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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of 81. Martin

Whereas James Delahoussaye, Of said
Parish OF st. Martin. has filed his petit
tion in this Office. applying to be ap-
pointed Administrator Of said above
mentioned and entitled snccrssion.
Now therefore Public Notice Is hereby
given to all parties interested to show
cause IL any they have In writing. with
in ten days from this publication Why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made - prayed
for. -
witness the Hon. T. Don Foster Judge
OF said Court. st. Martinyille, La. THE
2srd day Of December 1909.
A.y. FLEMING.
! Clerk Of Court. st. Marlin Parish. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.
- II n II.

New stock Of Kid Gloves at E.
e. Souher.
DR.. A. G. Durio of Arnaudville
was in town Tuesday.
Sheriff o. Budon made bust
ness trip to Baton Rouge this
week.
See our new flannel waistings at
E. e. Soulier.
Mr.. Frank Robin made bust
ness trip to New Orleaus this
week.
Miss Cora Tertrou left Tuesday
for New Orleans to spend the no.
lidays.
Our Black skirting are the Ia
test at E. E. Soulier.
-Miss Aspasie Rees of Brea ux
Bridge spent the week here, visit
ing friends.
Miss Anna Ferran from the
Grand Co:sau convent came home
for the holidays.
Ask to see our line of Black
silk, great variety at E. E. Soulier.
Mrs. ]. C. Grevemberg of jean
eretts spent several days here this
week visiting her relatives.
Our Sash Ribbons Satin on
both side are elegant at E. E. Sou
iier.
Sidney Delahoussaye and Jos.
Ferran from st. James College are
spending the holidays here.
The Married Ladies Euchre
club will be entertained by Mrs.
T. ]. Liable on January 7th.
There will be some cock fights
tomorrow between games from
New Iberia and St. Martinville,
Mr.. Altos Roy who 10 at St.
Stanislaus College, Bay st. Louis.
Miss, is home for the holidays.
DR.. and Mrs. W. j. Rhymes left
Tuesday to spend the holidays
with relatives in Richland parish.
Mayor G. D. Domengeaux and
editor P. L. Begnaud, of .Bresux
Bridge, we're attending to business
here Monday.
Clothing. we have the up-to-dste,
ct style and elegsnce-the best K.
Schwartz & Co. :.
Another shipment OF two car
load of beevss, very fat, was made
last Sunday to the New Orleans
market, where they command good
prices.
Ladies kid gloves, the finest and
best, all colors, every pair guaran-
teed at K. Schwartz 4 Co.
Mr.. James j. Martin who is TAX
ing Q law course at the Tulane,
New Orleans, came home last Sa-
turday to spend the holidays With
his parents.
Call and see our line OF Cakes
and Crackers. We are just get
ting ready for holiday trade. Fruit
tahss . specially. Robin Grocery
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
NOTICE.
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the matter Of the Estate IT Aspasie
Delahoussaye. Widow Onsziphore Della
houssaye.

Probate Docket 40. 1904.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Thirty casks of beer have been
"treed" at the freight depot in Jack
son by the vigilance committee of the
Anti-Tiger League, which has been
formed there for the suppression of
blind tigers. The beer arrived last
week and was Immediately spotted
by the vigilance committee. A watch
was set on the beer and the watch
still sits, for the beer remains where
the trucks dropped it after it was
rolled out of the freight car. Pre-
sumably the solitary figure of the
tiger comes to the spot at periods to
see how the land lies, but the lynx
eyed watch of the vigilance commit
tee never sleeps and there the beer
stays. The beer is, Of course, get
ting older all the time and mellow
er, and that is the only consolation
of the tiger; but at the same time
storage charges are accumulating at
the depot. If the watch is kept up
and the tiger is kept off the charges
will soon cover the beer and the rail
road will have to drink it to get even.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Copies of the complete muster
rolls and pay-rolls Of the Confeder-
ate troops furnished by Mississippi
to the army of the Confederate
States Of America have been turned
over to the state department Of ar
chives and history as a result of the
diligence and industry of Director
Rowland. With these most valuable
records have been secured also de-
tailed historical facts relating to the
troops furnished bv the State. The
actual cash value of these records is
estimated to be $4,000, which
amount would have to be paid out
for copies Of them secured from the
war department at Washington; but
their value as historical documents
cannot be oyer-estimated, as they
make a complete record of the Con-
federate military history of the
State.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Truth, the woman's forum, a
monthly launched to boom the feder-
alton, persisted the other day under
very distressing circumstances. A
post mortem examination showed
that the managers Of the publication
secured q large number of photo
graphs Of club leaders to adorn it's
pages. Most Of the photographs
were in decollete dress. When these
appeared in print they were adorned
with high neckwear. The resulting
wrath produced periodical heart fail
ure.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

The Smith Lumber Company at
Barnett, thirty miles south of Meri-
dian, on the Northeastern road, has
struck what appears to be a splendid
quality of petroleum in a well which
has been sunk to a depth of 456
feet. A sample bottle, which has
been declared by experts to be the
genuine article, was exhibited in
Meridian a few days ago. The pro-
motors confidently expect to bring
in a gusher when a depth of 800 feet
is reached. About five weeks ago the
lumber company started to bore for
an artesian well water supply, and
upon reaching a depth of 300 feet
indications of oil were discovered
and when a bystander threw a match
into the water from the well the
oily substance responded with a
blaze.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

The summary issued by the Mis-
sissippi department Of the climate
and crop service states that rains
during the past week have been
purely local in character, only a few
counties being visited by heavy rains,
while in many counties there was no
rainfall. Cotton is very small, but
is well formed and fruiting satlsfac-
torily, except in twelve OF the north
central and northeastern counties,
where a good soaking rain is needed.
Some blooming at the top and she'd
ding is reported. The condition OF
the corn crop is only fair, and in the
localities where copious rains fell the
late corn will make a good yield.
Nearly all the early corn has been
cut for fodder.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

That sea captain who reports hav-
Ing encountered d floating island in
taoit=c ry parrots and monkeys and
supposed 70 have been cast adrift by
the volcanic disturbances in the
Carr.oe-n sea. should have grappled
n his find and towed il along 10 New
YORK har5or. This fata! omission is
likely 70 reiegate his yarn into the
$1,000 c.ass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02
Mississippi State News


According to & summary just is'
sued by Auditor Cole, the STAG
banks Of Mississippi have increased
their resources 81, 560,544.71 during
the past year, and the number OF
banks has been increased from III
to 1923. The total resources OF the
banking institutions is S26,544,-
s46.s3, and the cash on hand on the
9th of July was 81 ,550,929.02, show
ing that over ninety-fve per cent OF
the capital stock and deposits are
kept invested OF in circulation. This
is the most satisfactory showing that
has been made by the State banks in
several years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02
Duties of Election CommissIoneu

Jeu- aACNlufS has gwen out an
interesting opinion to the county
commissioners Of election. Tba
opinion points out the powers and
duties of the commissioners, and il
as follows:
Jackson, Miss, July 81, 1902.
To Lefore County Board of Election
Commissioners:
Gentlemen-1n reply to your, and
a large number of other, inquiries
respecting the duties of county eiec-
ton commissioners under the pri-
mary election law of 1902, l respect
fully submit:
The duties of the county election
commissioners are to erase from the
registration and poll books the
anne of all persons who are:
/. Enormously thereon, as where
one by mistake or otherwise has reg
istered out of his election district;
or registered illegally in his district.
2. Those who have died since reg
istering.
8. Those who have removed from
their election district-they cannot
return there to vote.
t. Those who have become dis
qualified as electors from any
that is to say, who have since regis
tering been convicted of bribery,
burglary, theft, arson, obtaining
money or goods under false pretens-
es, perjury, forgery, embezzlement
or bigamy, or have not on or before
the first day of last February paid
all taxes for the years 1900 and 1901
that may have been legally required
of them THAT is, lawfully assessed
against them), and which taxes so
legally required they have had an
opportunity of paying according |,
law. They should hear and dete
mine the complaint OIL appealed any
person who has applied to the regis
trar to be registered and was denied,
and if they find that such person 10
lawfully entitled thereto to register
him. Constitution, 241.) The
commissioners constitute a court and
may hear testimony and 60 into a
thorough investigation and pas
judgment upon all of these ques-
tons. Chapter &c, section 90, page
112, laws of 1902
The primary is now an election to
party nomination under the law, and
for holding which an official duty is
required by law of the county COM
missioners; they are therefore each
entitled to So per day, to be paid
out of the county treasury, for every
day actually employed by them in
the performance of this revision
duty, not to exceed ten days. (Code,
section 37O6.)
The law does not absolutely re-
quire a party nomination to be made
for any election, but if party nomi-
nations are to be made at all then
) they must be made by primary cleo
ton. The pay of the commissioners
for this particular revision service is
} incident to registration rather than
the election and is not chargeable to
the party or to the candidates.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Edward Eyerett Hale bases his
plea for pensions for Old people On
the following conditions: First, to
persons who have never permanent
ly abandoned their native state;
second, 70 those who have paid
taxes since they reached manhood;
third, 70 the persons e or = years
old. Dr.. Hale thinks $40 q year
would keep the Old folks from the
poor house.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

just Why Washington, j. C.. should
have the largest population II negro
blood ig a matter the census Eharps
did not explain. II is q fact, and
there are sG,702 negroes in the cap
ital city. Baltimore. one Of the most
progressive cities Of the south, has
1929, and New Orleans, 77,7I4. Phil
adelphia numbers G2,613 negroes
among her citizens. New York, Co.
666, and Chicago, 30,150.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has
a dispatch describing a military din
ner given 10 Gen. Funston at Pres
colt, Ariz. One Of the officers toasted
the general and spoke Of him elo-
qlentlY as the hero Of the Philippine
war. Funston responded in just three
sentences. He said: q don't look
like q hero. 7 don't feel like a hero.
/ am simply a lucky dog"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02
Cooperative housekeeping.

A cooperative housekeeping as
sociation of 20 persons in Sioux City,
Ia, otter an experience Of five
months, finds that the table expen-
ses Of each individual are S2.35 a
week, including the cost Of food,
fuel, light, cook, servants and rent
ed dining apartments. The saving
IS figured at 1924 a week for n
family Of four, in addition to escap-
ing "a greao deal Of bother" Bills
mittee of five women The house
keeper receives 81 o week.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

When the railway from Duluth 20
Dawson City is completed, for build
ing which a company has recently
been incorporated with a capital Of
sl=-1111l9. the North American part
q the road from the arctic circle 70
Pstagola viii be finished. II VIII
b a long tine before the South
Americans do their share.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

The Mississippi Levee Board is
wrestling with a novel situation,
which has been brought about by the
mysterious disappearance of a law
passed by the Legislature of 1894.
The levee board does not know who
is the proper person to collect the
cotton tax or whether anyone is le-
gally authorized to collect the same,
and the problem is made more highly
interesting by the discovery that a
law was passed by the Legislature in
1894 abolishing the office of cotton
tax collector, but this law was never
printed in the official editions and
cannot be found.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Jacksonville, Fla, leads all Ameri-
can cities in the proportion Of negro
population, with q per cent, and in
Montgomery, Charleston and Sayan-
nah there are NOR negroes than
whites. German Milwaukee has a ne
gro population Of %, or one-third Of
u per cent, and Buffalo, Rochester
and San Francisco have less than one
per cent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Uncle sam left Cuba out Of deJt
sud with d comfortable surplus in
the island treasury. I the Cuban
secretary q finance can make as good
& showing a year hence she new gov
eminent viii he entitled 20 congrat-
~ulati1ls.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

A team driven by a party of young
people en- route to a Sunday school
picnic, near Fayetteville, took fright
and ran away, seriously injurng
Miss Phoebe Evans.
The general offices of the Arkan-
a and Choctaw railroad have been
removed from Texarkana to Hugo.
1. 7,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

The proposition % bring A~guinaldo
ove % testify before tie senate com
mit-ee VIII. no doubt meet with Ag-
uinaldo's approval He could stop a
cay ia Denver and cal Gen. Funston
2.s different kinds Of Filipino names,
e1d Gen. Funston couldn't say Z word
tx.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Prince Henry IS insured against
sssas-i1ation. The policy is for $780,
CO., which SUN IS not paya0le in case
of death from any other cause than
that stipulated. The prince entered
into this peculiar insurance arrange
ne1- when be sailed for the east 70
taE4 command q the German feet
in Chinese waters a few years ago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Anyone attending a s~piritualist
seance in bohemia is liable to a fine
Of $40. according 20 q decree which has
been issued by the governor q the
province.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


Gzribaldi led 100 men in the war
for Italian independence. There are
Of this number now surviving l,209,
al drawing pensions.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

The Oktibbeha County Fair Asso-
citation has resolved to hold a three
days fair at Starkville, beginning
October /. As this is the banner
stock county of the State, it is e1-
pected that this fair will be well at
tended.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

Charles Meeke, at one time one OF
the most prominent business mel of
Natchez, died last week OF heart fall
ure, aged 81 years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

<. Blau, of Meridian, convicted
and fined $500 and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail for dealing in
futures, has taken steps to appeal his
case to the Supreme Court.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02
Tunica County Makes Good Showing,

The filing of the personal and real
assessment rolls and that of educa-
BILE children of Tunica county shows
a total of $3.50, white and colored,
against 5,3oS for 1900, an increase
of 445. The land roll when filed in
1900 showed a total valuation of
$1,270,s17.75, while the assessment
taken this year under the special act
OF the legislature foots up $l,452,-
OO5, an increase over 1900 of $751;
1875.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-31
OHIO AND THE NEGRO.
Republicans Up There Are Very
Tired Of the Black Voters.

Republicans Up There Are Very
Tired Of the Black Voters.
Colonel ]. z. MacGowan. editor of The
Chattanooga Times. writes from Cleve-
land. o., TO his paper as follows:
"A very leading Republican, who has
been a potential party factor in Ohio
for a good many years, said to me that
he in the main, approved OF the regula-
ton and partial Tor practically totaD
elimination OF the negro vote in several
Southern States. II Judge the negro.
politically" said he, in the South by
what know OF him In Ohio, my knowl-
edge being acquired by experience. Our
negro vote is. nominally, Republican, of
course, and the sixty OF them we have
in the city where I reside are trouble
some to a degree: they must always be
paid In some manner, for doing their
duty by the party. for which they pro-
TESS unbounded devotion; ana then, when
all the trouble and sacrifice of dignity
and expenditure Of money are done and
endured, we are never quite certain OF
that petty contingent. 1t would be no
real loss to the party. no injustice to the
negro. and might benefit party morals in
Ohio, II the entire race in the State were
struck from the voting list by law
ct have not talked with a single fnteili-
gent Ohio Republican on the subject OF
negro suffrage who did not substantially
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-31
BITTEN BY MAD DOG
WILL McCLAIN, RAILROAD
WATCHMAN, WAS INJURED.
He Was Warned, But Brute Was
Upon Him Before He Gould
Escape-will Try q
Maidstone.

VIII Mccain, a railroad Waterman,
was bitten by mad dog while on DUTY
yesterday morning. He was not Ferious-
~ injured, but his friends are anxious
about the result of the tate.
Lookout Mr.. WtIl," came a sharp,
startled ejaculation from q negro laborer
in the cut south of the Union depot
where Mccain was at work yesterday
morning.
Waterman McClain. who has charge of
the gate where the freight track runs
out OF the cut and takes the river track
on the outside Of the trainshed, was sit
ting on an empty spike key. Hearing
the warning shouted by the negro he
looked around Just In time to catch sight
OF a dog dashIng towards him. The
brute had his head lowered like a charS-
ing bull, and was frothing at the mouth.
Swinging to his feet McClain tried to
jump out of the path of the dog. but he
was too late. The dog was upon him
by the time he got to his feet. The
Waterman turned to run, as he aid so the
fangs Of the dog sank into the heel OF
his left foot. going through the leather
shoe as II IT were made Of paper and
tearing the flesh on both side OF the heel,
from which a tiny stream Of blood oozed.
Farther down the railroad cut the dog
had chased negro laborer who was swift
enough to get out Of the way and reach
q place Of safety.
AS soon as possible Mcclain was given
medical attention and, acting on tho adj
vice OF friends he left last night for
Barbour County where Jim Baxter near
Louisville has a maidstone. the efficacy
of which MeClain will test.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-31
ASSAULT IS CHARGED
A. D. FABRITIs CAUSED ARnEsT
OF SALVATORE CRECoNARDr.


salvatore creconardi 10 In the Mont
gomery County jail charged oy A. ~,
Fabritis with a criminal assault
A warrant was sworn out before Jusuce
b. II. Screws by Fabritis and ciarses
crcconardi with assault upon Faorits
s-year-old daughter, May Fa5sits Inc
arrest was made yesterday morning.
Fabrits was seen. at his fruit stand on
Commerce Street. but refused to- make
any statement until an attorn,y had been
consulted.
crcconardi was seen In his cell at the
county jail. He is an Italian about "
years of age. HIS broken speech indi-
Gates he has not been in America q
great length OF time He declares with
rositveness that he knows nothing of the
assault and alphabetically contends that
the charges were brought through spite
on the part Of FabritisL he says Faorits
owes him about $50 for wages. he having
been employed at one OF Faoritss Irutt
stands on Commerce Street ne AYERS
that he has made many vain ehorts 70
collect the money.
YESTERDAY morning. before his arrest,
Creconardi says he informed Fabritis tnat
Ne was going to secure the services NJ .
lawyer In order to get his money
After seeing an attorney creconarM
saws he walked toward the !ruit stand.
but was stopped by deputy sherin. vino
informed him he was under arrest TOT
criminal assault. He was then taken
to the jail.
CreccnArdi has written to MS proshcf,
fruit vendor In Opellka, TO come ut os.ce
to Montgomery. The preliminary t.,aa
VIII mot be held untii the arrival Of enc
brother. who will secure the services Of
an attorney for the defendant.
Fabritis Is the Italian who hSurcd
prominently In the Exchange Hotel cor
ner Injunction suit of last yeas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-31

agree with the gentleman above quoted;
and assure NV readers that he IL no
man Of the Imagination, but lifelong.
wealthy. sincere and very influential
member OF his party; and ! have ex-
changed views on this question with sew
nraI of his kind. There has been revo-
luton In Northern sentiment touching
the negro in the last ten years that Is
nothing short Of radical Though the IN
telligent members Of the party have not
changed their ideals as to doing the ne
gro juEtice. they have learned that the
mass OF the race il not, In its present
stage of development. desirable or even
safe political element or influence. One
active local leader az the republican faita
said: The negro, even in Ohio. must be
coddled, and coaxed and finally. In every
pinch he must be. In some manner.
bought II we are to be sure Of him In the
final analysis ana that is not only de-
moraiizing and degrading. 1t Is expensive
and exasperating.
There Is not Republican paper Of
any standing in Ohio that registers any
kicks over the constitutional deiimtta-
ton Of the negro vote in Virginia. Just
now accomplished. And what Is true In
this matter OF Ohio Republicans is true
of the entire North and Northwest. with
here and there an exception"
The Chattanooga Times thus comments
editoriaily on the letter:
THE result OF the inquiries Of the edi-
tor of The Chattanooga Times as to the
regard in which the negro is held In Re-
publican Ohio, printed Ia a letter In this
issue, indicates that the Ohioans would
like to do what the Democrats OF Ala
bama, Louisiana and other Southern
States have done. eliminate the negro
vote, and that they would do so except
that they lack the courage. The picture
OF the Ohio negro drawn In the inter-
views with leading Republicans OF that
state bears such striking simiiitude to
his brother down here In all respects that
no one can doubt the accuracy OF the
portraiture Evidences OF returning SAN
ity on the race question in the Northern
and Western States as a result OF q
closer personal relationship to the dues-
ton Is a gratifying sign Of the times. A
further development Of knowledge OF the
negro character along the lines indicated
by the Ohio politician will do much 70
force the North and East to keep hands
Off in the solution of the troubles In the
Southern States. The North and East
know nothing OF the real negro question,
until they get in personal and interested
contact with the real negro as we have
him, and when they do begin to know him
practically II doesn't take them long tc
express sympathy with the people OF the
South. The negro question Is progressing
satisfactorily to it's solution"