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The evening times., 1900-03-05
DROWNED IN PAGAN CREEK.
Three Sailors Perish Through the
Jpsetting Of Their Rout

-aAAeE1 HtFtNh hFOueh ne
JpsettinE Of Their BOut.
SUFFOLK. Va. March As the result
Of a yawlbOat caPsizing at Battery Park.
about twenty-five miles from Suffolk. in
Isle Of Wight county. three men were
drowned in Pagan Creek. an estuary OF
James River, yesterday. fourth was
dragged 10 the bottom in sixteen feet Of
water. but managed 20 escape the death
grasp Of the victims and swim ashore,
about fifty yards from the scene Of the ac-
cident.
The drowned are John Finigau. OF the
schooner Naniway; Calvin Nettles. of the
pUngy Thomas Gibbons, and VIII Brown.
of the sloop John Williams. The last nam
ed is colored. The men were sailors on
craft anchored at Battery Park and had
gone ashore early in the morning The
creek there is about fourth Of a mile
wide. On the return trip the men. By some
sort of reckless Joke. turned the boat over.
The weather was almost calm. Al, the
bodies we're recovered. A whisky bottle
was found on one Of the c0rpses. Last night
three bottles lie in the little village await
ing word as to their disposition. One OF
the men drowned. NettIes. is said to have
lived in Matthews county. Va. Unless
there is suspicion Of foul play the author
tiles will not order an Inquest
The evening times., 1900-03-05
A SCHOOL LAW CASE ENDED.
An Interesting Decision Rendered In
West Virginia.

West Virginia.
MARTINSBURG. W. Va. March s.
Judge Faulkner. al a special term o. court
held at Berkeley Springs On Friday. hand
ed down a decision OF Interest in regard
20 the existing school law in West Virginia
in the case OF the American Book Com
psny VS.. the Sheriff OF Morgan county.
The Board OF Education OF Sleepy Greek
district. in Morgan county, elected in 1885,
did not qualify within the required time
and the county superintendent under the
law appointed members OF the vacancies.
The former board held over by virtue Of
the law until their successors had quali-
ted. but they would not recognize the ap-
pointees OF the county superintendent as
their qualified successors. Orders were
given by those holding over or the sheriff
which orders he refused to recognize.
hence the suit.
Judge Faulkner decided that those hold
ing over had a right TO hold over until
their successors had qualified: that the
failure Of those elected TO qualify within
the required tire created a vacancy: that
the county superintendent had right TO
fll the vacancies by appointment; that his
appointees. legally qualified. constituted
the board. and that they only could vxer-
else its movers
The evening times., 1900-03-05

WIOW ne NHIOago I-me--IeraI1-I
Scnool tesching, though a noble ambition Is Il
best nerve destroying. hczrt-breakiug business.
and the WorS, OF IL an Is that the real tasks ir
imposes and the attributes il demands are woe
fully nsunders ood by the great majority OF those
who seek the work The prevailing idea is that
the passing OF an examination sets the seal Of
approval an@ gives an the equipment one needs
for the profess. The fund Of patience the
natural RndlinesS the ability 20 hold the tcmper
In check, 70 disguise stern discipline under the
mask Of cheerful ,aNity and 70 obtain and keep
tue affection and respect Of children-lu those
things are only part of the stock in trade that n
teacher sho nd possess. And yet to how many
applicants Ioes the place mean ANYTHING 1,ore
than the Ieglar monthIv .tinend2
The evening times., 1900-03-05
A SUIT AGAINST ARMOUR.
4 Butcher Takes Advantage OF n
Rapid Rise in Meat Prices

Butcher Takes Advantage OF n
Rapid Rise in Meat Prices
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, March 81 NJ
-Ralya, Of Sioux City, a butchs~ has filed
a suit against Armour & Co.. Of Chicago,
claiming damages in the sum OF SIS. 600
alleged to be due on account OF the pack
ing company's failure to fulhl the terms
OF a contract.
In Stay, 1899, an agent Of the Armour
Company made a contract with Ralya IN
der the terms OF which the packing COM
pany agreed to furnish the Sioux City man
with fresh meat at a fixed price. the con-
tract 70 run to September 80, 1899. The
packing company filled orders until about
August l. when the price OF pork loins-
went up TO almost double the contract
price Then IL was Ralya began taking
orders for a large amount and called upon
Armour TO deliver the meats to him. Ar
mour refused and Ralya now has sued Ar
mOur for the difference.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
Thc Roers ~ Hunters.


In former campaigns the B0er com-uautiocs con
sl-ts Of men who had spent mot u their lives
IN combat with natives aud wild animals. In the
past few years the necessity for hunting b1s
largely Used away. aud. thanks TO England
there lssg been nc serious upri,ngs Of the blacks
Hence . j. asserted that the marls1n5.isnip for
which a : Boers have been justly famous win not
bc - conspicuous ard deadly a feature of the
proenf war ihat is A matter for conjecture. for
the BOers. beth young and old. stiu devote much
OF -heir time 10 hunting, lot as a necessity, put
as q sport.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
Mrs. JOubert n UtiIitnrinn.

Mrs. Joubert seems 10 be a utilitarian Tie
story is toiG y her that when she was in AM
sterdam hto years ago a friend took great
pleasure in showing her the fine collection Of
pewter in iAe big Rijts Museum. Her oulv
commrct wSs: Good 70 make bullets Of -
She ought 10 be a judge. for in the early wars
with the natives she often was one Of the
women v 10 made bullets for the use OF the Boer
army.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
Believes in Fish LnnEuaEc.


Pro. Kollicker. Of the Naples Aquarium re-.
cently went down into the Mediterranean in an
iron cage lit up by electricity. With the aid Of
powerful receiver and 4 specially rap.tr,iciei
phOa0Eraph he registered the expressions III
surprise with shich the Ash welcomed his an
pearenSe. lie rotes that the sound made by one
fish siiifLss greatly from that Of another and L.s
summed up the results Of his experiment ip the
conviction thar the sounds by fishes viii vet h.
recognize rs a language
The evening times., 1900-03-05

Mr.. T. c. Campbell. OF New York. who is
counsel for the brothers of the late Gov
ernor Goebel in hunting down his muir
dcress. mas written letter in which he
states that the as 3assiu fired from the
roOU adjoining that occupied by the &c
factO Governor TlylC' Ee has been def
nitely located and vii :, arrested when
ever wanted. The actual murderer. it
appears, was only a tc-!. The prominent
persons who instigatei and paid him are
well under surveillance and will hardly
escape punishment. A. soon as the grand
jury has had chance to consider the
evidence gathered by the state and the
looked for.
The evening times., 1900-03-05

The fact tlat a German Governor thinks
it necessary to warn imperial officials
that they must not give commercial in
formation to American Consuls. especially
as to the manufacture and sale Of ar
ticies Of food and drink injurious to
health" would seem TO show that our
Teutonic friends have a good deal to con-
ceal The episode might well incite Con-
gress to pass a food and drink inspection
law that would make the Berlin Govern
ment sorry for its unfrieRdIy reservation
II all the fabricated wine. for instance.
that comes TO American ports from Ger
many for the delectatiOn of those OF our
peop's who are fond OF paying for labels.
were entered and advertised for what it
is. the customs receipts from that source
would be cut down considerably. However.
it is glass house that We live in. too,
The evening times., 1900-03-05
Manufactures in the west,

The West i fest becoming a formidable con-
pctitor in the Eastern markets Il i cessiing
euergetically 70 the front in manufactures gem
orally. IN many branches Of domestic production
notably in wJodeaWare articles for hotiseboId
use, farm implements and appliances for trans
DortatiOn-it already commands the Western and
IS successfully invading the Eastern markets
where ia bids fair to do SO with increasing enter
prise as the ycars ron on.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
SILVER BULLION COINAGE.
Two Years Required to Carry out Mr.
Cages Project.

Cages Project.
About TWO wears viii be required to carry
out Secretary Cages project OF coming all
the silver bullion purchased under the
Sherman act stiu remaining in the Treas
ury.
There are SLOTS1 130 ounces Of this silver
in the vaults Additional subsidiary coin
age authorized by the Currency bill viii re-
quire 16.075,000 ounces. This viii leave to
be coined into standard dollars Il .OO3 100
ounces or enough to coin $50. 500 GOO. max
ing the total coinage about Sl02. 600 0C6
There are outstanding against the silver
bullion Treasury notes to the amount of
about SS5000. geo. These will be redeemed
as fast as the bullion is coined, and viii
result in gain Of cash to the Treasury
during the time covered by the coinage OF
about S14.500.0G0, representing the seign-
forage on the bullion.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
INDIAN TRIBEs AT ODDS.
Friendship Destroyed by n Feast of
Dog Meat.

PERRy Okla. March 5-The Otce and
Iowa tribes Of Indians have broken CT all
relations and friendship. During their
quarterly feasts. the Iowa Indians s'augh-
tered hundreds Of fat dogs and fed the
meat to their guests and ate OF it them
selves.
The Otoes have become diSguestcd with
eating dog meat. and they told the Iowas
that they wouS not appear at their feasts
again If any more such meat was served TO
them. The Iowas replied that their fa,h-
ers had feasted on cog meat and they
were true 20 the tradition, so relations
between the two bands have been broken.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
Taking an Unfair Advantage.

McJigger-I don't like Borem; he takes you
too seriously.
Thingumbob-HoE. for instance
McJigger-As I passed him on the street To-
day I fcOlishly said, Glow p yc.' He stop
ped and for five minutes explained how he had
never felt better in his life
The evening times., 1900-03-05
CURRENT HUmoR.


(From the Philadelphia North Amcr.aan.)
care you on speaking terms with NJ. Chat
terboxg'
''No. merely on listening terms"
The evening times., 1900-03-05

(From the Richmond Dcspatch.l
Coverness (aboEt % start with family on
days outing)-WeIl, We are going TO have
pleasant day, after al.
Harry-How do yen kncwf
Governess- From the weather report N this
mornings paper.
Harry -Huh, They don't know anything about
The evening times., 1900-03-05

The Chicago Times Herald edited by
Mr.. Kohlsaat. one Of the original McKin-
ley syndicate, and until now the Presi-
dents personal Western mouthpieee. today
editorially warns the latter that the Porto
Rican infamy viii disrupt the party Il
says; II Congress and the President per
sis, in their present course. nothing can
save the Republican party from defeat
next November. Il will surely cost them
the House OF Representatives and may cost
them the Presidency" We are afraid all
such admonitions come too late. II Mr.
Hanna has closed any bargains. experience
tells us that they will be carried out by
the Administration regardless Of conse-
quences.
The evening times., 1900-03-05

The London Stock Exchange continues 10
reflect the underlying uneasiness Of the
British Government and public concerning
the European political situation. AT the
end Of the week. with the military situation
much improved. il was impossible TO in
fuse any life into the market. A rather
interesting feature OF the day is that Amer
ican securities seem to be selling OF rath-
er Unaccountably-that is. unless the
knowing ones have some private iuforma-
ton that the Hay -Paunoefote matter is
likely to end in trouble between the United
states and f. gland.
The evening times., 1900-03-05
NOn-InterehnnHenbIe Tern,s.

From The Philadelphia North Americau1
eve car be friends" she said. softlv.
Then we can never be man ard wife" he
answered dismsliy
The evening times., 1900-03-05

Bad for Uncle Shelby.-The news from
Illinois is disquietiag TO the friends OF the
Hon. Shelby N. CuIIom. John Riley Tan
ner, the Uuregenerate and horror Of hor-
rors. continues imp!ously to seize and
hold county primaries all through Illinois.
Uuela Shelbys Hawaiian bill has been
holding him in Washington while Tanners
devilment is going on. All that Uncle
Shelly thus far has been able to do is TO
call from Springfield the Hon. Dave Lit
tier. his campaign manager. and receive
from him discOuraging reports Of the swift
whirl CT the world and all the rest Of man
kind to the devil A few days ago he
opened headquarters in Chicago. Tan
ner's headquarters are under his hat OBJ
viously. this brazen Tanner has placed
rocks and stumps and logs in the pathway
Of Uncle Shelby. The situation is said to
have grown so desperate thai Senator CuI-
lon hnds IL necessary 10 go home at Cnce
aud take personal charge OF his campaign.
The fight already Is terrific Tanner re-
fuses to yield an inch or to entertain any
proposition looking 70 a comp ohiise. The
Administration is aiding the Senator
through all Of the Federal officers in Iii
nOis, but with the serious detection caused
by the Porto Rican Tarif bill il is said
the Administration is not able to make
much headway for CuliOm. IL is already
being predicted that the next Senator from
Illinois viii be either Tanner Or a Demo-
crat
The evening times., 1900-03-05
Natural to Ask.

CFrcm the Detroit Free Pressl
Mrs DimpIeton--I am worried 10 death about
baby.
Dimpletoa-Is there anything the matter with
.IimP
The evening times., 1900-03-05

Here's Your New Party.-And now
comes bounding into the arena the Ameri-
can Political League. headquarters,
Washington. ID. c, December 9 1899" A
postscript TO its most recent literature
informs the world of important events
scheduled thus: "By direction Of the Ma
tional Committee at a meeting held on
November IS. 1899, and approved by the
National Council. a conference TO nOmi-
nate candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States will be held
at Boston, Mass. on the Fourth OF July,
1900, upon the principles set forth in the
Proclamation OF January 3. 1899. and e.
adopted at the National Conference at
New York. September q. 1928. The Coun-
cils Of each State will and are hereby di-
rected 90 appoint two delegates-at-lar
to represent each State at the National
Nominating Council on July {. 1900. at Bos-
ton. Mass BY direction OF National Grand
Council United States. Jerome B. Hillman.
Chairman OF National Committee. Alan
son H. Smith, Secretary OF National Com
mittee." The principles" enuncisted are:
An alliance with all peoples speaking TIE
English language, protection 20 Amer
lean industries: law making
twenty-One years residence in this
country necessary for the right Of
citizenship; more liberal pensions.
and perfect freedom OF religious
opinions Of all sects and Creeds. as Vrovid-
nd by the Constitution OF the United
States.r The American Political Leagues
campaign literature is printed on paper
that is streaked and striped with red.
white. and blue-hooray,
The evening times., 1900-03-05
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Woodruff Is HOpefuI.-Admirers OF
manly beauty and correct sartorial adOrn-
ment are rejoicing over the evidences OF
progress being made by the Timothy l.
Woodruff Vice Presidential boom. At the
annual dinner OF the Ohio Society in New
York Saturday night he was one of the
chief guests of honor and followed Presi-
dent Mckinley in the speech-making exer-
cises. IL appears from the newspaper ac-
counts OF the notable function that the elo-
quence Of Timothy stirred the guests >
greater enthusiasm than did that Of the
President himself and above the roaring
storm Of applause that greeted his glow
ing periods these expressions Of approval
were plainly heard: Good boy, Wood
ruff" and ''Hurrah for our next Vice
PRESIDENT" The veracious chrOniclers OF
the event omitted to state whether or not
Mr.. Mckinley. Mark Hanna. or the Hon.
Cornelius n Bliss Joined in the IiOtOus
demonstration Of approval. and ther by an
important point OF the epoch-making affair
was lost to history. Mr. Hanna fatty told
the ambitious Timothy in Washington sew
eTal weeks ago that he was too 70, lg for
Vice President" About the same time
Mr. Mckinley gave utterance within the
hearing OF the Hon. Dennis L. Flynn TO
this oracular expression on the subject OF
the Vice Presidency: My only desire is
that the nominee for Vice President be a
big enough man for President" Following
closely these two pOTtentOus declarations
there came TO Washington and was clos
eted az the White House with the amiable
Mr.. Mckinley the Hon. Cornelius " Bliss.
he was accepted as a compromise can
didate for Vice President. At the dinner
Saturday night Mr.. Bliss sat on the right
CT Mark Hanna. but was not called upon
for speech. nor. so far as known, did any
OF the Ohioans there assembled proclaim
him Good boy" or hail him as the rext
Vice President. Wherefore it is suggested
that the weeks that have swept by since
Woodruff was too young for Vice Presi-
dent" have deposited upon him in thesa
new days OF miracles a sufficient burden
Of years to suit the fastdious tastes OF
Hanna and likewise have made him a big
enough man for President" The result of
the miracle is merrier world all around.
And the lucid Vice Presidential phantas-
nagoria OF the Hon Henry c. Payne
meantime appears TO have faded.
The evening times., 1900-03-05

.
csvstor. which almost walks through the earth
The machine consists ot series of projecting
blades or cutters which reyu-yc around Cyliu-
drical conduit Of sheet iron. within this con-
duit rlyolvy5 screw calveyo-. which Clr-
ucs TIE material 90 the upper eHd az the con-
duit. whore u tails into the belt c1nvtyor and Il
carried away. The machine is operated hy three
engine
The scaFchIight as an adjunct TO fire service
was used in New Y0rs recently. with slti-5lc-
tory results Two big lights were attached TO the
hook and ladder wagons. and their light enabled
tine frCmcn 90 work at once more effectively and
more securely after the fIWts had died down Il
is noted thaf The roSt dIugcTous part Of the fr.-
mans WORK comes after ruc fire has been So fIr
s1bduld that IT DO longer furnishes him any
light. and the gas and electric service are
usually cut Cf 40 such times. he is compelled 20
work IN the dark. az tn. risk Of falling through
burned floors OF being cu-hed under falling walls
The sgarchlight would minimize his danger
Joha R,dsaond, ,he uev Isish leader is one
Of the Jew Hibcruian representatives whose
fathers sat 90 Westminster before them. Wiz
linn Archer Redmond was the member fer W.N-
ford from lS72 until $50 Mr.. Dillon's IS lE-
other case in point. His father. john Blake
Duon vas one % the leaders Of tEe - re1eI-
lion and uerc lucky than others. Ae s1c-
cecsied in cst1gins acro-s the Atlantic in tire
disguise OF q priest After p-acticiug 90 the
New York tar Cor several years thc amnesty
Of ISjl allowed him % rCcro~, tie Atlantic with
ont Disguise auu % enter the House ot COM
mons as member from Tppcrary.
In years gone by. when Americans controlled he
carrying trade OF the sea. a vessel would often
make a fortune m a voyage 60 the Far East
Among the vessels which brought numerous dayats
20 their ouucr- was the Philadelphia ship Nassau.
In l>2T. according 10 an old charter party noU IN
the noS5cs-iau % oi james Z. lildn Of this city.
a son 90 the 5Urlr oi the vessel. thc Nassau tc-
ceived $50 Per Ton on a voyage from Philadelphia
rsrfr F#~Hr# raH1 =
feet The Na=slu bad rs ECr commander Capt
Hewitt whom stephen Girard bad previously dis
charged from one of his ships because De brought
10 Phiiadclphis from France one of Girsrc's
ucrliesy- without charge The Nassau. aite- turu-
ing tvo oy tllrs fortunes II 20 Eor uWucrs. was
LEST il q HJ-sCJn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24
School Board Proceedings.

ABBEvILLE, La, March 10, 1900.
The Board Of School Directors in and
for the parish of Vermilion met this
day in lieu of the meeting on the first
Saturday in January, 1900, the Board
having failed to meet on that day as
the law requires.
The members present were Messrs.
O. Bourque, A. Theali, Geo. Hayes,
Dupre Meyers and Felix Broussard.-
Absent: D. H. Hunt and P. Dupre
Leblanc.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The reports of the finance committee
were read and ordered published, as
follows:
Finance Committee Reports:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24

The following bills were then read
ordered paid, to wit
Arthur Trahan, work and materials
furnished for Rice Cove school SCI
f. G.. Cole, mdse furnished indian
Bayou school oO
Joel Moody, printing 1000 school
warrants $fo w
L. Fox, hauling and furnishing ma
terial for out house Lake Arthur
school S Ii 90
Abbevllle Hardware Co. Lmtd. mdse
from Oct. IL, 1899, to February l,
1906, y oI 10
V.SO. Broussard, O. Bourque, assg.
work and materials furnished his
school S 10 90
E. M. stebbins, lumber furnished
sundry schools from Jan. 6. to Dec. II,
1899 $ l09 70
N. c. Young. mdse from Sept. 10,
to Jan. Is, 1900 IL %
stauffer Bros. & Co. merchandise to
Jan. 25, 1899 > 934
Broussard s. Leblanc, mdse for the
Abbeville school. 8 90
Neu beFSmdu, iuAIucl uihl3heAi
dry schools u w
Hattie Jones, mdse furnished Daspit
s'n IeTy Derouen, voh and materials
furnished Crosse Isle school $500
L. j. Feray, telephone message for
Board 20
Alex Leblanc. repairing windows
Abbeville school $ on
VII. Wood, mdse Daspit schl S l 90
j. b. Ledoux, mdse Garland Fore
man school NY
W. P. Miller, 10 days com S 30 90
A. B. Broussard, mdse Maurice schl
colored $ 70
Eli Wise, Treasurer, for 2 IL com on
$6402. IA disbursement ) LOU w
W. 81. Williams, repairs on Maurice
school, colored y oUO
Gus Godchaux, lumber from April
5, 1899 to Feb. 3, 1900 S 10 80
VIM. Sarver. bricks and materials
furnished and work on two school hou-
ses in 9Th ward S 40 10
j. R. Kitchell, 10 days com $50 90
r. H. Mills Drug Co. Lmtd mdse
from April 10, 1895, to April %,
1899, ~ 70
Tie being no further business the
meeting adjourned sine die.
o. BOURQUE, President.
j. R. KITcHELL, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24
FOR SALE.

Sixty arpents of nice light farm land
ten arpents from Erath, all surrounded
with three barb-Wire fence; hog pas
ture, three bars and two wires. One
good farm house, 20x28,-one dining
room and kitchen, 1892, all we'll fin
ished. Ten arpents of seed cane.
Terms-Half cash.
For further particulars apply at this
office. January 20, 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24
Notice To

thereby forbid any one to trespass on
my lands in Vermilion parish, Louisiana,
in n way, shape, form or name what
saeyer. Any person or persons caught
trespassing on said premises viii be pros
ecuted to the full extent of the law.
ALCIDE LEBLANC
Abbeville, La, October "A, 1899. ~.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24

yTANTED-Honest man or woman to
wv travel for large house; salary SOS
monthly and expenses; position perma-
nent: inclose self-addressed stamped en-
velope. MANAGER, $50 Caxton building,
Chicago, Ill.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24
Trespass Notice.

Notice is hereby given that forbid any
one to cut, pass, hunt or in any way tres
pass on my wood land in the parish of
Vermilion, and hereby constitute Sos
theme Herpin my agent as guardian of
said land. EDMARD TRAHAN.
January 27, 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-24
Credited bv the following
J. R. Kitchell.
VIM p. Miller.

J. r. Kitchell.
VIM z. Miller.
Abbeville, La. Jan. II, 1900.
Report of Finance Committee on rentsof
schools lands for 1898,
amt bal rep, f C 9-22-'99 S542 r
crdt, Jan II, by cl lse '9o 5000 oo.W
TO amt bal leases 1898 S292.75
J r Kitchell,
VIM p Miller.
Abbeville. Iss., Jan. II, 1900.
Report of Finance Committee on settle
ment with Treasurer.
June %, 90 amt bal on hand 1898
.Jnly 26. I'd j 0 Hehert fines l00.S0
Ang " !" roll '9S 37.77
Sent 81 . 59.s5
!" poll " $3.50
"23 +" 9 fines 1878
"29 "JV Calhoun st ap 540.IS
Oct 6 red y o Hebert roll 1899 5437
+" poll 1880
Nov 10 " roll pa. ~
:" +" poll 441.75