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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-09
Washburn Should Try For It .

Washington, June president
Roosevelt after a conference with
Secretary Moody today named the
commission to select site for the
proposed naval training station on
the Great Lakes. The commission
ers are Captain William H. Reeder,
of the navy, Henry M. Waite, of
Lexington, Ky, and William M.
Bradley, of Portland, Me. These
three gentlemen are to examine the
sites offered for naval training
station on the Great Lakes, and as
provided IN the naval appropriation
bill, none of them are from the
states bordering on the lakes.
Captain Reeder is from Iowa, Mr.,
Waite is relative Of the late Chief
Justice Waite, and Mr.. Bradley is
prominent lawyer in Maine.
The fifty-seventh congress author
lied the secretary Of the navy to ap-
point commission to select a site
for a naval training station on the
Great Lakes, and Admiral Taylor
was chairman of the commission,
That commission recommended that
the station be located on the lower
part of Lake Michigan and gave first
preference to Lake Bluff, Illinois.
with second preference to Racine,
Wisconsin. The house committee
on naval affairs incorporated para
graph appropriating $3.50, 900 to
purchase the site selected at Lake
Bluff, but the Wisconsin delegation
fought it and it went out on point
of order.
Senator Hopkins secured the
adoption of the same paragraph as an
amendment to the bill by the senate
but the house refused to concur and
after long conference agreed to a
compromise by which the president
should name new commission, none
Of whom should be from tho states
bordering on the Great Lakes.
There will be a big fight made for
the station at Putin Bay, Lake
Erie, by the Ohio people, while the
New York people will seek to have
it located on Lake Ontario, the Wis
consin people in that state and Mich
igan people on their SIDE of Lake
Michigan.
The principal objection urged a.
ga;nst Lake Bluff has been the price
which is regarded as exorbitant. If
Chicago wants the naval training
station at Lake Bluff it will have to
offer better tearms. Otherwise
there is strong probability that
the new commission will select an
other site.
There is no more desirable place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-09


driving camp and stayed over
night. While they were at the
latter place the camp was fired
upon and one of the driving crew
was shot by a partly spent bull
let. The two deputy sheriff
started to organize the crew to
aid them in the capture of Deitz
but word came for the camp to
break up, aud all the men left, so
Gibblin and Elliot returned to
Hayward.
Sheriff Peterson of Sawyer
county, very frankly says that
he does not propose to give up
his life to capture Deitz, and it
looks as though he has done
nothing to bring. the man in from
Thornapple. He says Deitz has
threatened to shoot him on sight
and Peterson being a careful
man, is keeping out of sight.
Judge Parish issued bench
warrant several weeks ago for
Deitz and demanded to know
why a short time later, that
Deitz was not brought into court.
The reply came back from Hay
ward that there were no guns
with which to arm the deputy
sheriff's. Of course it is a little
surprising that as large a place
as Hayward would not be able to
supply ammunition and fire
arms, but Judge Parish took the
Sawyer county officials at their
wordand ordered guns sent from
Ashland. The Judge has com
manded that the sheriff swear in
every able bodied man in Saw
yer county, if necessary, to en-
force and uphold the dignity of
the law, but the sheriff CT Saw
yer county is evidently troubled
with 'scold feet, and refuses to
act. His own life is too precious
to him to be found anywhere
within gun shot of Deitz.
Meanwhile Judge Parish
seems to be letting matters take
their course, although he is un-
doubtedly considerably incensed
by the manner in which the
officials of Sawyer county have
failed to carry out his orders.
Public sentiment is strong with
Deitz, and the latter is support
by some strong citizens. He has
sent out two or three letters
denying that hehas seen any Off
GERS. He says he has done
nothing wrong, and in his letter
has the following:
"Rumors about me that have
gone the rounds are falsehoods,
circulated by outlaws who are
trying to drag me down to their
level.
"Sheriff Peterson of Sawyer
county, has not been here to
serve an injunction and I have
not touched the dam since the
Injunction is said to have been
issued. No sheriff has been
here to serve a warrant"
Deitz is certainly ruler of
everything around Thornapple.
His first move was to beat the
camp foreman of the drive. maui
the cook of the crew, and then
open the gates. He threatened
tc shoot any man who went up
on the dam, and no man has been
there since. Then came
the Glbblin and Elliot affair,
since which time there has been
no one anywhere near Thorn
apple, unless they were friends
of Deitz.
What the Trouble is About
Deitz is a settler on the Thorn
apple. The Chippewa Lumber
o,,I pon,,o Tn,,ox>opr boxyo ,7coI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

a majority of all the votes cast, but
has received a plurality, the committee
shall declare him the nominee OF the
party, unless the person receiving the
next highest vote requests in writing
that a second primary be held, in which
case a second primary shall be order
ed and held under the rules and regu-
lations herein provided this to be held
within seven days from the time of said
call. provided that in the second pri-
mary no votes shall be cast except for
the two persons receiving respectively
the highest and next highest vote in the
first primary shall be the candidate OF
the party for that office.
8. At a meeting in which a primary is
ordered under this plan, il shall be the
duty of the executive committee TO fix
date upon it will meet TO ascertain
and declare the result and notice there
of shall be given in call for such a pri-
mary. In case a second primary is
necessary, the date for the meeting OF
the committee to canvass and ascertain
the result shall be fixed and announced
in the call of the second primary.
9. The county committee shall have
the right to make any rules with re-
gard to holding a primary election II
may deem proper, not inconsistent Win
rules prescribed in this plan. 1t shall
he the duty of the committee to pre-
pare and furnish all blanks and forms
needed in making the returns and any
reported challenges and appeals there
from. 1t shall have power to provide
for raising the funds necessary to pay
the expenses thereof.
10. No primary election shall be held
under this plan unless the same shai
be ordered by the executive committee
OF the county, and in case the con11nlt'
tee shall not order primary unoer this
nIan, nominations for county officers
and candidates of the legislature shall
be made under the plan Of organization
in force prior to the adoption OF the
resolution adopted by the state com
mittee July 2Sth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Russians Driven Back by Oku's
Forces

Toxic. July 27.-In daring night at
tack against Russian force, estimated
at five divisions with one hundred
guns, General Oku succeeded in driv-
ing the enemy from their strong de-
fences south Of Tatchtiao.
Advancing on Sunday. General Oku
found superior force confronting him
and that a heavy artillery fire from
the enemy was checking his men. He
thereupon decided to hold the positions
he then held and to attempt a night
surprise. This was successful, the
Japanese toops hustling the Russians
into retreat at Tachekiao. The jap
anese had only 500 casualties. No est
mate of the Russian losses are given.
The Takushan artillery did not par
ticipate IN this fight, IL being located To
u east OF Tacnek.ao- Moving TO the
Dorthward the Takushan force fought
and won a separate action on EriGay,
July p. at Panling, losing 81 msn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

Washington, July T.-The state de-
partment has finally received a formal
protest against the action of the Rus
sian navy in seizing American goods,
and as the result of its preliminary
study of the law and precedents gov
erning the subject, it is prepared to
act energetically and promptly. This
protest relates to the seizure Of Amer
lean cargo on board the Hamburg
American steamer Arabia, bound from
Portland, Oregon, for Hong Kong, Chi
ma.
Senator ]. H. Mitchell, of Oregon,
telegraphed the state department a
statement of the conditions under
which the Arabia carried out the car
60. Mr.. Mitchell stated that he repre-
sented the Portland Milling Company,
which had shipped on the Arabia for
Hong Kong, $4,000 sacks of flour, worth
about 100000. He declared that this
Hour was in no sense contraband, for
1t was destined for Japan, and it was
part Of the normal trade of thee ompa-
ny and was not a war order. Mr..
Mitchell requested the state department.
to take the necessary steps to secure
indemnity and satisfaction for the
owners of the -four and also to protect
legimate neutral trade from such Sc
rious interferences as these attacks by
the Vladivostok squadron.
The department officials positively
decline to say what course they intend
to pursue, save for declaration that
there will be no inconsiderate action
that the whole subject of interference
with American trade by belligerents
in the present war will be considered
and that protest that may be for
warded will be part of a uniform and
consistent policy to be followed by the
department.
The case of the Knight Commander,
a neutral ship, laden with neutraI
goods and sunk by the Vladivostok
squadron, which is regarded as a par
ticularly strong one against the Rus
sian government, has not yet been
made the subject of a formal protest.
Undoubtedly, however, the dictum OF
Hall, an English authority, which un-
quafifiedly bars the sinking Of a neu-
trail ship, will be adopted here as it
Is in London.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
THE GUATEMAIlAN ANT.
Several Colonies Of the Ants Taken to
Washington for Experiment.

Washington, July 27.-Secretary VIII
son today received the report Of o.
F. Cook, who reached Washington to,
day from Texas, where he has been
conducting experiments with the Guat-
amalan ant, the destroyer Of the cot
ton boil weevil. Mr.. Cook brought
with him several colonies of the ants.
His report details the habits OF the
ants Showing their ability to destroy
the boil weevil and other insects. 1t
remains to be determined whether they
can Withstand the winters of the south
ern climate and whether they will pro-
pagate under existing conditions of
soil and climate, but Mr.. Cook believes
there are Nd insurmountable difficult
ties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
The Japs Desire a Decisive Battle.

London. July 2s.-Cabling under date
Of July rs. the New Chwang cores
poncent OF the Daily Mail says:
"One hundred and fifty japanese
cavalry who entered overnight had or
ders to return to Tatchekiao, but re-
mained until morning at the urgent
request OF the British and American
consuls.
The japanese have not pursued the
heeng enemy as they desire to cooper
ate with the first army In a decisive
battle between HaiCheng and Lao
Yang, which even in the opinion o.
Russian officers, will result in a Rus
sian defeat and will terminate the cam
paign."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Prepared by Committee
Appointed by Chair
man Simmons
FOR PRIMARIES

The Plan Provides for the Holding OF
Primary Elections for the Nomfna-
ton of Democratic Candidates Tor
County and Township Offices. for
Members of the Legislature and Of
the Township Executive Committee
Such Election is to be Ordered by
the County Executive Committee
III This Plan is Not Adopted, Nomi-
nations Are to be Made Under the
Plan of Organization I'm Force Prior
to July 26th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
A Breach Of International Law.

London, July 27.-That the British
government regards the sinking Of the
steamer Knight Commander as a
breach of international law was con-
firmed by Premier Balfour in the house
Of Commons this afternoon. Answering
questions regarding the destruction OF
the Knight Commander, he said he
Regretted that information which
reached kne this morning confirmed
this regretable occurrence
Mr.. Balfour added:
There is no question of loss Of life,
but I am afraid there is a question OF
breach of International law"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Considering the Relations Between
Russia and Great Britain.

London, July PA lengthy meeting
OF the defence committee took place
today, under which the presidency OF
Premier Balfour, at which the attorney
general, Sir Robert Finlay, was pres
ent. The attorney general does not
usually attend these meetings, but it
was stated that the questions at issue
between Russia and Great Britain
were under discussion and Sir Robert
was called in TO advise as to the Ques-
tons of International law involved
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
The SIalacca at Algiers.

Algiers, July 2I.-The Peninsula and
Oriental Steamship Companys steam
er Malacca, which was seized in the
Red Sea, July 18th by the Russian VOL
unteer fleet steamer st. Petersburg,
has arrived here with a prize crew On
board. At sunset the Russian flag
was hauled down on the MaIacca- The
British flag will be rehoisted on the
vessel tomorrow morning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Republican Campaign
Has Been Formally
Opened
AT OYSTER BAY

The Ceremonies Incident To the
Formal Notification OF Mr.. Roose.
welt That He h the Republican
Nominee for President We're Held
at Sycamore Hill and We're Attend.
ed by Prominent Party Leaders
Speaker Cannon Delivers the Not.
fcation Address, and Mr.. Roosc-
Welt Makes an Acceptance Speech
Republican Policies Are Set Forth
and an Appeal Is Made TO tho
Country for Support.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Seizure of Shipping a
Breach of Internd-
tiOndl Law
MAKE PROTEST

The Washington Government Is Pre-
pared to Act theoretically and
Promptly. But Offcials Decline to
Say What Course They Intend to
Pursue-The British Government
Considers the Sinking Of the
knight Commander as q Breach Of
International Law British De.
fense Committee Discusses the
The Japs Desire q Decisive Land
Engagement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Tammany Leaders and
National Committee
men in Harmony
MEET AT ESOPUS

When the Members OF the National
Committee Called on Parker They
Found Him Entertaining Leader
Murphy and Other Fammanyites-
Mr.. Murphy and Judge Parker Dis
cussed Both State and National
Politics, and They Are Said to Have
Got Close Together on the Subject
Chairman Taggart Also Talks With
the Candidate About Campaign
Matters-The New York Guberna-
torial Situation Discussed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29

California has discovered tree
which Is thirty-stx feet In diameter.
It's hard to get around this tree or beat
this taie.-Atlanta Journal.
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Continued on Fifth Page,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06
Succession Sale. F
STATE OF LOUISIANA-17th Ju-
dicial District Court-Parish of
VermiliOn-No. 523

STATE OF LOUISIANA-17th Ju.
dicial District Court-Parish oil
Vermilion-No. 523.
l, Dupre Ronsonet, administrator
of the above numbered and entitled
succession, by virtue of an order is.
sused from the Honorable 18th Judi.
ella District Court, bearing date,
January IA, 1904, l will proceed to
sell at public auction, for cash, TO
pay debts, the following described
property, to-wit:
l will proceed to sell at the princi-
pal front door of the courthouse, at
Abbeville, La, on
Monday, the 29th day of February,
1904,
between the hours of II a. M. and
4 p. m., for cash, as aforesaid one
certain lot of ground situated in the
parish OF Iberia, in the town of Jean
~erette, La, having a front of about
sixty feet by a depth Of two hundred
feet; bounded north by Alfred
Domangue, or assigns, south by
public road, east by - Moss,
and west by road. 1 will proceed to
sell on
Monday, the list day of February,
1904,
IN the town of Erath, La, for cash,
as aforesaid, between the hours of IL
a. m. and 4 p. NJ, the following
movable property:
One dwelling house,
One Sewing Machine.
One Pump and Pipe,
One lot of Carpenter Tools,
One Old Buggy,
One Watch, and
One lot of Household Furniture,
DUPRE RONSONET,
Administrator.
Edwards & Greene. Attorneys.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06

Whether Mr.. Sully and his "bull''
clique of cotton spectators are due
any credit fos the present high price
of cotton is an open question. The
Chicago Record-Herald evidently
takes the negative view and remarks:
incidentally 1t may be remarked
that Sully and his clique are a pes
thence in the commercial world, that
they are doing more to SOW the seeds
of discomfort, disorder and anarchy
in this country than all fulminations
of Herr Most that can be printed.
The injury done to society by the
common highwayman's trihing CON
pared to the damage wrought in the
world of commerce and production
by gamblers of the Sully type.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06
PERRY NOTES.

Editor Meridional:
W ? Miller IS at home again for a
short visit.
Ben Root is on the sick list.
Rev John Miller has returned from
a short visit to Patterson.
Mrs Theodore Feray and children
spent Tuesday here, the guests of
Mrs Claude Nugier.
Miss Rosa Mills spent Saturday
ana Sunday in Abbeville, the guest
of Mrs j V Hinckley.
Miss Kate O'Bryan and Mrs K A
Hamblet visited Abbeville. Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Penn Scarborough
were visitors TO Abbeville Tuesday.
Fay, the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs I r Brumfield, has been
quite i'll, but is better at present,
Mrs Albert Stansbury spent several
days in Abbeville last week, the guest
| of her sister, MS J V Hinckley.
Bud Stansbury, who was confined
to his bed for several weeks with the
grippe, is up and about again.
Mrs James Booth, after a pleasant
visit to her parents, has returned to
her home IN Triumph.
Misses Jessie Hogate'f and Agnes
Copenhaver, two of Perry's teachers,
visited Abbeville Saturday.
Ernest miller and charming young
daughter, Miss mabel, attended the
Street Fair held in Abbeville last week.
Jerome Nugier spent last week in
Guegdan.
Mrs J Ewell, of Abbeville, visited
Mrs P L Terrier last week.
Prof Gourmet, the efficient princi-
pal of the Perry school, visited St
M~artinsville Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nora Delaune is here on a
visit to Der aunt, Mrs Claude Nugler.
Miss Leila Leblanc, of Abbeville,
spent a short while with her friend, |
Miss Carrie Terrier, last Saturday. !
BLUEBElL.
Perry, La, February 4, 1904.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06

Louisiana goes it some on cauli.
flowers, Grand Island, Cheniere
Caminada and contiguous island and
the main land having long been cele-
brated for the quality, size and flavor
of this delicious vegetable. But now
Morgan City comes to. the front with
the largest c%aullolwer of the season.
1t weighs fifteen pounds, and is as
large as a full-sized bucket. 1t was
grown by Mr.. W. J. Costello, of
Morgan City, La, and IS known as
the Algiers variety. The seed from
which this mammoth vegetable, which
is large enough to feed five or six
families, was purchased from the J.
Steckler Seed Company, on Gravier
street. See ad in another column.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06
MARDI GRAS RATES.

The annual celebration Of the NJ ardl
Gras Carnival at New Orleans will
take place February Is and 16, and
for this spectacular event the South
ern Pacific railroad has announced a
reduced rate of one fare for the
round trip from all points on its line.
Tickets will be placed on sale Feb.1O
to Is inclusive, good for return until
February 20. Thos esdesiring to re-
main longer in the delightful old city
of New Orleans may do so by depos-
ing tickets with the joint agent at
New Orleans and may remain until
time to reach home by March s..
Any agent of the Southern Pacific can
give information concerning the trip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06

Justices of the Peace-1st ward-Albert
Leblanc. 40. Cd, Joseph Trahan. 145.
3D., + ID Leguenec, Ill. ia Schlessinger,
l67. 4th, Jas NJ Seon, sc. 5th, S A Dubus'
l56; 18th. B J hartman. 237. 7th, Felix
ONlell, SO. Sth, w l. Truman. SIS.
Police Jurors-1st Ward-P Leblanc.
l59. Cd, jules Thibodeaux, lit. Sd, II
~Stebhlns, 900. 4th, Sidney Andrus. 66.
9Th, Thomas Hotfpanir, IS. 9th. Ernest
Broussard. 2lO. 7th, j Mestapey, 104. Sth,
Constables-1st ward-Camile Leblanc
l29. 2 Andrew Moss. 1876. Sd. H b Lv
ons, 24S. CD Upchurch, 236. 4th, r. He'
pert, D.. 5th, j U Bron ssard, al. 9Th
Marsule Lemaire, PA. 7th, ] 3 Mills, 100.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06

Nearly $4,000 pieces of odd and
rare money, representing a million of
dollars are stored in vaults of q St.
Louis trust company preparatory TO
being placed on exhibition at the
Work. Fair. The collection contains
both metal and paper money and en-
braces parts of the most valuable coin
collection In the country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06

Miss Bessie Foster, daughter of
United States Senator Murphy j.
Foster, was married in Franklin last
Monday to Mr.. Harry Ohio Penick,
Of Charlton, Iowa, who was, formerly
an officer in the United States army.
Rev. j. l. Hoffpauir, the pastor, of
the Methodist Church, oficiated, and
a large crowd was in attendance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-06
vi. STEBBINS &
COMPANY.
succession Sale

STATE OF LOUISIANA-l7th JUDI
cial District Court = Vernlilion
Parish-No, 527.
Succession of Emilia Leblanc.
By virtue of an order rendered ID
the above numbered and entitled sue
cession, I, Joseph ALICE Leblanc, ad-
ministrator of said succession, Will pro-
coed to sell,aU public auction, ior cash,
to the last and highest bidder, IN orasI
to pay the debts of said succession, ~
the principal front door of the coass-
huose, at Abbeyille, La, on
Saturday, the Both day Of January,
A. D.. 1904,
between the hours prescribed oy laaf
for judicial sales, the following descflo.
ed property, to-wit:
That certain tract Of land sltutea y
the parish of Vermilion, west q w
Bayou Vermilion, in the north nall y u
irregular section 60, in township -
south range, 8 east. containing " ~
penis, and being the south bal, q y,
4 of the act of partition, ana alags sas
attached thereto, passed before Ai os,b
Leblanc, clerk of court, on inc zysa
day of February, \. D. 1889; oounu.e
on the north by Desire Miguel, sas'
by public road, south by J. f'is0 noa
Blanc, and west by Owe Sellers. Wv
dwelling house, m corncrib, one r ass
on, one buggy, one mule;,an nna.' and
one-fourth interest in the trees ~
timber situated on the following pls |,
erty to-wit: A certain tract sltus.ea~
the parish of Vermilion, consals'O ~
10 acres, and being ooanueu ass u
the south by j. S, Ewell on .ne s a.
Mrs. s. G%outterriez, and on inc "ss'
by j. s. Ewell. .ara.
Terms of Sale-Cash on day OF Sai0'
JOSEPH ALICE LEBLANC,
Administrator