL MENTION.

Geo. NJ Myers has filed foreclosure
suit in the u. S. circuit court against
the Bellville Water, Light and Power
company of Bellville, Kan. The company
issued $685. 900 bonds bearing 6 per cent
interest and has defaulted payment OF
interest for the past year the company
is in bad financial condition and besides
failing to pay interest has also neglected
to pay taxes Mr.. Myers was appointed
trustee by the bond holders
Mrs z. B. Foulxs has taken a position
in the suit and wrap department OF the
Charles Adams tfWomen's Store
James H. Guy and w. L. Grant will
address the Colored Republican F1am-
beau club Thursday evening at the old
court house.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary so
ciety of the First NJ z. church will meet
on Wednesday, September II, at p M,
at the home of Mrs Ida Bevier, 525
Tyler street.
Thos. Riley was fined So in police court
this morning for disturbing the peace
of the residents at 506 Jefferson street
Sheriff Tom O'Connor, of Lyon county,
was in the city today. He brought a
boy to the reform school,
Mrs Thorpe reports that there is an
old soldier called billie at III East
Sixth avenue who is sick and needs as
sistance- He refuses to go to the county
poor farm
Sheriff Mudd, of Bates county, Mis-
souri,, was in the city yesterday. He
was after requisftion papers for a
prisoner escaped from Bates county who
is now at Independence, Kan
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MR.. GAGE SCORED.
Data Showing Government Obliga-
tions Are Now Paid In Silver.
[F'rom the St. Louis REPUBLICS

[From the St Louis Republic1
New York, Sept. 11--When Secretary
of the Treasury Gage issued state
ment telling how alarmed he was at the
thought that Mr.. Bryan, when elected
president of the United States, will pay
government obligations in silver, he for
got to say that this is just what the
Mckinley administration is doing now.
e. r. Holden, who has collected some
data on this point, has sent a let
ter to Mr.. Gage. He says that under
the policy of the government the ma
tiOnal banks are kept stocked with sill
yer certificates. If a man presents a.
check to a bank he receives perhaps 80
per cent of the amount in paper re-
deemable in the white metal.
It is the Gage policy, says Mr.. 1ol-
den, to accumulate gold certificates,
treasury notes and greenbacks and al
low silver certificates and national bank
notes to discharge the government and
national bank obligations and perform
the functions of money among the work
ingmen and millions of trades people.
Are you not charging Mr.. Bryan with
an act you, yourself, are and have been
committing?" Mr.. Holden asks.
Mr.. Bryan never uttered one word
against the manner or form of money
with which the government discharges
its obligations. Do you know that if a
merchant deposits 1000 in gold in any
national bank today and next week de-
sires to draw the 81 900 in cash with
which to pay his employees, he will in
all probability receive from the teller
at least 80 per cent. in silver certificates
and the other 10 per cent. in treasury or
national bank notes?"
Mr. Holden declares that Mr.. Gage is
disingenuouS when he expresses the fear
that Mr.. Bryan will pay out silver dol
lars.
There are only 12,5S5.771 silver dollars
in the United States treasury that could
be paid out.
There are $415. S75. 727 held in the treas
ury to redeem silver certificates already
in circulation. These dollars cannot be
issued.
With less than $13.0OO,0OO in silver
available, Mr.. Bryan could not pay the
governments obligations in silver for
more than a week.
To satisfy himself as to the character
of the money paid out by the govern
nent agencies for their obligations-na-
tional banks are government agencies
Mr.. Holden sent to the National Bank
of Commerce a check for 500 and re-
ceived the sum in silver notes.
Then he sent to the National City
bank a check for 800, and he received
SS5 in silver certificates and SIS in United
States notes.
Last of all he sent to the United States
subtreaSury in this city 500 in gold, and
asked for bills for it. He received his
500 in silver certificates.
I'm view of the above direct evidence"
Mr.. Holden writes, "and of your treas
ury statement, dated September 1, 1900,
I cannot but express the feeling that
your letter was written for political eff
feet, by which you hoped to gain votes
for the Republican party
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Furnished by the J. 9. Goings Comimis-
the Chicago Board Of Trade and regular
board of trade wire
Paris: Wheat firm, spot SC higher, flu
lures 10c higher; -four firm
Chicago receipts: Wheat. 5s7 cars. grad
ed 10; corn, 81 cars, graded 152; OATS az
Omaha: Hogs. $500: cattle, 5000.
Chicago. The government figures on
both wheat and corn are lever than the
effect goes, be a help to prices.
Liverpool, 1:S0 p. M: Wheat unchanged;
corn, quiet, I'd higher than yesterdays
london 1890 p. M: wheat steady; I'M
changed from yesterday close; corn
Chicago: Heavy rain in Kansas. Ne,
eastward over the lakes.
Northwest receipts of wheat: Minneap-
oils 301 cars, last year S19; Duluth, 500
Chicago: Government figures on wheat
are % million lower than generally ex-
pected- Northwest conditions seem very
Offerings~of cash corn little more liberal,
good demand for Shipment, local opera
tors have considerable September ana &c
tober corn bought. Government figures
supposed to mean under billion.
New York: Cotton market easy and
seems to be some for sale
on wheat; corn, I'd to I'D up from yes
Kansas City receipts: wheat, 1s1 cars.
last year 81 corn. 3 cars, last year IL;
oats. - cars, last year 1: -
Paris close: Wheat SC higher; -four, so
16c higher.
Chicago: Northwest market up 1hc and
this started our market.
Liverpool close: Wheat. sd higher to
unchanged: corn, unchanged to sd higher.
Duluth close: Neutrality-suspicious. 76lsc
bid; December. TIC.
st. Louis close: Wheat-September, BIC;
October 74c bid. Corn-Septem 39Ac
bid; October. 3714c asked: December, Sac
Kansas City close: Wheat. December,
675sc; May, 715sc- Corn-December, CSC;
Chicago: Hogs close steady, 5000 left
over.
Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor-
row, 80 cars wheat; corn, 400; oats, 300
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CAMPAIGN TO OPEN.
Republicans VIII Begin the Battle at
Wakarusa-

The first political picnic campaign Will
be given tomorrow at Snyder's grove,
Wakarusa- 1t is under the direction of
the Republican county committee and
every one is expected to take along ra-
lions in a basket. The outing will be
made interesting even for those who
care very little for politics. Charles +.
Scott. of lola, one of the brightest speak
ers in the state, is the out of town man
to make an address. Tom McNeaI and
Congressman Charles Curtis will speak
The music will be furnished by the
Twenty-third regiment band and the
Trou 5adour Quartette. The special train
will leave the Santa F'e depot at $50
o'clock Wednesday morning. The fare
for the round trip is % cents. The Old
Soldiers Mckinley and Roosevelt club
win attend the picnic and carry red,
white and blue umbrellas.
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TWO HUNDRED CASES.
Number on September Docket But
Not All Will Be Tried.

The jury for the September term of
the district court will have about 200
cases brought before them, but a large
be tried.
The records in the office of the clerk Of
the district court show that since the
9Th of January, 1898, which was the date
Judge Hazen went ON the bench, up to
the first of September, this year, there
has been tried and disposed Of in the
district court 7,011 cases. OF this num-
Der 1,007 were jury cases; 3.S1S were
court cases, and 2,1Se were cases dis
missed. During the same period of time
there was heard and disposed of by the
court 9,29S demurrers and motions
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SANTA FE ACTIVE.
Rebuilding of Telegraph Line
Into Galveston to Be Rushed.

Mr.. J. A Sampson. general foreman
of the Santa Fe telegraph department,
left at noon today for Texas to superin-
tend the work of rebuilding the Santa
F'e telegraph line into Galveston. A
gang of men was started south from
Temple, Tex, yesterday, and so far have
succeeded in establishing communica-
ton to Alvin, the junction point 80
miles this side of Galveston.
Mr.. c. G. Sholes, superintendent Of
telegraph of the entire Santa F'e system,
said today that he hoped to have COM
munication established with the de-
vastated city by Thursday or Friday of
this week. A carload of cable is being
rushed through over the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa F'e tracks, and by the end of
the week the exact damage done by
the storm in Galveston and surrounding
territory will be known.
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ern securities. Both the preferred and the
common are conspicuously weak II -
reported that John W Gates has nqu1-
dated a considerable line. The PostponS-
ment of the coal miners strike mas teLn-
porar1ly checked the selling Of the coalel=-
The smaller shorts seem inclined 70 coZgShs
but the larger traders still beileVe tnA.
this entire group of stocks VIII expeIlsncs
a very sharp decline within the next lev
weeks, unless the demands OF the mlneLs
are satisfied. As there is practically nc
outside speculation in any of these STOCKS
their movements have little or no 1nnu-
ence upon the market. There IS a iaIs9
outstanding short interest in b K =. any
if the statement of the company "nlcn
is said to have been submitted 70 tne
secretary of the railroad commission g
Albany, proves to be a. favorable Qnes tne
stock will have a. sharp rise. BESIDES US
belief that the company VIII make a DEL
ter showing than Is generally expected.
there are ru1nors of important cnapgtss
in the management of the property me
wormsers have called in all the People
Gas stock and refuse to make any new
loans. The street interprets this TO mean
that they have disposed of their holdlnsS
and taken a heavy loss. Sentiment on the
stock is not quite so bearish as II was
last week and the impression IS growing
that an end to the rate war IN Cnlcago
will soon be realized. 1t is not adVlsaDie
to sell the stock short as a quick up1urn
is likely to occur at any moment
r. N. HUDSON.
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STRIKE IS DEAD.
OppOrtune Time Was Allowed
to Go By.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE ex-
eitement over the threatened strike of
miners in the Wyoming valley has en-
tlreiy died out The only murmur of
discomfort come from Plymouth, where
the United Mine Workers organization
is very strong. The miners there say
that the executive board at Indianap-
oils played into the hands of the oper-
ators, unwittingly, but nevertheless
very effectively If the strike had been
declared Saturday night, as expected.
80 per cent. Of the men employed in the
mines in Plymouth and vicinity would
have laid down their tools at once At
Paronss Sugar Notch and other towns in
the valley the miners appear to be per
fectly satisfied with the turn in affairs
and 1T would be a somewhat difficult
matter to arouse their enthusiasm to
the striking point again. In the mean
time the operators are doing nothing
but mining coal Every colliery is be-
ing worked to its fullest capacity, and
more coal is being mined than at any
time in the history of the valley.