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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-11
Erath Echoes.

Editor MER1DIoNAL:
Fine. race was given Sunday 5th
George Summers was the loser of tn,
race. A large crowd attended tux
races. # 3.
Miss Carrie Smiley took charge O.
her school, Monday 9th, at Bayou
Tigre.
Miss Maggie Brice and Miss Min
ME Holmes took charge OF our little
school Monday 9Th.
Sos. Busy returned home from
KaplIn Friday.
Mrs. Herman Bartelle and little
daughter spent the day Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Mouton.
Miss Bertha Theriot is spending a
while with her brother, T. Theriot. :
Mrs. Columbus Trahan spent the
day Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Belair.
Mrs. r. G. Bush spent the even
ing Thursday with her sister, Mrs.
of Abbeville.
Miss Belair returned home from
Abbeville Friday after spending a
while with her sister. Mrs. Columbus
Trahan.
Miss Rosella Harrington returned
home from Henry Sunday 9th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-11
GUEYpAN, La. Oct. 9th 1901

Editor M~ERiDFoNAL: },
The material is being put on. the
ground TOR the new bank building
which will be a two story brick.
Several new residences have been
erected in the last two weeks.
The Gueydan Mill has begun on
the new crop Of rice, but finds it
badly damaged, or some Of it; part
of the crop was harvested in good
condition but between salt water,
drough chinch bugs and too much
rain in harvest, the rice farmer
viii have a hard time Of it this year,
and unless they can get some certain
assurance of fresh water for next
year q great many Of the farmers
will 60 elsewhere for next year, in
fact q good many are already pre-
to go, as all are agreed that,
It IS rank in justice for the farmer toI
to pay water rent for salt water
which damaged instead of helping
the rice.
Mr.. Petty's family left last We'd
nesday for Iowa to remain perma-
j, Continued on third page.
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
OCT. IL, 1902.

Messrs. A. Kaplan, W. W. Duson
and Marion Abbott, after o careful
canvass of the rice section Of Louisi-
ana and Texas announce that the
crop this year will run a little over
three million bags.
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Gov. Heard has ordered ~ !.
opelousas militia company 4 : :
duty in the New Orleans 4 s,,, Z.
troubles. Il is a safe proposition l', I
gamble on that If any Of The rio,.s
throw brick bats or rocks At tbs OH
'lousas boys, there will be some dess
rioters. Wy
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-11
Why Not Jastremski for Governor

What about Jastremski for Cover
nor! What say you, gentlemen of
the press? Let's hear from you. He
is an old newspaper man, well known
to the entire fraternity. a Confeder-
ate veteran, who gave the best years
of his young life to the lost cause and
has always been among the foremost
and most patriotic Of u citizens in
peace, as we'll as in war. II there is
any reason why the press should not
be represented iD the gubernatorial
char in the person Of the gallant
Leon Jastremski, let us hear the OBJ
lection at once or forever after hold
your peace.
We could write columns OF eulogies
about him, but that would be a work
of approximation, as lie is too well
and favorably known throughout the
State. If we pull together and we
see no reason why we should not.
Jastremski will be the next Governor
LouisiaEa.-Alexandria Democrat.
Yes, why not? No man within
the confines OF the State is better
qualified TO fill the high and honor
able position that Leon Jastremski.
He spent his boyhood in this parish
and it was from here he promptly en-
listed at the first cali to arms, and
went to Virginia where he did gallant
service on many o hard bought bat
tie field. We heartily second the
motion Bro. Mobly, and Vermilion
would gladly honor this loyal Demo-
crat and sterling citizen.
Read the splendid statement of the
Bank Of Abbeville on our next page.
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Hon. John Sharp Williams Of
Mississippi is quite wrathy at those
Democrats who do not think it would
be 'sgood fortune for tho demo-
cratic party to have a majority in
the next Congress-, and forthwith
proceeds to deliver himself of a lot of
platitudes abont Jeffersonian Democ-
racy. Now Williams is a right
smart man, but Thank God, he
don't know it all. His desire to be
speaker OF the next house may be
daddy to the hope that il will be
Democratic. but there IS no escaping
the fact that the responsibilities of
the contract of Congress for the next
two years viii be tremendous. Give
the Republicans full swing and they
will soon comfort a condition Of af-
fairs which will offer them no escape
from defeat. Williams wants to fur
nish the Republicans a rat hole to
crawl out.
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Read the splendid statement of tn,
Bank Of Abbeville on our next page
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GOV. TAF7'S PHILIPPINE PLAN.
At First Would Give People Qualified Suffrage-Ths Should
Be Enlarged Through Educatonin English Language
And in Theory of American Institutions.

Washington Feb. l7,-Goy Taft In
his testimony before the senate COM
mittee ON the Philippines today, stated
more succlnctly than he has heretofore
done, his theory he said il also
the theory Of the Philippine commits
sion-as to what Congress should do IN
the way Of supplying the Philippine
people with a form Of government. His
plan is first to give the people a quail
fed suffrage with a gradual growth in
popular government which should be
enlarged through education in the Eng
fish language and In American instltu-
lions. second, 20 institute within a rea-
sonably short time a local legislature To
consist Of two bodies. one 10 be chosen
by vote and the other TO be appolntive;
third TO permit the islands to send two
or three representatives. to Washington
In reply to questions Gov. TAFT said he
agreed with Gen Funston that the es-
adjustment Of a popular assemblagc
would give opportunity 10 demagogues
10 stir up the people but that he aid
not include In this designation all per-
sons who are opposed to American con-
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one side and unfoded the whole thing
to me He said he had II within his
power TO save mans life and he want
ed TO do II. He then told me all about
the robbery and murder. He was here
at the time and told me things that he
could not have related had he not been
here az the time they occurred and
been an eye witness to them. think
II was about two months and half
ago that ! telegraphed the facts to
Chief Hilton and he has kept them a
profound secret since. Why, when the
chief learned Of what Mace said about
things that happened here then, he was
simply astounded, Mace recounted
things that were done here that the
chief knew Of, and had he not been here
az the time he could never have known
them. He knows that Strange Is the
man all right, and there can be and is
no doubt about II. ! was afraid
Strange would secure his liberty before
we could look into the matter more
thoroughly. and Mace was also anxious.
He kept asking me why / did not do
something about II. buzz could not un-
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troll. There are, he said, many men In
the islands who conscientously oppose
the domination of the United States.
To grant independence. would, he
thought, have the eject Of consigning
the 80 per cent OF unoducated people in
the Islands TO the sane seryile position
they held under Spanish rule lie
thought there should be declaration
on the part Of the United States OF its
intention 10 hold the Islands indefinitely
with the understanding that when they
are suitable for such a condition they
may be given a quasi-indenendence
Such pronouncement by this country
would be- welcomed by many and would
DO much good, Many OF the common
people do not he said know the differ
enceibetween independence and depend
ence and many Of the better Informed
have not followed the agitation for in
dependence 10 It's last analysis Some
Of the agltators SEEM he said, to count
on a protectorate by the United States.
II the government OF the islands should
now be turned over to the Islanders
themselves there wouls be nothing less
than an oligarchy, they having no idea
OF civil government.
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Gzeat SnoWstorn
OVerH the Country.
raging WIN Fay Along The Atlantic Coast Tremendous
WINDS Accompany Storm in SeD Yotk-LBe Savers
Patching Jersey Shores WealRec Buseaa Sends ont
Special Warnings 10 lis UariouS Stations

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE severe
storm which started on the Florida
coast Friday night and ragged along
the coast in a nortllward direction, 10
now central off Che coast Of New Jer.
sey. according to the weather bureau
reports, based on the teegraphlc adj
yances sent at s o'clock this morning.
AT New York the reports show a ye-
locity of 3S miles an hour, which Is
expected to Increase to 60 miles dur
Ing the day The storm area this morn
ipg extends from southern New York 10
close TO this section Of the country, The
storm Is lncrea ing In fury as II moyes
north through New York state. and the
New England states, and In rs wake
during the next "A hours or SO hours.
according 10 the bureau. VIII be heay,
snoWlalls already setting In in The
southern part ~ New York.
special storm warnings have been
wired by the weather bureau TO IL,
stations in New York and New Eng
land, and 10 railroad companies through
those states The storm is expected 10
pass off beyond the 81. Lawrence vail
ley though II will be felt along the
northern New England coast. AT Dos.
ton, the wind had attained a velocity
OF "A miles an hour this morning. The
storm passed over this city last night.
but the snowfall was light. There N
no snowfall south Of New Jersey to.
day
WIND ACCOMPANIES SNOW,
New York, Feb. lI.-A snowfall,
which began in The early hours Of the
morning, developed into a severe storn,
ana at o'clock 6 inches had fallen. The
snow was accompanied by a strong
northeast wind but there was only a.
slight drop In the temperature, The
thermometer at o'clock stood AT 30 de-
grees and up to s o'clock Il did not get
below 26 degrees. Elevated and surface
roads We're able to keep their tracks
clear by running sWeepers over them
and there was only slight delay in trat
iic in the city,
Highlands, Sand Hook, and Quaran-
tine observing stations reported
northerly gale blowing Two steam
ers, which had arrived during the night
were anchored off the Quarantine sta
ton, being the" Primers Point from
Dundee and Ollnda from Cuban
ports.
No other shipping was in slghi.
Coasting craft probably found shelter
in good time or are keeping well on
shore 20 escape damage from the storm.
As the wind Is off shore wrecks win
not be so likely 10 occur of Long
Island and the New England coast as
during the last gale Many passen-
ger steamers are due TO arrive
them the Kaiserin Maria Theresa and
the Karamanla both from Medter.
ranean points; Atlantic transport liner
Manitop from London: Anchor liner
California and Italian liner isa De
Lavan20 both from Mediterranean
ports and Red d line steamer Phlla.
delphia from Venezuelan and Porto
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sold the satchel He described his
height build, complexion and voice, the
latter being rather peculiar Shortly
after. Detective Sheets found kins,
and placed him under arrest When
taken before Myers he was immediate
~ Identified as the man who purchased
the satchel Young Myers was abso-
lutely certain In his identification OF
the man, and although he declares than
efforts have been made 10 bride him
to Withdraw that testimony, he sticks
to II to this day that King is the man.
The. defense did not explain the pres
ence Of the satche near the gambling
house, and this fact with other evidence
led to the conviction Of King as Wen
as Lynch for them urder of Col
Prowse. They were given their choice
OF being hanged or shot, and they
chose the latter method Of shutting off
this mortal COLI. i...,..t.'
Lynch took his conviction as mat
ter Of course, but King was loud In
his protestations OF Innocence and In
his -denunciatlons Of Detective sheets
and others who assisted in his conyic-
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I'll l heard from Chief Hilton. In the
meantime the chief was working up the
case al this end OF the line. Strange
asked me why he was not liberated and
had 10 put him on with some excuse,
He is doing time for burglary and was
sentenced from one to three years
Mr.. Burghart Is here 90 take back
with him Edward Irving, the life CON
Wet who escaped from the prison in
July, 1900. The officer said he would be-
here for two or three days as he had
some other business to finish up
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Ss,.Ig attempt to rob the Sheen Ramon
mor" g's mouse In this city on the
robb',,s ol September IL. 1900. The
nsSE,S was attempted by three
boc@ @'l men who suddenly entered the
rpor guy , win drawn revolvers. called
Fg M. .no'e IN the room 10 throw I'M
'Col,a u1nus ON pain of instant death.
tg5s,' Prowse, who was one OF The
dess,', ', we mouse, was sitting at-the
Nd W. @oIe when the men entered
Mn '1 m 'he other occupants complied
tsac., ps robbers demands. prowse
ls,ieru Tor his gun ana a desnerote
nsrtsp sasued' Colonel Prowse fen.
As5 ais wounded. but not before he
ahna,u one OF the robbers low with
m y wound In his head. This man
tthsr ue noor unconscious, but the
Ns s, 'so robbers made their escape In
Srgssa,e without securing a cent.
On ~ s'sn. u B. Burbidge was standing
rsrnl. 'vrNer OF First South and East
t1 AZ street when the shooting began
Ass.~ dashed to the scene with ali
hy on the floor In a pool of blood
NJ, . masked robber "roI" = pr V,Uoa
rts,e5 ' y ~ his chair with his hands
rrssr aus side from which flowed
r,nsy.sn OF blood. He WAS M moo
esor,' 70 the hospital, but desnl,e aIl
SER save his life. he died
is,I sssnl Burbldge removed ,ho ..,
James I,.n ,Sooer and the feature Of
narhad suci We're disclosed. He wss
a uc' 0s 70 The police station and locI
hnn ely IN a CELL The officers thor
iof ~ .areful and systematic search
ralt !, companions OF Lynch onS q
I'll = NV were rewarded In the arrest
III Va n'ns' alias Pagunl. alias Mar
Meets s,Nas arrested By Detectiva
Pi9Rs '''ue days after The killing of
q, NV. morning OF the batuo w,,,
htrabcs cr we y, officers found near tbe
schel ,' NM me gambling house n small
y ne r,i l,gh had been carried no ooa
lo't Of r,,,.s Doubtless Tor Tho M,
ir,es putllng the money IN be,. p o,.
NrHealy sl The satchel bad No..
s'l lea n o", ,S away II was th.s
2 Rlnr =, me arrest and eonvic,ior
7 Z seoon,sn ne 7, sa,chel was purchased
r're fro,u,h South street se gC,v"as !, .
n, osrs,n Young man NAMED , N,..
sishs rs learned THE nv ,at mye W.,
AR ,s u on The stores ana '1 =, ,.. tne
,'i Fave ', ny BY young MYERS t "
'scfiptlon - detective Sheets GOOD
H OF the man to whom Sob ba
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Rico, Possibly some Of the steamers
due have arrived outside Sandy Hook
bar and have anchored until the wealth
en- clears.
The floating Ice driven by the gale
ia packed In on the staten Island
shore making navigation very difficult
The Staten Island ferry bouts are
making the trips without any attempt
10 observe schedules.
ON THE JERSEY COAST.
Cape May, n, j., Feb i7.-The heayI-
cst snowstorm Of the winter is raging
On the southern Now Jersey coast. The
wind is blowing from the northwest
and the snow Is now 10 inches deep
The liiesaver3 are experiencing dilila
Guilty Ia patrolling the beaches OWING
10 the drifting snow and II Is lmpossl-
bic for them TO see moro than few
yards rom the shore line
RAGING STORM IN DELAWARE.
Lewes Del, Feb ia heavy snow
storm is raging here, seriously inter-
ierlng with craft on the Delaware bay.
II Is impossible TO tell whether any yes
sells have passed in The capcs since
midnight as vision Is impossible for
more than 30 yards OF shore. Of the
vessels anchored in the breakwater not
one has Ventured 10 move since the
severe storm began during the night.
The steamship Noordland, Liverpool
for Philadelphia which passed In the
capes last night Is supposed TO be an
chOred in the bay above here as she
Las not been reported from any Of the
reporting stations between the Della.
ware brealIwaler aud Philadelphia
Snow TO the depth OF eight inches has
fallen and the storm shows no signs OF
Abating
HEAVY SNOW IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, Feb. &c. The heaviest
snowstorm Of the season began here NJ
midnight and sull prevails AT o'clock
this morning with no indication Of
ceasing a high wind prevails and tie
snow has drltted badly, interfering
with trolley and steam railroad traffc.
FIRE FOLLOWS GALE.
Manchester, Conn, Feb. l7--Durlng
the severe gale and snowstorm this
morning the cracker factory Of Frank
Goetz In North Manchester, was dea-
u0yed by fire a house connected with
/, the factory and large coal shed we've
also burned, the total loss being $4,000
coNNECTlcuTs WORST STORM
New Haven conn, Feb 1T-Tlie
most severe snowstorm OF the season
begun In Connecticut at s a, M The
wind was from the north, blowing IS
miles an hour. Railroad trains were
delayed by the drifting snow and street
cars were stalled,
/" SNOW IN BOSTON.
Boston, Feb. 17.--A snowstorm began
here early this morning. The high wind
Is causing the snow to drift which
promises TO make trouble for railway
lines.
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p.oy,r, Colo, Feb, 1.-THE News this
morning prints a dispatch from Canon
Np Colo, to the effect that man
nred Macs who according TO The
News has Just been released from the
.sp penlteitIary there, has made a
statement to a representative OF Italian
t.,.uI suneo Of this city that a man
aTed Strange, now confined in the
Ca9n city prison had confessed to the
nmler Of Geo. Prowse in Salt Lake for
,Sjh crime a man named King, or
pun Is now serving term In the
uah prison.
STANCES term will expire In about
tao months, and, according to The
ytgI the Utah authorities are arrang-
ig 10 have Strange brought to Utah
mt confronted with the charge Of
nlaedng Prouse.
tgiso through instructions from the
italian AMBASSADOR, Baron Faya, has
,eu INVESTIGATING the case OF King,
vAe Is said to be a scion Of one OF the
igtagished families Of Italy, He
.Apltvss doubt as to the genuineness
II he alleged confession of Strange,
&tnrlhst he is confident that King,
n Pguhl le innocent OF the crime for
'Als&had been sentenced In Utah.
HE above dispatch will recaltto the
nlhd Of many Of News" headers, q
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BELIEVE KING INNOCENT.
Chief Hilton, Sam Dowse and At.
torncy Wanlcss So Hold.

There are three men In this city who
have been firm in the belief of Kings
innocence for a long time. They are
Chief of Police Hilton, Atty. VIII F..
Wanless and former Deputy Sheriff
Sam Dowse For over year Atty.
Wanless has worked increasingly to
clear up the mystery, working day ana
night, and spending money out OF his
own pocket. When Mr.. Wanless in
duced the Italian consul Signor Cueno
to come here, the latter advised the
attorney 10 employ detective In the
case and MIR. Wanless at once engaged
Sam Dowse. The statement In a
morning paper that Kings brothers
have been working in his behalf Is not
true. King has written TO them sew
eral times, but as yet has not heard
from either OF them and they have not
furnished cent towards securing his
release What has been done IN his be-
half has been done by the three gen.
tlemen above mentioned.
ATTY. wANLEss STORY.
when seen at his office this morning
Atty Wanless told the following story.
zone year ago last January 1 learn
cd that friend OF Lynchs was In jail,
and that his name was James De-
laney When he was here he went un-
der the name OF Davenport. He had
served time with Lynch for burglary
In Idaho and learned that he was
then and Is now, IN the Colorado state
fefofmatory. I also learned that there
was a man named John" who was a
pal Of Lynch's. and that name was all
| had to work on. Shortly after the
preliminary hearing OF the two men.
called at the county fail 10 see them
and Lynch told King that he was SURF
to be turned up and that If he king
would stand trial with him U-ynch) he
would probably escape with only lie
sentence. Lynch then told King that
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NEGRO EDUCATION
In the South Facilities Better for
The ColOrcd than the White Man.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. t7-Prof. o.
f. Hillyer, professor OF biblical Ian
guage at the Atlantic theological SEM
mary, In an address al Plymouth Con-
gregational church made the statement
that there are twice the facilities for
the education OF the negroes In the south
TO that for the whites The latter, Mr.
Hillyer said, had been neglected and
It was 20 the advantage OF good citi-
zenship that attention be made 10 this
phase OF development IN the south.
Prof Hillyer has come north for a
three months leave Of absence 10
arouse interest IN the poor whites of the
South. He says the greatest problem
I'm the educational and religious work
In the south Is TO secure men for the
work. II 100 churches were to be organ
lied there today. he said there would
be no men for pastors.
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shoot Several whites In the audience
were hit, but no one was seriously husL
The negroes ran out he back way %
their private car, which was soon sur
rounded by armed men. but no violence
was done owing 10 the arrival OF the
town marshal All the negroes were
PUT In jail and as the result Of an eX-
animation the name OF the one who did
the shooting was discovered. He was
lynched and the others will be released.
Several Of the prisoners were badly
beaten Saturday night
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REJrULST OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
Two Thousand Persons, Mostly Women and Children Per-
ished at Shamaka-Four Thousand Houses Destroyed
-ThirWiour Villages in Vicinity Also Suffered

Baku. Russian Trsnscoucasla, Feb.
l1-Detalls which are slowly arriving
at Baku from Shamaka. show that 1900
persons. mostly women and children.
persisted as q result of the earthquake
last week and lnat four thousand
houses We're destroyed.
Thirty-four villages OF the country
surrounding Shamaka also suffered.
To add 70 the terrurs OF the neighbour
hood volcano near the village of
Marasy eastward of Shamaka, has
broken out into active eruption. A
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great crevasse has appeared, whence
immense flames and streams Of lava are
being thrown out The course of The
river GeonChaika has been altered in
consequence Of its bed being damned
with earth which had been disturbed
by the earthquake.
Battallons OF guards and detachments
Of soldiers with tents have been dis
patched TO Shamaka TO aid In the work
OF rescue.
The Red Cross society is active in al
leNating distress.
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MEN OVERPOWER JAILEF

st. Louis, Feb. ia special TO the
Post Dispatch from New Madrid, Mo-,
says that last night crowd OF masked
men oyerpowered the jailer and took
negro, Louis Wright, short distance
from town and hanged him. Richard
and Pringles negro ministries gave an
entertainment there Saturday night
when an alteration arose between one
Of the musicians and some OF the white
town boys, Several OF the boys under
took 10 take the musicians out. when
the pegroes Oh the stage began 70