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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-20
An Extraordinary Proposition
American Economist.

congressman IOWleT VI NOW
Jersey may be very strong on the
currency, but when he steps over
into Tariff waters he founders
around most pitifully. Here be
is, proposing a Tariff commission
OF five members. appointed by the
President, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, removable
only for cause, to hold office for
twenty years, and-listen, with
wide open EARN conjunction
with the President to have the alb
solute bower of dispensing life or
dealing death to any and every in
dustry in the United States! For
the commission is to have power:
1. To investigate all questions of Fe-
deral taxation affecting imports, and to
recommend annually to the President
such changes in import duties as the
Commission deems wise; the President
thereupon to have the power. if he ap-
prove the Commission recommended
tions. to proclaim such changes in the
schedules. on years notice, without
any further legislative action by Con.
gress.
Think of il moment! Bilious
of dollars worth of trade annually
to be at the absolute disposal of a
commission of five men, acting
with the President! Why. look
at it! There are thousands of in
dustries in this country, all de-
pending for their existence and
the lives of their laborers upon
the Tariff. And yet five little
men, with the common weakness
of mankind, temptable by all sorts
of political, social and financial
considerations, are to be allowed
to represent all these industries
to be judge, jury and executionel
whenever they are tempted to des.
troy, and nurse, godfather, teach
er and indulgent parent when, on
the other hand, they are tempted
to build up. Five little men to be
the target of every venal tempta
ton that bribers and corruption
lists can contrive, striving to Save
their all from destruction, or, will
equal vim to increase the advan
tage they already have! Arount
the decisions of these five men
with no law to restrain them bu
the will the President, would clus
ter the destiuies of the grea
American Republic. Are we t.
place the wealth of this entir,
country in the hands of six men
without bonds for save keeping
Are we to become q six-headet
oligarchy? The New York "Sun'
says, "No Mr.. Fowler, not jus
yet" to which we echo a heart,
"Amenp'
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-20
NOTICE.

The public is warned that shooting
and hunting on ST. John and the Banck-
er plantations Is positively prohibited.
and all trepassers will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law.
Dec. 8. 1912. A. O. LEVERT.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-20
St. Martin Parish Crop Notes.
Sugar Planters Journal.

st. Martin parish by the represen-
tative of this paper disclosed the
fact that although much land is
taken up with rice culture, the
present year especially, the poor
yield of rice and the very fair
price being paid for cane have
proven important factors in the
causing of many farmers who had
abandoned cane for rice to make
preparations to plant cane again
the coming year. Accordingly. it
may be said that the practical fail
ure of the rice crop will result in
considerably increased paintings
of cane next year.
But two of the four sugar hou-
ses in the parish were visited,
Keystone and st. John. Keystone
plantation is owned by the Petite
bone Heirs, with that universally
popular gentleman, John Peters,
agent for the past "a years. The
field is ably managed by A. G.
Bugg. who has Chas. A. Gilbert
as overseer, and had grown there
on this season 235 acres plant cane,
with very good stand and has i'm
proved so much of late as to pro-
mise an average of 16 tons per
acre; and 165 acres first year stub
BILE for the mill that has given q
little above IL tons yield. Suffi-
cient seed cane has been put down
to plant 215 acres in the spring.
Harvested a 2,l00 double barrel
corn crop, very fair lot of pea
vine hay being taken from the
same land. The condition of crops
here to be considered little short
of marvellous when it is taken into
consideration that for three months
of the growing season not a DROP
of rain fell on the stunted canes
The cane did most Of it's growing
in the months of September anG
October. Besides above acreage
tenants on Keystone will furnish
about 1000 tons cane to the mill
The Improvements made to the
sugar house consist of the attach
ment of oil burning appliance tt
all of the furnaces, and the erec-
ton of 5000 barrel oil storag,
tank, the second filling of which
is expected about the middle Of
the season. To economic in tn,
labor beneath the cane shed, al
American steam hoist and derricl
were erected. The other improve
ment made consists of the install
alton of a Kitson oil lighting sys
tenn, IL large lights placed in tn,
sugar house and 2 beneath the
carrier shed. Last year purcha.
sed about 10000 tons cane ant
manufactured 100000 lbs. sugar
secured from the average of Is.
lbs. per ton. Previous to last De
cember's freeze had secured al
average of 20l lbs. sugar. Thi
campaign begin grinding Nov. 9th
and under direction of chief en-
gineer E. G. VOORHEES, the mill i
disposing of about 300 tons Gan,
) daily. Expects to mill from 10,
600 to 1900 tons cane this year
only about 5000 tons to be pur
chased, on account Of many farm
ers who grew cane last year ha
wing abandoned cane culture TO
that of rice. Through the genera
book-keeper, w. Leslie Pike,
was seen that mn To Nov. 18th
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-20
NOTICE.
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the matter of the Estate of Le0nie
Bulliard.
No. 3O92. Prabate Docket,
10Th Judicial District Court,
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF st. Martin.
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.
No. 3O92. Prabate Docket,
10th Judicial District Court
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of St. Martin,

state Oh LOulSlaua, PARISH Vi Ots Mdrtlus
Whereas Estelle Bourdier, wife OF ]. C.
Bienyenu. and Victor Jaeger. Natural
Tutor of his minor children, has filed
their petition in this Office applying to
be appointed joint administrators Of the
above mentioned and entitled success
sion.
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 as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. T. Don Foster. judge
of said Court, St. Martinville. La, this
5th dav of December. A. d. 1902
A. v. FLEMING.
Clerk Of Court
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-20

For Rent or Sale.
Rice farm. with pumping plant, and
first class ell,-for particulars apply to
DR.. j.. s. MARTIN.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-20

Fresh Rice Bran 81 ,25 per sack
at M. Bienvenu & Son.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
NAPHTHA EXPLODES.
Collision of Oil Cars ut Sheridan, Pa..
Causes Disaster in Which Many
Are Killed.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 13.-The Sheri-
was the scene Monday evening of one
OF the most disastrous explosions and
tire known in this section for many
years. At least rs lives were lost and
between 200 and 800 persons were
SO badly burned that, according to the
Judgment Of physicians in attendance,
% per cent. of them will die from the
effects of their injuries.
The cause of the catastrophe was the
explosion of train of naphtha cars
which were being switched at the
yard, and in the switching the rear car
telescoped car forward. The lead
ing naphtha car ignited from switch
light causing an explosion which
threw the flames so feet high. Much
OF the escaping naphtha ran through
Cork's Run to Esplen Borough, dis
lance of 1A miles, and caused another
explosion, blowing to atoms the Sey-
mour hotel and the Collins house, on
River road, and badly wrecking a frame
building nearby, in which were congre-
gated 200 or more sports from Pitts
burg and vicinity, betting on the
races. baseball. etc. Few of the occu-
pants of this building escaped injury,
many being badly hurt.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 14.-A careful
and systematic search for the dead
and injured in the Sheraden horror
OF Monday reveals a list of "a dead
and 202 injured. The complete list
OF the injured may never be known,
as many were able to get away
without making known their iden-
tity. A conservative estimate made
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
A WEEKS HISTORY.
The Important Happenings of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIETY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

FITTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
The United States senate on the 10th
passed a bill appropriating 100000 for
the relief OF the people of the island
of Martinique. The army appcopria-
ton bill was passed. In the house an ef-
fort was made to pass the bill to APP
propriate 500, 900 to aid sufferers on the
island of Martinique, but the objection
of Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) prevented ac-
ton.
The house emergency bill appro-
priating 100000 for the relief OF
volcano sufferers was passed in the
United States senate on the 18th and
the Philippine bill was further dis
cussed. In the house the emergency
bill appropriating 100000 for the re-
lief of volcano sufferers in the West
Indies was passed.
In the United States senate on the
18th an additional appropriation of
100000 was voted for the stricken
people of the French West Indies;
the agricultural appropriation bill
was passed; Senator Stewart (Nev.)
spoke in support of the Philippine
bill, and the conference report on the
Cuban diplomatic and consular bill
was adopted. In the house discussion
of the naval appropriation bill was
begun. The conference report on the
omnibus claims bill was rejected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

A new train on the Pennsylvania will
York in II hours.
The J. P. Morgan steamship trust deal
causes fear in London that railway
lines also many be bought up.
Senator McLauren IS. c. and A. A.
Gates, of that state, had fist fight over
politics in hotel lobby in Washington.
Judge Earle, referee, has decided that
the New York special franchise tax
law is unconstitutional~on every point.
American railroads have said to have
taken the leading interest in the syn
dictate behind the Atlantic ship COM
bine.
Prince Henry of Prussia has been
celebrating at Kiel the twenty-fifth an
niversary of his entry into the German
navy.
The United Irish league committee
has issued an address to Americans
asking financial support of Irish move
ment.
The New York Central railroad has
leased the Delaware and Hudson route,
securing it's own line to Saratoga and
Montreal.
Foreign immigration for the first
four months of 1902 footed up 17s, GOA,
the largest number ever recorded for
corresponding period.
Prof. Bierkeland's electromagnetic
cannon, which theoretically throws
two-ton projectile 80 miles, was given
a successful test at Berlin.
The remains of Bret Harte, who died
in Londons were buried at Brimley, Sur
rey, in the presence of his widow, son,
daughter and few friends.
The Michigan Central railroad gave
a mortgage of $1s,o0o,0o0 to.secure 3k
per cent. bonds due in, 1852; $40, 900 90
to be used to retire existing bonds and
$S,00o,00o for improvements.
/ A new way to cook cereals in satur-
ated atmosphere has been discovered
by DIR. A. p. Anderson, of Chicago. He
says starchy products can be made
more healthful and variety of flavors
produced by his process.
.; The act to repeal special war revenue
taxation will go into effect on July i:
The act concerns bankers, brokers',
Pawnbrokers, custom-house brokers,
theaters, circuses, bowling alleys, bill
lard rooms, dealers in grains and se-
:urities, dealers in and makers of cigars
and tobacco, persons engaged in refin-
ing petroleum and sugar. >
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
WEST AND SOUTH

w. NJ. Lorimer has been nominated
for congress in the Sixth Illinois dis
trict.
In Chicago suit for an Injunction
to restrain the operation of the al
legged beef trust has been filed.
In hotel at Orc Pine, Idaho, DR..
F. J. Leadbrooke and Miss Winnie
Booth, aged 10 years, daughter of a
Methodist minister, committed sui
eide by taking morphine.
After passing the congressional re-
districting bill the Ohio assembly adj
journed sine die.
In the Ninth district Illinois re-
publicans have renominated Henry S.
Bouten for congress.
In Minneapolis ]. w. Voight, trav-
cling salesman, fatally shot May Welch
and killed himself in a hotel.
For the sixth time Richard Bar
tholdi, of St. Louis, has been renom-
mated for congress by the republic
ans of the Tenth Missouri district.
Fire nearly wiped out Carbonate,
a small town in Kansas.
The Louisiana legislature con-
vened at Baton Rouge.
At Decatur, Tenn, "Jim' Under
wood, a, negro, was lynched by a
mob for threatening to kill two prom
inent residents.
In Chicago another advance in
prices in beef has been made on the
ground that cattle are not being
shipped to market.
In Chicago Richard S. Rhodes, in
ventor of the audiphone and one of the
oldest publishers, was killed Iby the
cars near his home.
The death of w. N. Haldeman, pub
Usher of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, and the oldest active newspaper
man in America, occurred at the uge
of 81 years.
At Clay City, Ind, cyclone did i'm,
mense damage to property and killed
John Staley and William Martin: +
The late Potter Palmer, of Chicago
in his will appointed his widow as head
of the $s,000,000 estate, and the prop.
erty is left jointly to her. and their
sons, Honore and Potter, Jr.
In the Seventh district of Illinois the
republicans have nominated Philip
Knopf for congress. =, 81 sd. !, .s5.
4, E. F. Ware, Of Kansas, has taken the
oath Of Office as commissioner Of pen
stons. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21

immigration to this country is con-
stantly increasing, and all records are
now being broken. Information con-
corning the wonderful American
prosperity has been disseminated all
through Europe by the Industrious
agents of the steamship lines, and
this is the result. But previous ex-
perience assures us, that T., this big
wave of immigration will continue
only so long as prosperity continues.
When a change comes the steamship
agents will be careful to say nothing
about it, ut>in spite of their silence
the news will be spread over Europe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
THE EAST.

At Sheridan, Pa, 25 persons were
killed and between 200 and 800 were
frightfully burned by naphtha explo-
sions in the yards of the Panhandle
railway.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 18th was: Wheat,
35,302,000 bushels; corn, 5,697,0OO;
oats, 2,917,0oo; rye, 1,346,o00; barley,
$4,000.
In New York a thousand Jewish
butchers closed their shops till the
price of ''kosher'' meat is lowered,
and 100000 persons will take to
milk and egg diet. y
- City Treasurer Malcolm, of Passaic.
N. j., admitted that he was short
$4,000 in his accounts. y
Throughout the entire anthracite
coal regions of Pennsylvania mine
workers to the number of Ia, 900 have
begun their struggle for increased
wages.
Helen Sharp, widow, killed her IS
year-old son and herself with razor
at Burlington, n. j.
At Atlantic City, n. j., Archie Nc
Eachern, champion Canadian cyclist,
was killed by running into a motor
tandem.
Bodies of "a victims of the Pitts
burg naphtha explosion have been re-
covered. Over 300 persons were Sc
verely burned, including 100 children
The cruiser Dixie has loaded a car
go of supplies at New York for Mar
Unique.
In New York Adam Vincent Noll, a
student refused a minister's license by
the presbytery for disbelief in Adam,
died from worry over his rejection.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21

High speed has recently been de-
veloped upon some of the western
railroads, and it will cause no surprise
if 1902 proves to be year of rail-
way record-breaking: For the last
few years the traffic on the rail-
roads has been so great that the Off
Gals have been kept busy providing
for it and have had little time to
think of faster schedules. But now
there is talk of new records and OF
phenomenally fast trains, including
one that will make the journey from
New York to Chicago in IS hours.
This rate of speed will be cooling.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
DESTRUCTION APPALLING.
Terrible Sights Mt st. Pierre-Moun
pelee Still in EruDtion

Terrible Sights Mt St. Pierre-Mount
Pelee Still in Eruption.
Castries, Island of St. Lucia, May
15.-The correspondent of the press
here has. visited st. Pierre, Marti-
nique, by the relieving steamer Ken
meth. The destruction there is az
palling. The streets are two feet
deep in ashes and cinders, which
cover thousands of dead bodies,
scorched black and shiny as if they
had been plunged into boiling pitch.
Many of the dead were never touched
by the volcanic fire, and some of the
houses and woodwork destroyed show
no signs of burning.
Soldiers are guarding property
from proving ghouls, who are rob-
bling the dead. They meet with Sc
we're punishment when caught.
The stencil throughout St. Pierre
is terribly offensive. The streets are
still obstructed by huge piles of
debris and dead bodies. The work
OF clearing the thoroughfares will
necessitate the employment of large
Au1uOcIS VI IIcu 1OI 1ldIy IuOuCnS.
Still in Eruption.
The signal station here reports that
large fire was seen Tuesday night in
the direction of Fort de France, Mar
Unique. The British steamer Savan,
Capt. Hunter, arrived here Wednes-
day morning and reports Mont Pelee
to be still in eruption.
The Central American Horror.
San Francisco, May 15.-The steam
er Guatemala brings additional de-
tails of the earthquakes in Central
America last month. The Guatemala
left the port of that name April 80.
Up to that time 1,1O0 had been taken
out of the ruins at Quezaltenango.
Capt. Harris, of the Guatemala, said:
1T is estimated that 1000 people were
killed. The dead were still being removed
when We sailed. The stencil from the I'M
buried corpses was frightful, and to avert
| pestilence the government has been COM
PEELED to employ large gangs of men to clear
the wreckage of the dead. Natives from
| the interior are f1ocking to Guatemala. The
tnha bitants are terror stricken. Farms are
deserted and there are fears of a famine
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt has issued a.
proclamation for the opening to set
Element July II of the Fort Hall In
dian reservation in Idaho.
In a special message the president
asks congress for an appropriation of
$500,000 for the sufferers by volcano
on the island of Martinique.
The president has appointed commit
tees in all the larger cities to expe-
dite the collection of relief funds for
survivors of the Martinique horror.
The president has ordered a review
of the Cuban postalfraud case of Estes
G. Rathbone, and ordered that the Gu
ban court be given needed power.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
St. Paul papers say that the annual

st. Paul papers say that the annual
spring movement of homeseekers
bound westward has broken all rec
ords this year, and that no less than
1O2, 900 new settlers have passed
through that city. An interview with
railroad agents shows that $4,000
settlers went over. the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific to points west of
the western line of North Dakota, 3d.
/ 600 stopped Oft ct Dakota points, IL, 900
settled in. Minnesota, 10000 located in
South Dakota, while the Omaha and
Wisconsin Central roads hauled II, 900
into northern and central Wise ansin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
CONGRESS TAKES ACTION.
Measure Passes to Aid Sufferers IL
the West Indies

buttons were being made. The dis
cussion was brief, Mr.. Underwood
(Ala.) being the only one to speak
IN opposition. The bill was passed by
1876 votes to Q.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the bill, making an ap-
preparation of 100000 for the relief
of the people of the French West In
dies
Canadian Parliament Acts.
Ottawa, Ont, May 15.-The Canadian
parliament voted $4,000 for the relief
of the sufferers of Martinique and St.
Vincent. Half of the amount will go
to each. The vote was unanimous.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21

A shrewd Yankee inventor has come
forward with scheme for a moving
platform on the Brooklyn (N. W
bridge that will make it possible for
that great structure to handle much
larger crowds. Now one of the won
ders of the world, the bridge with this
addition would be still more marvel
Gus. The directors have the inven-
tors proposition under consideration.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21
President Lays Corner Stone,

Washington, May 15.-In the pres
ence of large audience President
Roosevelt on Wednesday laid the cor
ner stone of the Mckinley Memorial
Ohio college of government of the
American university. located few
miles outside of this city in the north
western part of the District of Column
bia. When completed the building will
be devoted to studies embracing di plo-
macy, municipa! government, arbitra-
ton, civic and Internal ional law.