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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Senator Albert J. BeVeridge.

In his famous speech in the United
States Senate, told one side Of his
experiences in the Philippines. The
other and more personal side-what
he saw and heard of seThe American
Soldier in the Field he will tell
exclusively in an early number Of The
Saturday Evening Post, Of Philadel-
phia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Notice 10 Trespassers.
Succession of Elodie AbsI1

/ hereby forbid any one to trespass on
my lands in Verm1lion parish, La, in any
and especially on the tract known a: as
Dog Island in the 9th ward. / forbid
hunting. putting cattle on same or tres
passing in any manner, as / have cattle
and hogs on said land. Any person or
persons caught trespassing on said prem
Uses viii be prosecuted to the full extent
OF the law. o. RICHARD.
Abbeyille, La, November IL. 1899. "
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

British North Borneo is in revolt.
1t is merely a "little war; of course,
in which a few dozen British and a
few thousand natives will lose their
lives. Nothing that need give the
snug church-going imperialists the
least concern.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

If it was treachery for Gen. Otis
to modify the Presidents proclama-
ton in the hope of preventing war,
and treachery for some one to pay
81, 900 tolls on Senator Hoar's speech
regarding the Philippines, what term
can be found harsh enough to charac-
terize the acts of those who inform
the Filipinos of the state of affairs in
Kentucky and of the sweetness and
light, which characterizes their
future rulers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

The President, it is said, has yield
ed to the wishes of his party, and
consented to deprive Porto Rico Of
the privileges to which he, two
months ago, declared her entitled by
every consideration of justice and
fair dealing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa, will be delighted to learn that
the committees of the House and the
Senate have decided that they are on
the same plane as Porto Rico and the
Philippines, and have absolutely nc
rights whatever except those that
Congress has seer Mt to grant them.
They are officially declared to be out
side the Constitution.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
NotIce To Trespassers.

thereby forbid any one to trespass on
my lands in VermiliOn parish, Louisiana,
in any way, shape, form or manner what
soeyer. Any person OF persons caught
trespassing on said premises will be pros
ecuted to the full extent of the law.
ALGIDE LEBLANC.
Abbeyille, La, October IA, 1895. IL.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1900.

Now that the Hague peace treaty
has been ratified, will President Nc
Kinley kindly offer mediation, as he
is entitled to do under it without his
action being considered an a%nfriendly
act by either party!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Trespass Notice

Notice is hereby given that forbid any
one to cut. pass, hunt or in any way IIese
pass on my wood land in the paflsn ~
VeFmilion, aud hereby constitute -
theme Herpin my agent as guardian =
said land. EDMARD ITAhAHs
January ~, 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

A glance at Kentucky ought to as
sure Aguinaldo that the Filipinos
have no monopoly Of the movable
capital idea.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
capital idea

STATE of Louisiana-17th judicial
District Court-Parish [of Yer
milion-No. $50.
Succession of Elodie Abshire.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
interested in the above numbered and
entitled succession to make opposition
if they think fit within ten days from
the day this notice is published to the
account of cash, and tableau and clas-
~sificatlon Of debts and charges of tie
succession Of Elodie Abshire and of the
community formerly existing between
said deceased and Daphinis Labri, sur
viving spouse, filed by Elezia Llabri and
Felix Meaux observation-disclosures of said
said succession, and to show cause in
writing according to law, within ten
days from this notice, why said tableau
should not be homologated and APP
proved.
Given under my hand and seal Of
court this 18th day of February, 1900.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Constable's Sale.
State Of Louisfana-Parish IF
Vermilion-3rd Justices Court

A3tuAO VI nf
Vermllion-3rd Justices Court
No. 40.
DR.. F. F. Young
VS..
Henry Henderson.
PY virtue of q writ of fieri facias iss,sa
D by the Hon. 3rd Justices Conf s.
and for the parish of Vermilion. ,inttbaa
matters of the above entitled and nn nv
bered suit, fully authorizing me to se;ns
and sell, I will proceed to sell at pnbl;c
auction, to the last and highest bidder "
the principal front door of the eonrg
house in this parish. on
Saturday, February "a, 1900.
between the hours prescribed by law. FL
following. described property seized II
satisfy said writ, to wit Il
One house in Abbeville.
Terms-Cash.
Constable's Office, parish Of Vermil.
ion, February TO. 1900.
GEO. E. LYONS,
Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

A decision of Chief Justice Mar.
shall has been found in which be
states that the United States means
"all the territory owe which the
United States exercises control.'-
This certainly Includes the Philippines
and all the other islands. But it viii
make no difference to the Republican
leaders. Having repudiated the Con-
stitution, they will not hesitate to
overrule the Supreme Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

Philadelphia seems to have buncoed
the Republican National Committee.
So far. by the most strenuous efforts,
that city has raised only $4,000 in
cash and $40, 900 in promises towards
the 500, 900 bonus that it offered
for the national convention. Mer-
chants there will not put up the cash
to secure such a cut-and-dried affair
as the convention will be.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

STATE of Louisiana-l7th Judieial
District Court--Parish of Vermilion-
No. 402.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
A REST FOR FILIPINOS.
An Attempt to Be Made to Establish
Civil Government.

Washington, Feb. 21.-According to
information received at the War Depart
ment from Manila. with the end of the
present expedition of General Bates into
the two provinces at the extreme SJutn-
ern part of the Island of Luzon. mill
tary operations in the Philippines will
close Afterward there is nothing To Go
but to undertake to maintain order
through police system. 1t is said thar
attention is now being given to thar
subject and steps are being taken to
form Il thoroughly mobile. lightly armed
gendarmie something on the order of
the Canadian mounted police, to cover
the islands at all points and conserve
the energies of the regular troops.
The arrest of a Tagal on the charge
of being guerilla as reported from
Manila yesterday, it is said at the War
Department, marks the initiation of an
other policy toward the insurgents " no
still remain under arms: or rather the
development of the old policy toward
the logical outcome of an unsuccessful
rebellion. AS the summary punishment
of guerilas cannot be had until some
action has been taken to declare the
termination of the application III tire
rules Of war, it is assumed a. the War
Department that General Otis has a.
ready issued some kind of a procama-
ton or notice to the natives warning
them that if they defy the rules II war
and pursue "a predatory warfare they
will be treated as guerillas When cap
tured.
The President is devoting special at
tention to the formation of the new Phil
ippine Commission, acting ON the advice
that the army has reached the end of
its functions in the islands and that
the time is ripe for the establishment
of civil governments throughout the
archipelago 1t is hoped that the person
mel can be completed before the end
of next week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
TUsKEGEE CONFERENCE.
Negroes Declare Against Meddling in
Politics.

Tuskegee Ala. Feb. 21-The Ninth
annual session of the Tuskegee Negro
Conference opened today. he attend
ance was large. Professor Booker T..
Washington in his welcoming address
warned the negroes against ex-slave pen
SION agents and emigration agents
AT the afternoon session, declarations
reading in part as follows We're passed
1--WE desire to reaffirm what we have
advised in previous years, that while not
overlooking our rights, it should still he
our main concern TO use our energy in
continuing to secure homes, better
schools, Il higher degree of skill and
Christian character, and in the practice
of industry and economy. We believe
the race is making slow but sure pro-
gress. and we are glad to know that the
growing interest of the best white people
in our elevation is shown Ivy the various
conferences held by them for the discus
sion of the race problem. We would call
attention to the fact that cur people
charged with crime and n Soulnerll
prisons have as a rule little or no educa-
ton and are largely without industrial
and moral training. We urge all to be-
come tax payers and to promptly pay
their taxes: to keep out of the courts
to cease loating ON the streets and Ill
public places and to prepare to do all
the work which the best interests of the
community demand
f., A. Chaffee, of the United States
Weather Bureau, addressed the confer
ence and explained how they could take
advantage of the reports which the de-
partmept is to send them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
Schooner Disabled.

New York. Feb. 21.-The Morgan
Liner Winifred from New Orleans, arr1-
we'd here today, towing the three-masted
schooner Henry r. Tilton, Captain Cobb,
from Savannah, February 9th. with yell
low pine lumber, for New York, which
she had picked up in a sinking condition
Yesterday morning, in latitude SO. IS,
longitude 1925, in response to distress
signals. When Sandy Hook was reached
the schooner was so low and nearly lost
that her decks were all awash
Mate K. w. Armstrong. of the Wini-
fred. telling of the rescue, said:
AT 7:15 yesterday morning we saw
signals of distress hoisted on brig,
which, when we bore down to her assis-
lance, proved TO be the British brig
Curacao. from Macoris, for New York.
As we drew near we also discovered
the Tilton lying low in the water, and
it then appeared that the Curacao had
nothing wrong with her, but was flying
distress signals for the Tilton. having
been lying by her all the previous night.
! launched a boat and with four seu-
men went TO the schooner The captain
said she had eight feet of water in her
hold and was fast becoming water-logged
and he wanted to be taken in tow.
after three hours hard work in Il
heavy sea hawser was run from the
Winifred to the schooner AS we pro-
ceeded the schooner kept getting lower
in the wafer all the time SO that when
we reached Sandy Hook her decks were
under water. The Tilton sprung a leak
in the gale last Saturday or Sunday and
would soon have been abandoned il we
had not reached her when we did"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
QUAY'S CASE TODAY.
The Senate Spent Yesterday on the
Hawaiian Bill.

Washington, Feb. 21.-An effort is to
DE made to get the question involving
the seating of former Senator Quay, Of
Pennsylvania. formally before the Sem
ate for consideration. Mr.. Penrose. Pa.).
gave notice today that he would call up
the case tomorrow. AS it is Il privileged
question he may be able to secure a vote
OH the taking UP of the case for conSfd-
Grafton and thus develop the Quay
strength in the Senate, at least approx
imately.
During the greater part of today's ses-
sion. the Hawaiian Government Bill was
under consideration. But little progress
was made.
Mr.. Morgan. of Alabama. presented a
substitute for section - of the Hawaiian
Bill, providing for an investigation and
report ON the public land. laws and ag-
ricultural and forestry conditions. S75.-
600 to be appropriated for each OF Vie i'm
vestigations. The substitute was agreed
TO.
Mr.. Platt. of Connecticut, offered
amendment to section 81 of the bill, pro
yding that the President and not the
Governor of the territory shall arpon MT
the chief justice and justices of the SUI
preme Court and the judges OF the Cir
cult courts: and that the tenure of office
of such appointeeS should be four instead
of mine years.
Mr.. Cullom, in charge of the measure.
explained that it was the desire of the
committee to afford the people OF Hawaii
as full and free government as possible.
Mr. Morgan objected to making those
positions political footballs. He was in
terrlpted by Mr. Tillman. who wanted
to know how many registered voters
there were in Hawaii ut THE present
time He thought about 1000, composed
largely of Americans, Germans and other
white foreigners.
| Mr. Cullom interiected the information
that in 1890, the voters numbered about
| 1900.
At this point Mr.. Wolcott (COlo9. ex-
pressed desire to offer a suggestion
to Mr. Tilman. He then called the at
tention to the small vote cast in South
| Carolina, in proportion to population at
| the last general election.
| Mr.. 1illman attempted to reply hut Mr..
Morgan who held the floor refused to
yield, whereupon Mr.. Tillman retorted
sharply: "Of course. | shall have to
yield under such a gag rule. j suppose.
Without concluding, Mr.. Morgan
yielded for an executive session and the
Senate at 4:43 p. M. adjourned
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
BRYAN IN FLORIDA
Spoke to 5000 at Jackson
vile Yesterday.
His Remarks on imperialism Pleased ,he ALI
gators Nightly. Left for Columbus
Where He Speaks Next.

Jacksonville Fla, Feb. 21.-William j.
Bryan addressed an audience of about six
thousand here tonight ON the issues before
the people in the coming national cam
Taigm The meeting was held in the
open air. A high wind from the west
chilled everybody but the speaker, who
stood for nearly two hours bareheaded.
spoke with as much vigor and fire as
if the OCCASION had been a summer even
ing Mr.. Bryan's speech covered all the
issues that he has placed before the peo-
pie in adj parts of the North and East.
His utterances on the silver question were
not received with old time interest, but
his remarks on the policy of the Repub-
ican party since 1896 called forth APP
proval and laughter. His Recommendations
of trusts were greeted with wild approval
and his distinction between expansion
and imperialism aroused the most en-
thusiaSmS of all that he said.
On his way here today Mr.. BRYAN adj
dressed audiences at KisSimnee Palatka
and other points.
Mr. Bryan left at midnight for Colum-
bus. Ga, by special train, escorted by Il
committee of citizens from that city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
SEWALL TO SEE BRYAN.
The Interview Will Be on Business
Matter.

Atlanta. Ga, Feb. 21.-Hon. Arthur
Sewall, of Bath. Maine. candidate for
Vice President on the ticket with Mr..
Bryan in 1896, is at the Aragon Hotel in
this city.
Mr.. Sewall is here to see Mr.. Bryan
who will arrive in Atlanta Friday. Il
want to see Mr.. Bryan on business
matter" said Mr.. Sewall this evening,
hut, of course, there is no politics III
it."
Mr. Bryan will reach Atlanta from
Columbus. Ga, at 1915 a. M, Friday
and Mr. Sewall intends leaving one hour
later for New York. In order that he
may have ample time and that the con
ference may be uninterrupted, Mr. Sc
wall said he would take train out about
sixty miles from Atlanta Friday morn
ing and ride in with Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Sewall said. he had no choice for
the ce-Presidential nomination. Mr..
Bryan's nomination for first place on the
ticket he put down as a foregone con-
clusion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22

Men do not like to GO TO doctors. Nine
times ont of ten they wait until they are
laid Oat on their backs before they Will
consult a physician There Is some reason
in this for when business man feels out
of sorts and goes 10 a physician, he Is often
given violent drugs that make hlm, TOT d
fine. unfit for business and really SICK
There is a way of avoiding both extremes
that of neglecting the health ana that or
taking violent drugs that rack the entlre
svstetn--it is always to keep on hand
hottie of Or. pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coverv. If a man will resort to this great
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of sorts and threatened with illness, he
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builder. 1t fills the arteries with the rich,
red. tissue building blood of health. 1t
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but the SOLID, muscular and nerve tissues
of health Il does not make corpulent peo-
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II want to inform you of cure effected by Or
Pierce's medicines, y writes Mrs. Nelson oi1lth,
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and bought six bottles of his Golden MEDICAL
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
THE MARDI GRAS OPENS.
Nereus Does the Act on Decorated
Trolleys.

New Orleans, Feb. 21.-Nereus opened
the carnival tonight by the first pageant
Of its kind ever given in the world. The
floats We're built up around trolley Fat
ears. the illumination and fixtures. which
were concealed, appeared as a long lin,
of brilliant pictures moving themselves
along
A bali at the Grand Opera House fol
lowed. Tomorrow there will be a rlili.
tary review and the Momus parade al
night. Saturday the manufacturers will
hold trade parade. The battleship
Texas is expected that day.
The extension of the carnival over a
week has brought a great many people
earlier than usual.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY o. 1900

ington left a name to which generations
vet unborn will pay homage, when all the
monuments erected to his fame by a
grateful country have crumbled into
dust. He left a record. summed ND in
his own words, ITO promote the happi-
ness of the human race" that will for
ever expand for good. with each recurr-
ing year and century
WAS ever a more odious compari-
son made than the reference TO Aguinal-
do as a Washington q The American
who so characterizes him Is IA Benedict
Arnold. The tories who called Wash
ington a bandit; the Copperheads who
dubbed Lincoln butcher, may be rec
ogniZed today in those who call McI<in-
ley a hlunderer. AS the patriotic Dem
ocrats supported the Federal government
in the great crisis of the Civil War,
so today every Democrat worthy of the
name of patriot points with pride to the
star spangled banner where Dewey
planted it on the Island of Luzon and
said. Il hope to God it will float there
forever
'Croakers may refer to the Monroe
doctrine and to non-interference III for
eign affairs. The more one searches, the
more complete argument, justification
and analogy is found in favor of present
day American expansion. Washington
and his compatriots performed mighty
work in planting and nurturing the tree
Of liberty. whose fruits have yielded to
the people of America such a full meas
ure of happiness! Nor have succeeding
generations, with their increasing OPP
portunities. been idle. SO strong and
rugged has been its growth that it can
safely be transported to any cline. We
can. therefore, proudly draw perfect
parallel in the present to the principle
proclaimed by Washington that eXpan-
sion has its justification in the moral
right to do coed agrees lively. The pro
phecy of Washington that the time will
come when this country shall have some
weight in the scale of empires is, indeed,
expanded to its full fruition-in the adj
ministration of William Mckinley
Following his speech, General Shat
ter was called upon He paid earnest
tribute to General Alger.
Men of Michigan in the footsteps of
Washington was responded to by
General H V. Boynton, of Washington.
Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, Governor of
Iowa, smoke to the toast, What and
How Much We Have Accomplished
He pictured the progress of the country
under Republican rule in contrast with
the situation during Democratic ascen-
dency.
Letters of regret were read from Pres
ident Mckinley and other distinguished
Republicans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
TROUBLE ON THE IsTHMUS.
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA Going to
War

Washington, Feb. PA serious con-
ditiOn of affairs exists in Central Amer
lea. as is shown by the following teIe'
gram received by the Secretary OF
State from Mr. Merry, the United States
Minister at Costa Rica, dated at San
Jose. February 10th, 1900:
Revolutionary invasion expected from
Nicaragua. Martial law declared
Troops moving to the frontier
The news is viewed with considerable
apprehension by Administration officials
as it practically amounts TO war be
tween Costa Rica and Nicaragua, both
Of which are probably more intimately
associated i'll the general policy of the
United States than any Of the other
countries of the American Continent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
1T GOES TO THE HOUSE.
Bill Chartering R. & W. Air Line
Passes Virginia Senate.

Richmond, Va. Feb. 21.-The bill to
charter the Richmond and Washington
Air Line Railway passed the State Sen
ate today by vote of % to s, and the
companion bill to empower the board of
sinking fund commissioners to sell the
States stock in the Richmond. Fred
erickSburg and Potomac Railroad
went through by a still larger MAORI
ty They now go TO the House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
Rryan at Orlando.

Orlando. Fla, Feb. 21.--Colonel w. J.
Bryan arrived here at Il o'clock today
and spoke from the north end of the
Plant System depot building to a crowd
which packed all the available space. He
touched upon the labor question and the
currency problem. After shaking hands
with few persons Colonel Bryan took
the train for Sanford Deland and Jack
sonville at which points he wHs expected
to speak
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
New-Made Generals.

Washington. Feb. 21-The President
today sent the following nominations
to the Senate
War: Volunteers, Brigadier- G General
Harrison Gray Otis, to be Major General
by brevet.
Colonies to be Brigadier General by
bTevet: Owen Summers. Harry c. Kess-
lef Wilder s. Metcalf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22

IL think l would go crazy with pain
were 1t not for Chamberlain's Pair
Balm, ;" writes Mr.. w. II. Stapleton
Herminie, Pa. Il have been Athlete
with rheumatism for several years and
have tried remedies without number
but Pain Balm is the best medicine /
have got hold Of" One application q.
lieves the pain. For sale everywhere
Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co. and Ell. 4.
T. Hicks, Raleigh
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22
Cruiser Detroit at Mobile.

Mobile, Ala. Feb. 21.-The cruiser De
troit arrived at the Dauphin Street
Wharf this afternoon from Key West.
having been sent here by the Secretary
OF the Navy to pay honor to the Mobile
carnival.