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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-08-30
such railroad shall not

constructed, such railroad shall no
be entitled to the exemption from tax
alton herein established, unless j
waivers and relinquishes such aid O
consents to q resubmission of tn
question Of granting such aid to q vot'
of the property taxpayers of the par
ish, ward or municipality, which hal
voted the aAme, if one-third Of sucf
property taxpayers petition for tht
Same within six months after the adop
tion Of this Constitution. And pro
vided, further that this exemption
not apply to double tracks, sidings
switches, depots or other improve
ments or betterments. which may bt
constructed by railroads now in oper
stion within the State other than OK
tensions or new lines constructed by
such railroads; nor shall the exempt
ion ..hereinbefore granted apply to any
railroad or part of such railroad, the
construction of which WAS begun and
the roadbed OF which was substanti-
ally completed at the date of the adop'
ton OF this Constitution. The property
or real estate belonging to any mill
tary organization of the state Of Lou
isiana which is used by the State Ma
tional Guard or militia for military
purposes snch as arsenals or armories,
while so used, shall be exempt from
taxation.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, etc. !,
That the aforesaid proposed amend
ments having been read in each Hous Q
of the General Assembly, on three
separate days. and the yeas and nay 5
thereon having been entered on the
journal of each house. the secretary
of State shall cause the same to be
published in two newspapers publish
ed in the parish of Orleans and in ono
paper in each other parish of the State
in which newspaper is published, f}r
two months proceeding the next elect.
ion for Representatives in Congress.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. I,
That at said election Of Representa-
tives in Congress, the said amena l.
ments shall he submitted to the elect
ors for their approval or rejection.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc. !,
That said election shall be held under
the existing election laws of the State,
and il q majority voting on said
amendments shall approve and ratfy
the same, then such amendments so
approved and ratified shall become a
. part of the Constitution.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc,
That the result of such election shall
he made known by the proclamation
Of the governor.
(Signed) J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker OF the House Of Represents ia.
tives.
(signedj ALBERT ESrOP1NAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved July 9th A. D.. 1909.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN l.. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-08-30

Susan felt her head going around.
"Mr. Tompkins," she said, will you
kindly drive me to the bank as quick
ly as you CAM
Eyes, maam. WILL" he replied,
with great heartiness. you've got the
stuff there, have you? Jump in
And a moment later they were
speeding toward the bank. They had
not gone 20 yards when they met the
first group Of hastily armed men who
were on the trail of the robbers.
You'll find Jim Bascom lynn up
there" shouted the liveryman. "She
shot him an we've got the bank stuff
all here!" And ne touched up his
horse again. And the next group
heard the same story, and the next.
and the next. And they all turned and
stared after blushing Susan Brown.
And then they were at the bank.
There was a little crowd about the
door. But they quickly made way for
Susan, and the liveryman, and the pre-
cious bag.
And there was Jack sitting up in a
big chair, and somebody was bathing
his head, and he was blinking queer
ly like a man slowly waking up. But
he suddenly seemed to regain his fac
ulties when Susan Brown, forgetful OF
all the curious eyes about her, sudden
~ dropped on her knees beside him
and put up her loving arms and cried.
"Oh, jack"
"Why, Susan. dear" murmured
Jack. There. there. don't worry. I'm
just little dazed. One of them hit
| me oyer the head with something from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
SHIP COMBINE ORGANIZATION.
si?O.0O0. 900 capital In Hands o: rive
Men. says a Belfast Paper.

Sp'ciH Crhie Despatch 10 Tn Srs
BrirAsr, Nov. THE Northern WHO
announces that the organization of the
International Mercantile Marine Company
has been completed. Mortgage gold de-
bHrtrres To IN" amount of $50 900 600 have
been issued, bearing iuteres' AZ thN rate
OF q: per cent,
The company's capital il si20oOo, 1000,
the whole standing IN the names of five
voting trustees, Messrs. Morgan. Pirrie,
Widener, Ismsy and Steele. All voting
powers on the shares of tho company ar.
reserved TO these trustees. except tina,
they may not Use their powers to increase
the capital without the consent of certain
shareholders. The International Mercan-
tile Marine Company will not own the White
Star or other allied companies shares.
An English company. entitled the Inter-
national Navigation Company, has been
registered to which all the shares Of the
English allied concerns will toe transferred
THIS will always remain an English COM
pany, subject to English law. All of the
$50. 600 600 debentures have already been
issued and taken up.
The Northern Wing is reliable paper.
l, doubtless received It's information at
first hand
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
NAE JOHNSON KILLED.
PrOhibitionist Candidate for Vice.Presi.
dent In 1900 shot Dead In Illinois.

NEWTON. NJ, Nov. ,-Iiale johnson Of
this city, candidate for Vice-President on
the Prohibition ticket in 1900, was shot and
killed at Lis, M, to-day by Harry Harris
johnson accompanied an officer vino made
a levy on some poultry owned by Harris
A difficulty arose and Harris. who resented
Johnson's act. shot him. johnson acted
for a poultry company for which ne was
manager.
Hale johnson was one of the best known
Prohib'ionists In the United States, for yea n
being n leader in the councils Of the part v.
He practis,d law for almost thirty years
in southern Illinois. and although his prac-
tice yielded handsome income he devoted
the greater part of his earnings to the fur
therance Of the cause. Mr.. johnson was a
veteran Of the Civil War. enlisting from
Illinois, his native State. He was about
IS years old
Harris afterward ended his own life by
taking poison. dying in great agony, while
in charge Of the police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
OBITU tRI

Henry Brock, for. many wears proprietor OF
ia" CopSrc.sicnal I'otcl adjoining The CaIto
s sqSna Mr R4oGR WS born n'n IN
th'-Rhine and came 70 the United states
when Ia sailing III" following wear in the ia
nous shin Star OF the West around Capc Horn
TO California whorc ho took part in the rush
10 the cold fields His mnirr ventures were
,ncc"ssin VT va G9" ii ne d,coy"r"r, Of
Of tho Comstock Con ~olidated and opened mp
the fir-t hotel in VIRGINIA city Later, h." re-
. sns"d To ne SSw s Yok " it, "H 81"
member of the cavalry troon Of ~" seventh
New York Regiment during III" civil War
tain fb "iy Of Ne%nrk. died suddenly yest "
day morning as lc was wing his home
AT 10 Elm street 20 20 to tho polls II" was
~ years old and leaves u vile and three 81 H.
drcn Frank Daily was we'll known as, a
politician in the Fifth ward OF Newark for
many years He was taX clerk and as
popular boat house nj the liackcnsack bridge
on the Plank road, between Newark and
BTiett's diSsas" i believed TO bc IN" cause
of his death.
famous Virginia family of that name. a we'll
Snf an %HTyD1 aRd St "T @
c Gated a, B";hl"hsm' ~ p and Went south at at
the heginni.,. II the civil War. At one time
s"ns aT S o S Gi 'nS f9G
close OF tho civil War and become core.
spor q, M Tor run Der Of n wspapsrs in this
country and abroad
Louis Iefont. ona of tn" best known negroes
in Louisiana. died IN Monday nig hi at Donald
sonville, La. He .erved ~ body servant to
Capt Maurin of the ponald-onvil" Con
fcd,rnte artillery throughout the civil War
and was treated ~ n member OF that com
pany After the war he figured IN politics
and always ~ the friend OF the white man.
lie suppressed tn" negro rising in Donald
sonville was afterward sheriff and finally
postmaster of Don; ldsonvi'le for several wears
" J. Chapprlla who died n Dubuque, In
of Bright Disease was one OF the oldest
theatrical men III the world He was ~ years
OF age and had been in the show business
for lity Years lie was mana GER OF ford'S
Theatre at Washington when President Lin
coin was assassnftcd, and was ono Of the
first to reach the sid" of IN" Wounded Pres
ideut. climbing over ~" ioothgntN to Tn"
Presidents hoN.
Capt Ferdinand M"Donough. Union
veteran oi the Civil War and for twenty years
on the street a short distance from his home
in Washnyto Yesterday morn NJ. He was
30 years old and prominent IN & 4 n and
Masonic circles He was native OF Ireland
and for several wears lived in Cincinnati
where the funeral will be- held.
= T Coy. a paper manufacturer, died at
his home in Bellows Falls. W on Monday,
aged 90 He was president OF the Coy Hunt
Company, paper dealers OF !? Duane street
New York city, head Of the Coy Paper Com
pnny OF West Claremont, y ,nrdn member
OF the firm Of Coy & Ba bcock OF Bellows Fai
makers ~ waved paper
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
LAWYER AFTER ROOFS SCALP.
\ Mcsuilash \uorne, and the Magistrate
IN q Court Row.

John Henry Hammond, an attorney for
Superintendent Of Elections McCullagh.
and Magistrate Pool got into a wordy war
fare in the lorkville police court yesterday.
which ended with this announcement from
the lawyer:
Il have been insulted and sha take steps
TO have Ma g!stvGtC Pool removed and
believe that ! will have the Endorsement of
the bar of New York
The row grew out Of triling case which
Nv Hammond moved to haVo dismissed
What are YOU iri'ing tn dor" demanded
the Magistrate You arc strange lawyer
appearing for both sides and acting for the
dcfeacc a. well a. the state"
MIR. Hammond continued 10 examine the
prisoner
Soon after Magistrate Pool ordered hin
of tho bridge Won ere ~ incomnetent. +"
he exclaimed. You do MOI know how to
conduct a case I do TOT know what ycu
ere trying 20 do, ard am going to give
that man lawyer whu knows li- business.
The MaSi>' rae then ordered Adrian
+ Herman 20 net for 49, dcicpCa and told
Mr. Hammond that Willis Munro. As
sistant District ATTORNEY. vas pr sent to
act for ir" sat.
A'er recovering ''.m Ms -'!rrrise,
Atorn"r Hammond r'jurl"d 10 The bridge,
but tn'r' wcrc no further words
Judge Pool took me b. supri-e. eaid
Mr. Hammond later. y wn. rot pre-
pared 10" su0h am12in'; di',ppr'"ey Hrl
did not giro ~" dcSnot "" Kind of reply
thai he dos rv"p. nm MT thrpuch wit a
him. th'urh. AMI a'H Gsts "'ri1ed 10 PR
Ven, nv - Cutr' :" - -" 'I'r'.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
LAST or FOX SISTERS DEAD.
The Famii, That originated Modern
Spiritualisn,.

ROCHESTER,, Nov. MS Maria Fox
Smith. the Las, Of the Oldest generation
of the celebrated Fox family and one of
the Fox sisters. who were the original ors
Of modern spiritualism, diei yesterday
in Newark. y Y, aged IS years.
BY the death of Mr.. Smith. the last
Of the famous family passes out Of sight
and the only remaining relatives close to
the ia milv are several nieces and ncphews
living in Newark and the surrounding
country David :, Fox, brother of the
Fox sist ers, died about seven months ago
The history Of the Fox family has be-
come well known through numerous law
suits Of resent years. The Fox family
in the winter Of istJ lived in a cottage on
the ont skirts Of Newark now known through.
out tho world as the mecca Of modern
spiri,ualism. The family remained there
until the famous rappings OF the night Of
March 81. lNs, when the Fox sisters moved
to Rochester.
The family has never since been to-
gether and Mr.. Smith, who married shortly
after, has lived since in the neighbour God
of the "Spook House, a. the old family
residence is known in Newark, She and
the Fox sisters descendants have been
firm belivers in the spiri,ualistic faith
Mrs Smith is survived 10y one son, Charles,
who lived with her. The funeral will be
held from the residence tomorrow after
noon al | O'Clock and messages from sev-
eral cit les announce that there will be a
large delegation of Spritualists al the
funeral.
Mrs Smith was the daughter of John
ID Fox and Margaret Fox, highly respected
residents uf Wayne county. She married
Thomas Smith when quite young She
was 81 years old az the time of the spirit
rappings in the Fox house
Besides Mr. and Mrs Fox, the elders.
only their two youngest children. Mar
gire', IL years old. and Kate, 0 years old
were AT home when the family were start led
bY the mysterious knockings that WIRE
heard nightly upon he floor Of The colt age
Sometimes the raps were hoard in he bed
room and al OF her times III other parts Of
the house. All efforts to trace the origin
of the sounds failed.
II was alleged that the patter Of foot
steps was frequently heard and The bed
clothes we're pulled and Kate felt n cold
hand passed over her face on the night e
March 81. When the raps were heard Kate
inflated them by swapping her fingers
and she said she received responses,
The body of a murdered man was dis
covered in a cellar by the means Of tn"
rappings. and tho name of the murdered
man was given Although Mrs. Smith was
Intensely interested in the subject of spirit
ualism and was n devout believer, the rap
pings would not come for her, blt only he
sisters, Margaret and Kate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
POPE LEO'S RECORD.
Head Of the Church Longer Than Any OthrI
Except Plus N.
.SPerLN ChNe D,spaich 70 rRE SrN.

Sp"cii cove Despatch 10 TIE SuY.
ROME, Nov. Pope Leo KILL, who
was elected Supreme Pontih Feb 20. 1878.
to-day surpassed all his predecessors ex-
cept Pope Plus IN, in his tenure of the
Pon'ificate. He is 92 years old and MAIN
tains his usual health.
He receives numerous visitors, to whom
however. he often refers 10 his inevita BILE
approaching end. Two days ago. in bidding
farewell to Cardinal Moran Archbishop
of sydney, y. :. W. who was starting for
home. the Pope said that although for the
sake of the Archbishop's diocese he rejoced
that he was returning. he wished for
Cardinal Moran's sake that he was remain
ing in Rome, as it would save him the
trouble of returning for the next conclave
OF the College OF Carolina Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
PRESIDENT LONG IN BOOTH.
TOOk 4 MINUTES TO ST. DI' PIZ.
ZLING Local BALLOT.
Many Of ROOse, elts Townsmen Meet Him
At the Polling Place and Cheer Him
No Private wire 20 Sycamore Hill.
He Receives Returns by Telephone.

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Nov president
Roosevelt came down from Sycamore
Hiil TO Fishers Hall az little before II
O'Clock this morning to cast his vote. He
drove with Mrs. Roost welt behind a spirited
team of bay horses He ran up the narrow
stairs 10 the hall. which is over fish market,
and received ballot No. 40 from the poll
clerk. He was four minutes in the booth.
The President explained TO a friend after
ward that the special ballot on the trolley
franchise was puzzling ~ him and he had
to read the text Of il through several times
before he could make up his mind just
what yes or no meant az applied to the
main question to he answered in the ballot.
This explanation suppressed great scandal
among some Oyster Bay Democrats, who
had begun to circulate a rumor that the
President had scratched his ticket gener-
ously. The President waited for his assist
ant secretary, William Loeb, Jr. to vote
and chatted meanwhile with John NJ
Sammis, a venerable citizen, who chuckled
and said that he guessed he and the Pres-
dent had voted pretty mach the same
way"
There was quite a little crowd al the foo,
OF the stairs and the President stopped
there 10 say word or two OF thanks for
the noisy friendly reception which the
tornspeope gave TO him on his arrival
from Washington last night. As he drove
away with Mrs. Roosevelt husky cammer
called for Three cheers for Mr. President
Roosevelt" The cheers were big and
hearty. Then the clammer shouted after
him You'd orter have been a Democrat
a sally AZ which the President laughed
lierrily
Secretary Loeb received election returns
at the Executive Office in the village to-
night. The President had asked not 70
have any except definite and conclusive
returns sent to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
NtNSFIEID 4 SlI(IDE:
The Harvard student Drowned Recent,
May Have Killed Himself.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. THE case Of
i. G. Mansfield, the Harvard law student
who was drowned in the Charles River on
last Friday afternoon and whose body was
found yesterday morning, is becoming
more conn Heated. II was learned in Cam
bridge tonight that he was married secretly
in East Kingston, y II l.. on saturday night ,
Sept. IL, to Miss tauallr If Cambridge.
On that night they aroused Justice of
the Peace ilowel az 10 % clock and had him
perform the ceremony There is a nimor
IN Cambridge 10 the efocr that Mansfield
Parents Objected 10 the marriage, but thir
could moi be- substantial tod in Cambridge
His widow - living IN Cambridge now, bat
did not live with her hl. band They were
on the best of terms. however, and were
together every day. They contemplated
going West next month 10 live.
Those Of Mansiields friends who could
be seen tonight did not credit he suicide
theory, but still b"!i"v" that il was Il "a "a
Of accidental drowning
Mansfield came from Springfield Ky.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
NOIINIiN LAWYERS MEET.
Mysterious woman witness Not with Them
The Prosecutors rian.

The four attorneys who are conduct ing
the Moln"uN defence. former Gov. Black
". NJ X Olcptt. Bar, W : Weeks and George
Gordon Battle. dined together a, the Man
haitian Hotel last evening and aiterward
spent several hours in conference in Gov
Black : rooms in the hotel.
"We have been having talk that's
all" said MIR Black aftcrward 1T has
been no more a conference than We
have every day"
When told that an evening paper had
stated that the mysterious woman witness,
who IL expected to testify that another
man than MolincuN mailed the poison
package might attend the conference,
Gov. Black seemed amused.
"Notuing ~ tnat assure YOU" said no
The prosecutor in the MulineuN case
said Yesterday that II th" defence puts the
woman on the stand and she test ifies a.
minated, he will ask her Ia point out the
man who did mail the package, if he il in
court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
TWO BODIES ~ OSWEGO CANAL.
Mr.. and Mrs George clark Found strapped
Together Near syracuse.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Nov. t--The bodies of
Mr. and Mrs. George Clark we're found
strapped together, in the Oswego Canal
near Mud Lock this morning. Clark was
80 years old and worked at odd jobs His
wife was 40
The fastenings found on the bodies were
leather thongs, four string neck scarfs,
a small piece of rope and white veil APP
parently. these had been tied together To
make one long rope. When found the
right hands of both were free and the two
left hands were tied.
Coroner Matthews pronounced il a clear
case of suicide
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
NEW BtCkER FOR MRS. TINGIEY.
New York Lawyer Cners to ne Respon.
sible for the Little Cubans' support.


Friends Of Mrs. Katherine Ting!eys
Raja Ioga school, who have supported
her superintendent. Dr. Gertrude Van Pelt ,
in the endeavor to bring into this country
the eleven small Cubans who have been
d stained at Ellis lslard since Saturday,
continued to manifest their intcrSs, in the
children Yesterday. Oluf Tyberg paid
visit To the island. Mr.. Tyberg has been.
with A. G.. Spading, the most active Of
Dr.. Van Pelt's supporters in her endpavor
10 bring the children here for a Tingley
education in Universal Brotherhood. Nlr
Tybergs sis'er-in-law. Margaret Somer-
vile. a trained nurse, also went Ia Ellis
Island 10 he of assistance 10 Dr. Van P"lt
This morning i, il expected tha, both
Mr. Spslding and the Society for the Pre-.
vention of ruety tot hidrsn will present
more wit nesses 30 testify for their respective
contentious, which are on the one hand
that the Point l. mn school is n III place
for the small tubans and on the other Lat
il should be shown TO toe so hefo r. the chit
dren are cd to the country.
Mr. Spaldng announced yesterday that
he had received from f.. A Ner.sheiincr
Of this city, who is now in san Diego. a copy
Of a telegram which Mr.. NeresN,iiner had
forwa rded 10 the Secretary of the Treas
ury. In Il he Ci.arcd to become responsible
for the support Of the Cuban children in
orrer that the inln graiio authorii les
might ha We no ground for refusing To admit
them a. likely To become a public cha rye
In his Telegram Mr. NereGheimcr Savs he
ownr SIS. OoO worth Of Now York real estate
and Il s.jo.O0 b"s i,cs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
KILLED ny HOLD.UP MEN.
Murder In Chicago 50 loon by One OF Four
Masked Robbers.

CHICAGO. Nov. Throw up your
hands and none Of your horseplay with us, !"
growled ono OF four masked robbers who
invaded Ben Maraviglias saloon on West
Harrison street shortly after 2 O'Clock this
morning. Because Charles +. Bohlens
resisted, one Of the thieves promptly shot
him in the abdomen. causing death soon
after at the County Hospital.
The robbers then forced Maravigla
INTO submission, after which one Of them
stripped the cash register Of $40 while the
others guarded the entrances. They es-
capped through a rear door and were soon
lost in the darkness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
". W. HARTMAN I'LL.
The Banker suffering From Heart and
Nervous Troubles.

William NJ, Hartman. the banker. is i'll
at his home, 90 West Fifty-eighth street
suffering from heart trouble and nervous
complications. DR. Louis r, Morris, his
physician, said last nigh, that while MIR
Hartman was not in immediate danger,
he demanded a good deal Of attent ion.
He said that Mr., Hartman passed
good night on Monday and slept until
recently returned from Germany. where
he had been under treatment for The trouble
from which hc is now suffering
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
HOLEStLE COOKING or TEi.
Fircboats Help Drown Out Iiig Blaze IN
80, ru.Story building In West street.

A stubborn and smoky fire late last night
in the scvcn.storicd warehouses of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, AT 25e-2e2
West street, caused $4,000 damage and
kept nearly al the down town FIRE appar-
atus busy several hours. The d, partncnt
responded to On automatic signal. Bat
tallion Chief LanGford forNd the blaze
vas making rapid Roadway in the cellars
He sent in n second alarm which brough,
Chief Croker. who Immediately sent in
third
The freboats 'ophar Mills and William
l.. Strong Responded They pumped tons
of water INTO the building TIE cellars
were filed with tea and the smoke drove
the hrcm.n back Chief Croker helped 70
batter down the iron shutters Of the build
ing Smoke permca,ed the entire struc-
ture, running much OF the stock of teas.
sugars coffoe and spices,
Dwelers in fo,v teUements in Laight
street. near the fire. were driven out; bear
ing with them most Of their household
poSSosSionS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
7HE REV. a.. ID. ONETIT M 10.
Was chancellor NJ Newark catholic Dio.
crsc Went West for Health.

ORANGE. y J., Nov. Word was re-
c"iyed in South Orange This afternoon
of the death in Denver. col. Of the Rev
George Doane O'Neiil, Chancellor of the
Newark Catholic diocese. Father O'Neill.
health had been failing for about a year,
and ha went West with his brother. Freder-
OK O'Noill. hoping that the change would
benefit him
Fat her ONeill was born in Bayonne
about thirty-six years ago, He received
his education in Seton Hall College and
was ordained ten years ago. After his
ordination he became assistant priest
in ST Patrck's Cathedral, Newark and
later was curate in the Church Of Our
Lady Of the Valley He then became
Chlrcellor Of the diocese under he late
Rev. Winand NJ. WigSer. then Bishop of
Newark On the death Of Bishop Wigger.
Bishop O'Connor continued him in the
copacity Of Chancellor. He still held the
lace AT his death