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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
DIED..

Monday morning, the 9th inst,
Mr.. Sosthene Juduice, one of the
old landmarks Of this parish, died
after q few days of sickness, at the
age of "a years.
Mr.. Judice was in feeble health
for many years. but was always
able to give his attention about
the plantation, but the Sunday
previous he was attacked by the
grippe, which was too severe for
his weak constitution.
Mr.. Judice leaves q widow and
. large family of grown children,
to mourn his death.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
A Fireman's Close Call.

A Fireman's Close Call.
II stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was raoked with pain" writes G.
W. Bellsmy, . locomotive fireman.
of Burlington, Iowa, II was weak
and pale, without any appetite
and all run down. As I was about
to give up, I got q bottle of Elec-
trio Bitters and, after taking it, I
felt a. we'll a. I ever did in my
life" Weak, sickly, run down
people always gain new life.
strength and vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaran-
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
THE DISTRICT COURT.

The criminal term of the Dis
trict Court which was in session
for three weeks, adjourned Mon
day, before adjournment Judge
Foster passed sentence upon the
following persons who were con-
victed at this term of court:
Simon Minor, burglary, four
years at hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary.
Laurent Chretien, larceny, six
months hard labor in the peniten-
tiary. e
Messenger Charles, larceny, six
months hard labor in the peniten-
tiary.
Marcel Bouline, attempt to CON-
NIT rape, ten years hard labor in
the penitentisry. This case was
appealed to the Supreme court.
Chas. Spencer, horse stealing,
five years hard labor in the peni.
Tertiary.
Jules Masse, receiving stolen
goods, six months parish prison.
They are all negroes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.

We publish below an open let
ter to the N. Y. Tribune of one of
our most experienced sugar plan
ters in the state.
Keystone Plantation,
st. Msrtinville, P. o. La.
January 7tb, 1902.
Editor New York Tribune.
Lately you have published ar
ticles Editorial and otherwise in
relation to reciprocity with Cuba
and fsvoring such action by Con-
gress.
Now I am led to inquire if you
know that such action would mean
the ruin of the sugar industry of
our own country, and if SO, how
you can reconcile your position as
leading republican and advocate
of protection to American indus
try.
We sometimes see statements pub
lished that our sugar industry does
not need our tariff duty, but they
are all from men who don't know
what they write or else are govern
ed by purely selfish interests.
l have been located on the Key
stone sugar plantation, Louisiana,
for the last twenty three years,
have made the sugar industry my
whole study all of this time and I
can declare boldly that any mate
rial reduction on the tariff duty on
sugar in favor of Cuba would
mean ruin to the sugar interests
of Louisiana and every intelligent
man in the sugar district of Lou
isians will confirm my statement.
/ have been an ardent admirer
aud constant reader of the Daily
Tribune for the last forty years
and the question arises, how as a
consistent republican advocate of
home protection, can you now fa-
vor q policy to ruin Louisiana, for
the benefit of Cuba or any other
foreign people.
JOHN PETERS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
LOST.

A note belonging to me, secur-
ed by vendors lien, dated Septem-
ber 2pd, 1909. executed by Apo
linaire Pstin to his own order and
by him endorsed in blank, bearing
8 per cent yearly interest from
date. Maker has been notified.
b. MARTIN.
St Msrtinville, La. Jan. Is, 1902.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
ALL A FARCE.

The indictment of the Police
Jurors of this parish by the Grand
Jury turns up in farce, as when
the case came up for trial Monday
the District Attorney nolle-prose-
quied the case.
What prompted the district at
toruey to take such a course, we
do not know. but had he done that
the FIRST time the case came up for
trial, he would have saved the
costs to the parish.
Another thing that looks strange
about this particular case is that
the Grand Jurors are supposed to
be advised by the District Attor-
pey, a. he is to inform them of
the Law. Now the question arises,
who informed the Grand Jury of
this Law that was violated by the
Police Jurors, and did they con-
cult with the District Attorney in
regard to this case, if they did
and he approved their course how
could be refuse to prosecute upon
the indictment returned; it he did
not informed the Grand Jury and
advised them in this matter, who
did, wss any one of the members
90 we'll informed in law to dis
pense with the advice of the Dis
trict Attorney, or did they get
their legal sdvices from other
sources;it looks certainly as if the
District Attorney and the Grand
Jury are not working in harmony
OF that the District Attorney looks
very lightly upon the findings of
the Grand Jury.
There is something that looks
strange in all these foolish proceed
ings that should be cleared.
We do not believe that the Po-
lice Jurors we're guilty of any in
tention to violate any law, but why
did the Grand Jury who investi-
gated the affair indict them,
what could have been their object
unless legally advised as to the
indictment.
Some people are pleased to cay
it was all q political trick, and
this man or that man, accusing
the leaders of both factions as be-
ing the instigstors of this conspi-
rsoy; but can we believe that
either the District Attorney or
the Grand Jury would fall VIC
Tins Of the political wire entangle-
ment of the local politicians!
It is hardly reasonable to be-
lieve such to be the case, but ne
1911 H.
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How To Conquer Or Die.

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Mra Rosa Richardson, of Laurel
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month, but I began to use DR..
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-02-01
CARS PILED UP.
FIREMEN AND ENarNRRR Hurt AMI
SEVERAL CATTLE KILLED.

As the result of q collision of
two freight trains, which occurred
at 4 O'Clock yesterday morning
on the Southern Pacific Railroad,
the fremen of the two trains are
at the Hotel Dieu, and one of
them will lose q leg and the other
has badly injured arm.
The east-bound train. it is said,
was standing on the main track
when it was dashed into by the
rapidly moving st-bound train.
The engineers saw the danger in
time to escape, but both firemen
we're injured. Robert Bailey Of
the west-bound train sustained
a fracture of his left leg a. he
jumped from his engine, and Will
liam Whelsu Of the eastbound
train Yves severely hurt on the
right arm. Both men we're
brought to this city in . special
train and sent to the Hotel Dieu.
The accident is said 10 have
been the result of the heavy fog
that prevailed at the time. and
which made it impossible for the
engineer of the moving train to
see the headlight Of the other in
time to stop his train. Both en-
gines were derailed and Q car of
stock in the moving train we're
killed. -Time-D Democrat
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Mr.. Robert Bailey. who was a
nephew of Mr.. A. v. Fleming of
this town, died from the effect of
his wound the same night. at the
Hotel Dieu, and his remains we're
brought to Lafayette the next day
for interment.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Rock Island and Northwestern Stock
holders VIII Meet This Week

Annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific, and the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads will
be held IN Chicago tomorrow, and that of
the Chicago and Northwestern on Thurs
day.
Important action is expected at the Rock
Island and Northwestern meetings.
An increase of capital stock by SIS 900 COO
will be one act Of the Rock Island meeting,
as announced officially several weeks ago,
but 1t is generally anticipated that the in
crease will be at least S25.000,00o.
The increase of Rock Island capital stock
is to cover proposed extensions of the syS-
TEN, including the purchase of control OF
several large systems, and improvements.
1t is expected that arrangements Will be
made for the purchase of additional lines as
feeders to the present system. and pos
sibly the acquisition of control of South
western system.
1t is expected that R. r. Cable, chair
man of the Rock Island board, will retire.
He has directed the policy of the system for
many years, and it is said that he desires to
be relieved of the heavy burden of directing
a system so aggressive. But the new own
ers are reported to be anxious to have Mr..
Gable remain with the system.
President Leeds of the Rock Island Is one
OF the largest individual holders of North
western stock, and the Moore-Leeds-Reid
combine has bought large blocks of this
stock within the last few weeks. The ex-
tent of the holdings in Northwestern may
not be given out at the coming meeting. 1t
is common belief that W. H. Moore and w.
Northwestern board. 1t IS reported that
President Hughitt will hold the proxies of
the new stockholders. and that there is an
understanding with the Vanderbilts.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
WILL TEST APPoRTIoNMENT LAW.
Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Le-
gaIity of Recent Act of Legislature.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Bloomington, H., June All is in readi-
ness for the prosecution of the test case at
tacking the constitutionality of the appor-
tionment law adopted by the last Legisla-
ture of Illinois. The arguments will be
made in the Supreme Court Tuesday and
will likely require several days to complete
The Democratic State Central Committee
has engaged Maurice T. Maloney, ex-Mayor
of Ottawa. and Attorney General under Alt
geld, and Lawrence B. Stringer, State Sem
ator of Logan County, to prosecute the case
in the Supreme Court. Mclean County was
party here was in perfect harmony and the
conditions were found more satisfactory
than those elsewhere
The programme was carried out last
month. when q convention of the sena-
torial district. consisting Of the county Of
Mclean alone nominated Colonel J. F.
Heffernan to the lower house of the Illinois
Legislature The nomination papers were
flied with the Secretary of State, who re-
tected them because he declared them il
legal. The papers were then filed in the
Supreme Court as an exhibit accompanying
the declarat on. A decision Is not looked
for urtil August
The new apportionment law places this
county in a new senatorial district COM
posed of the counties OF Mclean and Ford.
If the new law Is sustained, Colonel Hef-
fernan will be nominated in both the old
and new districts and will not be effected
either Way Should the Democrats win and
the law be declared unconstitutional it
would require new conventions in every con-
gressional and senatorial district In the
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
A Thousand Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine on Pilgrimage TO Frisco.

W. E. Hoyt. general Eastern passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific, arrived in
St Louis Sunday, with several delegations
from the East to the annual meeting Of
the Ancient Arabic order of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine In San Francisco. June 10
to Il.
One train was made up OF % delegates
from New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy
and New England. Another train carried
Imperial Potentate Philip c. Shaffer and
Past Master Windsor OF Grand Rapids.
This train was made UP al Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington. Richmond and
Wheeling.
Still another train carried delegations
from Troy, WateTtown, Syracuse, ROcheS-
ter Binghamton, Utica, Elmira and Buff
falo. y. Y, including Past Imperial POten-
tate George +. Lider and Grand Recorder
George S Rowell of Boston and Grand
High Priest Brown of Buffalo. There were
159 persons on each of the other trains
which departed Sunday night.
This morning O. delegation from Meridian.
Miss, will arrive over the Mobile and Ohio
and take the 9 a. m. Missouri Pacific train
Rio Grande. Rio Grande Western and the
Southern Pacific to San Francisco.
Tomorrow the Moo!ah special Of Moolay
Temple, st. Louis. Will depart over the
Missouri Pacific at IL a. IN. for Kansas
City, and go thence via the Rock Island.
the Denver and Rio Grande. the Rio Grande
Western and the Southern Pacific TO San
Francisco.
The Missouri Pacific has issued a green
booklet. showing the complete itinerary CT
these specials.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
NOTES AND APPOINTMENTS.
Rates for the wOodmen's Meeting Mt
Monett-Choctaw Offices Closed.

| President Ramsey of the Wabash de-
parted for Chicago last night
Charles B. Bland has been appointed
commercial agent of the Georgia Railroad,
with headquarters at Memphis.
"A. B. Scates has been appointed train
master of the Louisville and Nashville with
headquarters at Paris Tenn, succeeding
+. n. Fisher. promoted.
j H. Fields has been made master
mechanic Of the Lehlgh Valley at Weather
ly Pa. succeeding J. NJ. Vought, resigned.
Andrew Gibson has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the Yellowstone division of
the Northern Pacific, succeeding n. Kline.
j. w. Wood has been appointed assist
ant superintendent Of the Alabama. Great
Southern. with headquarters at Birming.
ham, Ala. succeeding A. ]. Love. resigned.
. Effective June l, ]. T. Moore is appoint
ed general freight and passenger agent of
the St Louis Valley Railway, now building.
with Office in St Louis
The Southwestern Passenger Bureau
announces a special rate of one standard
fare plus 81 for the round trip from points
in the Indian and Oklahoma Territories to
Kansas City on account OF summer schools.
Dates of sale are June 16 II. q and a. with
final destination limit of September 10.
TO the meeting OF the Grain Dealers
National Association at Memphis, October
TO 3. the Southwestern Passenger Bureau
announces a rate of one fare for the round
trip. certificate plan. with dates of sale Sep
tember % and 30 and October l.
The Choctaw offices in St Louis were re-
moved yesterday TO the Rock Island offices
in the Century building at the NOT thw st
corner OF Ninth and Olive streets, and the
business of this line Of the Rock Island will
now be looked after by G. B. Bacon, Rock
Island general agent at St Louis j. G.
Miller, who has been agent of the ,Choctaw
AT st. Louis retires. having other business
The Choctaw office has been a side issue
with him.
General Agent Dale of the Illinois Cen
trail at ST. Louis is in Memphis
Vice President Howard Elliott of the
Burlington was in st. Louis yesterday.
General Manager Harding of the Mis-,
souri, Pacific is in Memphis for few days
Freight Traffic Manager Stith OF the
East.
S. x. Hooper, general passenger agent
Of the Denver and Rio Grande. was at the
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain headduar-
tiers yesterday W. B. Hoyt general e St
ern agent OF the Missouri Paeific-Iron Noun
tain railroads. headquarters in New York,
was also a visitor at Mr.. Townsend's head
quarters yesterday.
brough of the Vandalia has departed for a
trip over the line In Indiana.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
HARRImAN LOOKS
FOR NORMAL CROPS.
Returns to New York From an In
spection of Entire South
and West.
FAVORS PR0-RAlLR0AD LAWS.
Says Day of Pools Has Passed
st. Louis Capital Pushing Ten
nessee Central-The Moo
lah Pilgrimage.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. June 2.-E. H Hartman. pres
ident OF the Southern Pacific Railroad and
chairman of the Board Of Directors of the
Union Pacific system, was at his Office to-
day for the first time since his return from
his three months trip through the South
and West, and he talked at length on the
general conditions which he found in the
territory he visited.
He repeated the statements that ne had
made during his trip that combinations OF
railroads were necessary, and that the day
of pools had passed. He made a distinction
between combinations and consultations.
however, and emphasized the point that the
legislation OF the future. where any is at
tempted. should be pro-railroad rather than
anti-TailrUad. and that the best interests Of
the country demanded that the railroads
should Re allowed to manage their own af-
fairs without too much legislation.
Commcnting on the crop conditions in rhe
West, Mr.. Hartman said:
was very dry, and since then we have had
sufficient rain 10 advance all the crops 10
Mexico. as they are irrigating countries,
have nothing to say. In California the pres
poets never Were better. Crops there are
practically assured. In Oregon the same IS
true. did not go through Washington. but
the reports from that section are encourag-
ing. In Idaho the outlook is all that could
there mas been some apprehension. but the
recent rains have brought that up 10 about
normal conditions.
In Nebraska and Arkansas the drought
which probably affected the wheat crop up
to bout the middle OF April to the extent
of about 10 or 20 per cent has been broken
ana we have had plenty of moisture.
Many of the wheat fields have been re-
planted in corn, which has got a good
start, and, outside of rather cooler wealth
er than usual, which has perhaps delayed
the progress of that crop for possibly ten
days or two weeks, it ought, however, with
normal conditions, to produce a fair aver
age crop.
OF course, that same condition exists
east of Nebraska and Kansas. FAR as
corn is concerned, and the prospects are
equally good as to other crops.
Relative to the general railroad situation
he said:
The railroad situation and the attitude
of the public toward the railroads never
were better. The physical condition of the
properties-prrcipally the properties af
fl lated with the Union Pacific-are better
than they ever have been. and they are
getting the beneficial results of the i'm
provements which have been going on for
the last few years. The same Improvement
IS being continued over the Southern Pa
ciic and will be even more striking on
the Central Pacific than it has been on the
Union Pacific"
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
$500 to Kansas City, June =,
Via the Missouri Pacific Railway.
CONTROLLED BY ST. LOUIS MEN.
Tennessee Central Building to n Con-
nectiOn with Illinois Central.

The Tennessee Central, an independent rail-
road, backed by st. Louis capitalists, IS be-
ing rapidly pushed to the front as q line of
much importance. Already 1t is Of i'm
mense benefit to Tennessee, as it opens up
q new country, which is richly productive
Of coal and lumber, and which promises
much in ore
Contracts have been let for building the
extension from Nashville to Clarksyilla.
Tenn, about forty-five miles. which will
bring the mileage of the system with
branches up to about 2sO miles These CON
tracts have been awarded to w. J. Oliver
& Co. Of Langley, s. C, and work has al
ready begun, with plans for completion in
ten months.
Two routes have been surveyed. one OF
which is forty-four and six-tenths miles
long and the other forty-nine and two
tenths miles. but 1t has not been definitely
The road has entered Nashville. Upon the
occasion of its entrance to that city. only
few days ago, J.. G. Van Blarcom, D. r.
Estill McHenry and George NJ. Wright of
ST. Louis, were present As reported in The
Republic, the Mayor of Nashville declared
given a bonus of 81. 10000 in subscribed
stock. 1t was the occasion for a great
demonstration. The newspapers issued
special Tennessee Central editions, giving
pages to the work of the St. Louis capital
lists in making Nashville more than ''one-
In regard to the report that the Louisville
and Nashville will Bottle up the Tennes-
see central by refusing TO accept business
from that road. Estill McHenry director,
yesterday said:
81 do not believe that the Louisville and
Nashville will do that. The Louisville and
Nashville cannot afford to do such thing.
In fact, am sure the big Morgan road will
not now pursue such a policy, after wit
Messing the demonstration In our favor upon
our entrance to the city. We will soon con-
meet with the Illinois Central. This does
not give. US direct St. Louis line. We have
not made any plans for that, and for the
present we are satisfied to build up big
coal line in the heart of the State. We
have not built to sell. The Central IS a sub
stantial line. as you know, when you con-
sider that in the directory are: J. c. Van
Blarcom. James Campbell, Judge Priest,
Harry Knight. William H. Thompson Fl.
Clay Pierce and other st. Louis capitalists
Just as strong"
The st. Louis party at the Nashville
celebration have returned.
NEW FIREMEN-FireC Chief SwingIey
yesterday appointed the following men 10
membership in the Fire Department: Ed
ward J. Riedel, Charles Mike and Anthony
Bondschue.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
UNIFORM TICKET MEETING.
Chairman Pratt and General Passen-
ger Agent ToMnscnd to Attend.

Chairman Pratt of the Southwestern Pass
enger Bureau and General Passenger Agent
Townsend will attend the meeting in Chi
cago tomorrow of chairmen and commit
tees from the passenger associations of the
country, for the purpose of adopting uni
form ticket for use by all railroads.
1t is expected that the passeI ger men
will succeed in this effort to simplify The
ticket form, while at the same time pro-
Yiding form that will stand the test of he
ticket broker and be intelilgible to the aver
age traveller.
This effort to secure uniform ticket for
the whole country is in line with the plans
OF all departments of railroading now 10.
uniformity of methods
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
RED CROSS INCORPORATION.
Organization for Charitable Hos
pital and Medical Work.

The St Louis Red Cross Medical Associa-
tion applied TO the Circuit Court yesterday
for a decree of Incorporation. The officers
are: ]. NJ. Page. presld mt; ]. W. Wright,
vice president H. H. Beardslee, secretary;
]. D. Beardslee. treasurer, and T. II. Page,
NJ D., medical inspector.
The objects Of tn association are chari-
table work and furnishing hospital service
officers. as may be provided in bylaws OF
the association.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
OFFICE BOY TO SUPERINTENDENT.
Southern Puts L. Z. Belts in Charge
of the Car Service Mt WashinEton.

The Southern Railway announces the ap-
pointment of E E Belts as superintendent
Of car service. with office in Washington,
d. c.
W. H. Peddle having resigned, the Office
is abolished.
Resignation and appointment were ef
fective yesterday.
E. E. Belts was car service agent Of the
Chicago and Northwestern, having begun
service with that road in 1883 as office bow
He was consecutiv5ly stenographer, chief
service agent.
William H. Peddle entered railroad serv-
ice rodman to an engineers corps in
1870