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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04

To so hold would be to cripple all trade
by sea during the continuance of any
war, no matter how small. Great
Britain herself has not advanced this
plea. 1t has remained for our Subservi-
ent state department to advance it for
her
The department asserts that instruc-
tions have been sent to our cousul and
to our ambassador to investigate the
matter. Sent by what means? BY mail.
By mail that will take at least two
months to reachsits'designation! Even
then, according to administration or
gans, all the United States can do is to
await the action of the British prize
courts, as other nations waited when we
were at war But by the time the courts
release the floor, the plucky little South
African republics will probably be starved
out. The plea that other nations awaited
the action Of our courts is as disingenu-
Gus as the rest. Our seizures were made
in accordance with well known principles
of international law. Great Brtian's
seizures are made in contravention of
all law. She is certain to disavow them
and to pay damages to the owners, per-
haps to dismiss some officer who has
been instructed to sacrifice himself for
his country. Her only desire is to gain
time, and in this she is obediently aided
by her American ally.
t t
While no one in Washington seriously
believes that the Republican caucus
will dare to indorse the bill of Repre-
sentative Crumpacker, of Indiana,
which proposes to reduce the congress
sional representation and the electoral
votes OF a number OF Southern states,
Representative Wilson, OF South Caro-
lima, who is an able constitutional
lawyer, has gathered a number Of legal
decisions showing that congress has no
constitutional authority to do what Mr..
Crumpacker's bill proposes, even If it
had the inclination, which he doubts
Mr.. Wilson quotes several decisions OF
the United States supreme court, one of
which contains the following plain
language: THE right to vote is a
privilege regulated by municipal law,
and inhering exclusively in the state {"
He also points out that the right to vote
has been denied by large number OF
states. For instance, an educational
qualification is required by Maine,
Massachusetts,, Connecticut, South
Carolina, Mississippi, louisiana, Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, while the payment
of certain taxes is required before citi-
zens can vote, by Rhode Island, Penn
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04
A Promise Not Fulfilled,

Mckinley shouted from the house
tops that there would be no step back
ward in the civil service regulations
for securing comp retent deputies and
clerks in the government employment.
When the spoilspcn of his party need.
ed more plunder TO capture delegates
to the Ohio convention he took 5000
places from the protection of the mer-
1t system and put them at the disposal
of the heelers.
His law Office an subordinates have
refrained from prosecuting the Re-
publican State Committee from Ohio
for levying tribute on postmasters and
government clerks in order that
slush fund might be raised to help out
the party in the buckeye state Yet
such action is declared to be a plain
and nagrant violation of the law This
promise to the people has been
broken.-Helena Independent
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, January 2, 10.

Washington, January 2, 1900.
Day by day the proofs that the ad-
ministration has a secret understanding
with Great Britain, which is tantamount
to an alliance, becomes more and more
conclusive. The sending of the cruiser
Montgomery to do police duty for the
British sat the fever stricken port OF
Sierra Leone, and the extraordinary
supineness Of the state department,
under the seizure OF American flour on
the high seas, are evidences in point.
The equivocations sem-of1icially put
forth by the state department to excuse
its conduct in the latter case, are pitt
able. The attempt is made to compare
the situation at Delagoa bay to that in
Cuba during our war with Spain, and to
justify the seizures by our seizures at
that time. As a matter Of course, any
and all property, whether contraband Of
war or not, is subject to seizure under
any flag II bound to a blockaded port.
Even II bound to a neutral port with
the intention OF there trans-shipping
and ultimately sending to a blockaded
port, it has been held subject to seizure.
II contraband Of war, it is subject to
seizure, il bound for a hostile port,
whether blockaded or not But no
nation has ever before advanced the
plea that neutral property under the
neutral flag bound from one neutral port
to another neutral port, whether con-
traband or not, was subject to seizure.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04
Making Frank Confession.

And now the administration organs
declare that the question to-day is
not who began the firing in the Phil
ippines, but who shall end it, and in
what way?" This is a frank admis-
sion that it all resolves itself into a
question of territorial conquest with
out stopping to consider the rights of
the people Of the archipelago and it is
the equivalent of confession that the
American troops started the war un-
der orders from Washington in the
face Of an official report that the Fill
pinos did not want war-Kansas City
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04
STANDARD REBATE CHECKS fror
Standard Rebate Check CompanV'S Stores,

80 East Third Street, South Bethlehem, Pa.
As South Main Street, Bethlehem, Home Office
1872 South Main Street, Bethlehem, Pa.
Storehouse, Over Public Market Betheh
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04


and all it means, to those who are
most ardent in urging 1t.
Republican leaders, especially those
who have brotherly feeling for trusts,
do not like Hon. William ]. Bryan's
proposition that trusts should be dealt
with by the general government. They
say that the states should look after
them, and they declare that Bryan is
undemocratic when he would invoke
the aid of congress. This is all very
fine, for when a state passes a law
with view to curbing the trust evil 1t
is easy to get decision from the gu
preme court declaring that the law in
terferes with the Interstate commerce.
act. There's nothing like making mat
ters as easy as possible for the supreme
court. Cases have occurred when there
was no way for the court to do as II
desired except to reverse itself. and of
course that's humiliating and likely to
cause suspision. Courts are composed
of ordinary human beings who have
their full share of human weaknesses,
and men who are seldom selected sole
ly because they are the best and ablest
that can be had. The average man
would respect the supreme court II It
would only let him, but it will take
years of fair dealing to wipe out the
memory of that infamous decision on
the income tax. Twas SO plain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04
Gobbled by the Trust.

The formal transfer of the plant of
the Charles H. Sieg Manufacturing
Company, at Kenosha, Wis, to the
American Bicycle Company, common
ly known as the bicycle trust, has
been consummated. All departments
were at once shut down. The price
paid for the plant is said to be $780,
600. At the time Of the sale the COM
pany had orders for the manufactur-
ing of over 10000 wheels.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04

sylvania, Delaware, South. Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennes-
see and Nevada. Mr. Wilson saws the
educational qualification imposed by
Massachusetts, debars larger number
OF citizens than are effected by the con-
stitution or laws of any southern state,
and that he feels sure the best senti-
ment of the country, regardless of
politics, sustains the solution which the
suffrage laws of South Carolina and
other southern states have secured to
the people of Intelligence of those states.
/ /
1t is only fair to say that Secretary
Cages explanation of his course in
selecting the City National bank, of
New York, as distributing agent
to deal with the internal revenue
deposits, is entirely convincing. The
City National, it will be remembered, is
closely connected with the Standard
Oil Company and with the First Nation
al bank, of Chicago, in which, it is
charged and not denied, Secretary Gage
Sblll OWHS SUOCk IN uenanCe OF the
the law governing secretaries of the
treasury. When the secretary decided
to deposit internal revenue receipts.
he did so with startling rapidlty. Curios-
ly enough, the only bank in all this
broad land that has accumulated bonds,
as if the captious might say, in prepara-
tion for such an mergency, was the
Rockefeller" National 1t had S4, ,OOO,-
900 worth nearly all acquired it is said,
within a week, while the next largest
holding was only 100000 No ex-
plana-tion is given as to why the Stand
ard Oil bank should have so enor-
mously increased its bond holding
just at this time. But the secretary's
explanation is ample. The other banks
ought to have known enough to accumu-
late bonds just before such an emer.
gency. They can blame no one but
themselves for their ignorance. But
some of them would like to hire the
City Nationals mind reader. Was it
Abner Mckinley?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04

II is beginning to be believed that
Admiral Sampson will 60 down in nav.
al history as the commander whose
Acct bombarded the forts of Santiago
and killed q mule
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04

The finance committee OF Hazleton
city councils estimates that it will re-
quire S42 Sc to run the several de-
partments of our neighboring town
during 1900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-04

The Susquehanna river at Wilkes
barre closed on Friday. Ice had been
running for two or three days before,
so that when the mercury took a drop
on Thursday night the sealing process
was rapid. A year ago the river closed
on December IL, and in 1897 the closeup
took place on Christmas Day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
$500 Reward s1OO.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science haa been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrb
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional tie 4tment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing It's work
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers. that they offer One Hum
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold by druggists Toe.
Halls family Pills are the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
An Interesting Decision.

The following decision rendered By
the Supreme Court Monday will in
terest many rice farmers along the
canals in this section:
Landers & Donnelly VS.. Garland
Canal Company.-Appeal from the
Eleventh Judicial District Court for
the parish Of Acadia. Syllabus: a
canal company having contracted to
furnish rice farmers a sufficient sup
ply of water to irrigate their lands
during the planting season, cannot be
held liable for damages which result
ed from an insufficient supply, if the
same is attributable to the made
quacy of the fall of rain from which
source its canal was to be supplied.
In such case the rice farmers are not
responsible to the canal company for
rent, inasmuch as the shortage of
water caused them nearly a total loss
of their crop and the intervention of
the act of God, which released the
latter from liability should not be SO
construed as to infict punishment on
the former. Judgement affirmed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Scores Of Wells,

1t is estimated that there will be in
the neighborhood of IS deep well IL
rigating plants in East Calcasieu par
ish this season. The plants vary in
size from one to five wells, with ca
pacity for irrigatlng 100 to 800 acres
of rice. The deep well companies are
rushed with orders and will be kept
busy up to the last day. Deep wells
will play a most important part in the
rice crop Of 19Oo.-Jenning Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Miss Kearney Wilt Lecture.

The people Of Abbeyille and viciu-
ity win have the pleasurable satisfac-
ton next week. Of hearing some fine
lectures. Miss Belle Kearney, me-
tional lecturer and organizer Of the
w. G. T.. e. win arrive here Monday
and will lecture at the courthouse
Monday and Tuesday nights. Miss
Kearney has been justly styled the
Frances Willard of the South and
well known and beloved by all who
have met her. Admission will be
free and we hope a large crowd viii
turn out to hear this talented woAan
who is working in the laudable cause
of temperance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
ct No. ~ S. B. No. 3-By Mr.. Cage
JOINT

pronnSing an amendments fo fha G0nstitu-
tinn af tI,a Stata ~ + ,o1;siana raIatiya
to raf;fying and earrving into effect
a sneeiai fax levied in the Civ of New
0rieans for certain nnhlic ymnrnve-
menfs and ia stahl therein puhlic
s]vsteins nf sewerage md water, the
issuance of bonds therefor and the
nraviding WAYS and means To nav the
prineinai and interest of said bonds.
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Board Of the CITY ofNew Orleans. author
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
August Flower.

ut is a surprising fact,p says Prof.
Houton, that in my travels in all parts
of the world, for the last ten years, have
met more people having used Green's
August Flower than any other remedy,
for dyspepsia. deranged liver and stom-
ach, and for constipation. / find for tour
lists and statesmen, or for persons filling
office position, where headaches and gem
eral bad feelings from irregular habits
exist, that Green's August Flower Is a
grand remedy. 1T does not injuIe the
system by frequent use, and is excellent
for SOM stonachs and indigestion"
Sample bottle free at N. G. Young, Able
vile, La. and Kibbe q Williams, Erath,
Sold by dealers in all civilized coun-
tries.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Col. Gus. A. Breaux, senior mem
Der Of the law firm of Breaux & Cor
dy, will be the Republican candidate
for Judge in the district composed Of
Acadia and Lafayette parishes, and
will contest for the honor with Judge
Debaillon who was named as the
Democratic candidate in the Deem
Der primaries.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Harper whiskey On your sideboard
proves your taste is correct. It
proves also that you are doing your
duty to your guest and to yourself
keeping the finest whiskey obtain
able. Sold by j. O'Neil Lege, Alb
beyille, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
DeVoe's Weather Forecasts.

18th to goth, pleasant. On the
21st a storm will appear over the
East Gulf States, causing heavy rains
from the Gulf to the Middle Atlantic
States, snow in New England with
cold wave until the Goth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Whooping cough is almost epidem-
ic in town. We pity the poor child
dren, but are thankful it is not scar
let fever which is quite prevalent in
Crowley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
For Repres sentative.
Henri H.. GneyAaaa.

Announces His candidacy to represent
Vermilion Parish at the state Legisla-
ture. subject to the Democratic primaries
to be held before next April.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

The February number of Werner's
Magazine contains a number of feat
ures not only valuable to its particu-
lar class of readers, but interesting
and instructive to the general public.
While continuing to be indispensable
to the artist who works in any part
of the field of Expression the elocu-
ZIONIST, the reader, the dramatist, the
singer, the entertainer, the physical
culturist, the teacher in general-the
publishers aim to make the Magazine
of such general value and attraction
to cultured persons that it will be q
welcome guest to every home in the
land.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

From all reports Abbeville will
send a big delegation to New Or
leans for the carnival. The big
freeze of last year has been forgotten.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

. TOWN AND PARISH POINTERS.


tOWN AFNO THnfSET YIN En0s &
Primary election on March Sd.
Register if you want to vote.
Old newspapers for sale at this of
flee, 20 cents per hundred.
W. G.. Hall and wife of Cypress
Point, spent a day in town this week.
Louis Vale and family have moved
into the cottage next door to A. F.
Duhon.
Paul E. Leguenec has taken charge
Of his fathers blacksmith shop and
is kept busy.
Ducks were plentiful on our streets
Thursday, selling from 35 to so
cents per pair.
Noel's old blacksmith shop is now
occupied by Charles Montague who
is a good workman.
The dogwood is in full bloom and
its snow white blossoms seems beau
tiful m the drear and barren woods.
Erwin & Caldwell broke dirt Tues
day and began laying the foundation
for the new brick row on State street.
A lot of fine horses and mules have
been received by Eraste Mouton this
week and he is selling them right
along.
Mrs. r. P. Nelson left Wednesday
morning on a visit to hen sister-in-
law, Mrs. Thos. z. Brooks, of Ope-
lousas.
Stauffer Bros, are preparing to
have their large store re-shingled and
repaired. FL. K. Robinson has the
contract.
Miss Eliza Hollingsworth of Belle
.vue, and her nephew Fay j. Cald-
Sell, are here on a visit to her sister
Ms. w. w. Edwards.
Thsss bayou Vermilion was on a
rampagSthis week, the water coming
very closexo the top OF the fender
piles on eitfsr side of the channel.
@s-
Police Jury hiled to meet Tuesday
for want of a qudrum, owing to the
high water and badgoads. President
Sarver, was one of the old reliables
on hand.
Parish Democratic Executive Com
mittee meets today and will see that
all arrangements are completed for
holding the primary 'on Saturday,
March 3rd.
ia. McCorkle is building on Ed
wards & Greene's lot, corner State
and Lafayette streets, and will re-
move his stock of groceries there
when completed.
49,
Now is the time to plant Irish po-
tatoes. They yield well here and if
railroads rates were cheaper our farm
ers could make money raising them
for the Western markets.
Leonce Nunez, of Creole, Cameron
parish, who has been spending sever
al weeks in Abbeville among friends
and relatives returned home Thurs
day by way of Lake Charles.
All arrangements are about COM
plete for the building of the Abbeville
Rice Mill, on the bayou near the
depot. 1t will be a large concern,
over $50 carloads of material will be
used in it's construction.
20
There is an unfortunate crazy man
in jail who should be sent to the asy-
lam at jackson. He is unsteady in
clined and at nightfaIl disturbs the
rest of the families in the neighbor-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
ENCOURAGEMENT
For District Judge.

We are authorized to announce
Mfnos IL. GorGy- Dr.,
! candidate for District Judge of the
Se~yanteenth Judicial District, composed
IF the Parish of VermiIion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
For District Attorney.

We are authorized to announce
". Nelson Greene
as a candidate for District Attorney for
the I7th Judicial District.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Joseph E. Hitter, the popular and
accomplished prescription clerk at n.
Y. Young's drugstore has severed his
connection with that establishment
and returned to his home in st. Mar
tinville last Sunday. During his stay
in Abbeville Mr.. Hitter made many
friends and they as well as his en-
ployer feel sincere regret at his
leaving.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
There is an unfortunate crazy ma

There is an unfortunate crazy man
in jail who should be sent to the asy-
lam at jackson. He is unsteady in
clined and at nightfall disturbs the
rest of the families in the neighbor-
hood of the Jail, by singing in a most
doleful tune, marlborough sen va
en- guerre," and Hes a rambling
gambler"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

southern Pacific.
WEST BOUND
NJ ( arrives New Iberia 2:34P NJ.
NJ. g 100 A. M.
40 q .. 1:50 P. N.
EAST BOUND
! orr;ves at New Iberia 2:29 p. M.
NO. 4 1924 A. NJ.
. 10 q au 1:18 P. NJ.
n. AZ ". Route.
..,;ras ARREyILLE EXPRESS. Leaves
1905 oio
LOCAL DEPARTURE.
aras s.o5a. m. Arrives Ais p.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Leonce Nunez, Of Creole, Cameron
parish, who has been spending sever
al weeks in Abbeville among friends
and relatives returned home Thurs
day by way of Lake Charles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17


Sunday was d horrible specimen Of
the louisiana rainy season. All day
long it came down in a steady driz-
zle, and at night there was heavy
thunder with vivid lightning flashes,
while the very flood gates of Heaven
We're opened and the water fell in tor
rents, everything was flooded, Mon
day came, and with it a southeast
wind, and leaden colored skies which
Wept moisture by the bucket full.
About l o'clock the rain ceased, the
clouds lifted a little and the wind
shifting north by way Of the west
Cleared off, Tuesday being a fine day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

All arrangements are about COM
plete for the building of the Abbeville
Rice Mill, on the bayou near the
depot. 1t will be a large concern,
over $50 carloads of material will be
used in it's construction.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Old newspapers for sale at this of
fee, 90 cents per hundred.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

For want of something better to do
the City Item has published . long
list of criminals recently pardoned
out Of the penitentiary. Telesphore
Thibeaux, Jr., is the only one put
down from Vermilion parish. Lao
dice Landry and Desire Hebert, Jr.,
sent up for ten years for COW stealing
in some way escaped the lynx-eyed
editor of the Item. Both of these
men returned home last week and say
they had q pretty hard time of it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

W. G. Hall and wife of Cypress.
Point, spent a day in town this week
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Primary election on March Sd.

Register if you want to vote.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

IA. McCorkle is building on Ed
wards & Greene's lot, corner State
and Lafayette streets, and will re-
move his stock Of groceries there
when completed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Now is the time to plant Irish po-
tatoes. They yield well here and if
railroads rates were cheaper urfarm-
ers could make money raising them
for the Western markets.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Parish Democratic Executive Com
mittee meets today and will see thai
all arrangements are completed fol
holding the primary ION Saturday
March 3rd.