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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-13
Go to the Court Of the People,

We learn that the Rees- Brous.
ssrd candidates who claimed to
have been irregulsrly defeated and
defrauded at the last primary cleo
tian in this parish, have gone to
law to have justice. 10 have the
primary suuulled by the laws Of
the State and to enjoin the Secre-
tsry of State from placing the
names of the candidates declared
elected on the legal ballot until
The courts had passed upon the
case.
This week the petition was pre-
scented to Judge Fostor, who re-
fused to recognise it. and the at
torney Of the plaintiffs is prepar-
ing the papers 10 80 the Supreme
Cou,t to get writ of mandamus
served upon Judge Foster to com.
pei him to take the case.
We could not obtain the copy of
petition served upon Judge Fos-
ter, neither his reasons given for
not accepting the papers, but on
the face of the matter it looks
wrong. it looks arbitrary and un-
just.
Litigation 10 political affairs "a
we'll as in civil aud criminal mat
tsrs is always slow and subject to
all kinds Of delays, especially when
there 10 an inclination in that d.
rection.
We are certain that the election
primaries in thiS parish were not
held according to lev, they were
not legal and cannot be binding
upon any one. and when people
Who claim to have been wronged
cannot have their case investigated
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The Baltimore Fire.

Timss-Dsmocrat.
Fire started in basement of John
E. Hurst Compsny's building,
Hopkins place. corner Sharp, Ger.
man and Liberty streets.
As registered by an automatic,
it started at 1913 a. M, Sunday;
not under control until about s p.
M, Monday.
Cause of fire attributed to,spon.
taneous combustion.
Estimated loss. 500, 900, 900 to
$50, 100000.
Area of fire, seventy-fve bust
ness blocks, 40 acres.
Number of buildings destroyed,
about $500.
Known loss of Lie, one fireman
from York. Pa; one woman died
of shock in hospital.
Known number of injured, about
fifteen, none seriously.
Persons homeless, none.
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by courts of justice, where all diff
ferences and difficulties betweea
men should be disposed OF, it is
high time that those who have
been wronged appeal their case to
the people who sre mightier thss
even the courts, tbey arc the rui-
ers of ell countries. and it 10 for
them to proclaim their ccademna-
ton of all such practice and down
all illegal and unlawful practices
that are resorted to rob them of
their rights and their power for
the benefit of q few bosses who
perpetuate themselves in power BY
disregarding the Law.
The Sheriff has failed to furnish
the poll lists as required by the
constitution, the voters of one fac
ton were supplied with dupli-
Gates, while The supporters of the
other faction wore deprived of
their rights of voting because of
the absence of the certified lists,
in the face of this fact, it does not
require one versed in law to no.
tice the illegality Of this election.
The wronged candidates are try
ing to have the Courts passed up
on their case. if the other candi-
dates, declared elected by the ma
chine, believe they are legally
elected why don't they make an
effort to have the courts declare
they are right?
Let the legal tight 60 on, and
let every means of law be employ
ed TO have the matter thoroughly
investigated by law and place the
right where it belongs and the
wrong in its jsst place. We ask
only for justice, nothing else.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-13
L. BlENvENU.
Better Than Gold.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and ner.
vous debility" writes +. J. Green.
of Lancaster, N. 81. mo rsaedy
help me until I bsgsn using EIec-
trio Bitters, which did me more
good than all the medicines l ever
used. They hsve also kept my
wife in excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitters are just
splendid for female troubles; that
they are . grand tonic and invigo-
rstor for weak, run down women.
No other medicine can take it,
place in our family" Try them.
Only Soc. 6atisfaction guaranteed
BY T. ]. Liable the druesist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-13
NOTICE.
In the matter Of the Estate Of Elisa Cor
mier. widow Alexandra Barras,
18th Judicial District Court
No. 3l26,
Parish Of st. Martin, La.

Whereas Leopold Barras. AdmiDistra-
tor OF the Succession Of Eliza Cormier,
deceased. has filed In my once 4 final
Tableau and Account Of bis Administra-
ton.
Now. therefore. oil the Creditors or
other Interested persons are hereby war.
ned and notified to die their opposition
thereto. II any they have. with the Clerk
OF Court. at his Office. in the town Of st.
Martinville. La. within ten days after
the first publication thereof. otherwise
the said Tableau will be In due course
Of law approved and homologated.
Witness my hand and seal Of ssid
Court at st. Aartinville. Parish of St.
Martin, La this 9th day Of February A.
d. 1904.
A. F. Domengesux.
Clerk OF Court
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REWARD
500


The readers Of this pspsr will b plea.
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tutioual dissasss. reasEis constitution
al tseatmUak Halls Cstarrh Cure 10 h.
ken internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous sarfaesa Of the sys-
ten. shsrsby Destroying the foundation
Of the dissass. and giving the patient
strength By building up the conditional
and assisttng nature In doing its work,
The prsprietoes have % much faith in Ito
curative powers. that they ofRer One
Hundred :Dollsrs for any case that II
tails 70 cure.
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Sold bv Druggist. 76c
Halls Family Pills ere the best.
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DIED

At sight o'clock Thursday even.
ing the 18th inst, Arville Thibo.
desux, aged 68 years 8 months and
8 days.
Mr.. Thibodesux had come here
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Gabriel
Bullisrd, and was taken sick with
pneumonia and died in q very
short time.
The funeral took place at four
o'clock Friday evening, from the
Catholic church.
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SATURDAY., FFB. 81 1904.
Observation-Disclosures
Volume Nineteen.

With .this uunber The Messen-
ger eutsps,upon it oineteenth year
Of existence, snd during these
long years has been ct the same
old stand sad under the same man
age.eDt.
IT. growth has been slow, but
steady and substantial, it WIS es-
tabhshed - . business enterprise,
depending upon . business and
commercial support Of the town.
and parish, and not depending
upon political patronage.
Duringthsse eighteen years that
tho Messenger hes been presented
TO The public for their patronage.
the paper has never failed to ap-
pear, every Saturday morning, not
one issue has been delayed even
until che next day.
Many of the Subscribers that
were placed on our list on the 6rst
day are still on oar books and We
trust that they will remain with
us, - our coarse IN the. fature,
will always be the same that 10 re-
corded in the eighteen volumes
that 10 have On Gle 10 oar Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-13
Second Primary to Cost Over
Eighteen Thousand,
AND AS THERE ARE ONLY FOUR CAN
D1DArEs II WILL BE A COSTLY ONE,
MUST BE PAID WEDNESDAY.
Daily Picayune.

The situation in regard to the
second primary for Treasurer and
Auditor is rather complicated at
present. owing to the great ex-
pense that is inevitable and the
small number of candidates among
whom it Is to be divided.
The Committee on Appcrtion-
ment met yesterday at the Office Of
Chsirmen Kruttschpitt, of tho
State Genital Committee. and 6x-
ed the estimate for the second pri.
mary at GIG, 400 OF which the Au-
ditor candidates must put up @. 800
and tho Treasurer candidates g.
60O.
There were rumors that one of
the candidates for Auditor wonld
withdraw, and there were confer
ences between the friends of Mr..
Fraxee and MI. Behrman last night
regarding the matter of some sort
Of an arrangement but nothing
came of it. After it was over Mr..
Behrmsn's friends said that Mr..
Frasee was stubborn and Mr.. Fra
zee disappeared, although it had
been expected that he would have
Q statement to make.
There IL therefore. no change
in the situation. IL. case Mr.. Fra.
zee or Mr.. Behr,usn should with
draw, or MI. Smith or Mr.. Steele
should darw out, it would leave the
the other two candidates to pay
the whole Sl8, 200, and it it was
the Treasurer candidates it would
be about - much ss bis whole SAL
sry for the winner and $500 ont
for the loser. and . very expensive
luxury.
Captain Steele was out Of the
city yesterday, having gone to
Baton Rouge. but j. n. Smith the
other candidate for Treasurer, was
here, and says that he will be in
to stay 10 the end Of the fight.
The members Of the Appor ton
ment Committee present yesterday
we're Chsirmen e. B. Kruttschnitt
e. B. Dubuison, OF st. Landry;
John Marks, of Nspoleonville, and
Alex Pujol, of this city.
CHARM an ]. G. Henriques, OF
the Orleans Parish Committee,
was present, Mr.. Kruttschnitt said
that he had received replies from
forty parishes out of fifty-niue, a.
to the amount that they required
for the primary.
No replies we're received from
Ascension. Avoyelles, Caldwell,
Concordia, East Baton Rouge,
East Carroll, Grant. IberviIle,
jackson, Bed River, st. John, st.
Landry. St. Tammauy. Tsngips-
boa. Webster and West Felicians,
Lafourche, and vermillion had
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not been heard from. but Mr..
Marks said that he was in possess
sion of the estimates from these
two parishes
Mr.. Frazee was present and sug-
gested that the Committee request
that the Commissioners and Clerks
serve without pay in the second
primary, aud said that should
they refuse to do 80 the blame of
failing to hold the primary in q
parish refusing would rest on that
parish. He complained that in
fixing the Auditors estimates the
Committee had included in the sa-
larry 1880 received from the levee
boards which goes to the clerks.
The Committee decided that
without considering the 81 500 the
salary Of the Auditor is more than
a, 500 and that it would be un-
wise to decrease the estimate.
They also decided that it would
not be wise to ask the Commits
sioners and Clerks to serve with
ont pay, Notwithstanding Mr..
Fraaee having explained that they
do so in Mississippi.
Mr.. Henriques explained that
the expense for Orleans Parish
would be $500. Mr.. Dubuis son
said that in st. Landry the Com
missioners would serve without
cost but the cost Of getting the
boxes to the polling places would
be about e125.
The Committee after consider.
ing all the details fixed the total
estimate at $4,000. They deci-
ded that Wednesday was to be the
last day on which q candidate
could pay the assessment
There has been a great deal Of
talk among the politicians regard.
i0g the situation. Martin Behr.
mans friends are cnnfident that be
will win for Auditor, aud he said
last night that be was prepared t.
put up his $500. He. has an.
nounded his City Campaign Com.
mittee, which includes the names
of q large number of leading men,
and will announce his State Com.
mittee this week.
j. NJ. Smith said that he would
announce his Campaign Commit
tee this week.
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Look Over The List,
There Night be Some
thing In It For You.

FOR SALE-The residence Of Mrs. L.
Tertrou. situatsd just back Of Evsnge-
line Hotel. good large hoass and lot ina
nice location $50.
FOR SALE-Nsw residence and lot
belonging to Mrs. L. Tsstrou. back q
Mr.. T. L. Brpussafd. north end q town.
q real good homo 500. ~.
FOR SALE-Ths corner lot o. Wash.
ington and Bridge stfssts. bplonging n :
Felicia Baron. measuring - test 90 Bd9r .
street aud 80 on WaahtDgton street., "A
very 1ne location Tor Residences, etooT
FOR RENT-Ons large house in To
Burdin ;dition 80 pet month.
FOR RENT-Oas residences on Mais
street. near Railroad go per month. :.
FOR RENT-One house near Mr.. p. l.
Guiibean Is per month.
FOR SALE-30 acres OF land with 9
now handsome home and 0uthOuses sta
bies etc.. a mile from town at e2.5OO.
FOR SALE-306 acres goodl and adap.
table for anything. corn. cotton or rice.
ono mile from town. Good house. cabin,
stable and out-houses. The very thing
for dairy.
FOR SALE-l3s arpents frst class
land, adjoining Keystone plantation
east side Bayou To he. Bulidings on
the premises. eOpsr afpent
FOR SALE-Nrs. Rulslie Oyer pro-
perty ON Port street. mrAsusing moro
than one arpent on Port street. sdjoin.
ing Mr.. Jonn Peters property. House
and lot eli00.
FOR SALK-Lot frontlng L. G. Du.
champ store and next to Commercial
Bank measuring @ feet front BY l7t
deep. The only lot In tho business por-
ton for sale. 5000.
For Ssle-Ons houss and lot corner
Washington and Collsgs streets. "a
ideal location for rssidshess. $4,000
For ssls-0ns god sunbinstiua safA
eSs.W.
For Sale -Cosust lot fpontiAe the
Court house. eood loeatioa f0r businsss
and residence. Good ~ stosy building
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-13

TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets.
ALI druggists refund the money II IL fails
to cure. &. W. Groves signature is on
each box. % cents.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30
N1LL1oNs oN AN IpEAL -.

Russia built city in a day as it were, built 1t in the
FAR east as tie terminal OF her transcontnenta railway
built the city Of Dany which swiftly fel into the
hands Of the Jap. Mighty Russia fall as She may ia
war writes London Nail observer, s magnificent in
peace Millions OF roubles she has spent Dany aud
Tor luxury and nothing but Paris can compare
with this new.made city Of the East It's wide well
paved streets its afty miles Of macadamzed roads It's
parks gardens and tamways It's hospitals and churhes
and cathedral its hotels theaters and law courts It's
wonderful pleasure drive forty feet wide cut through
the hills Tor seven eight miles eloquent Of Russia
faith in lis future And It's faith is surely not uniusti
lied FOR is not Dany terminus of the greatest railway
in the world which bears the traffic Of Asia for 5oOo
mites Twice week the Trans-sberian express left
Dany for Moscow aud for thirteen days before It
reached its journeys end and Dalny it IS said viii
shorten the journey around the world and bring China
seven days nearer Europe It's ports admit the biggest
ships that sat the sea At any time Of day night and
whatever the state Of the tide
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

Robert I. Lincoln, the son Of Abraham Lincoln has
almost disappeared from public view
The son Of the man whom Abraham Lincoln defeated
at the polls forty years agoMccleans in the fore
front Of the future presidential possibilities Of his party
How has the whrligg Of time wrought the change
The reason is to be found in the men themselves
Robert T. Lincoln has inherited few II any Of the per-
sonal traits Of his ustrious father II Abraham Lin
coin was pebeian then Robert Lincoln is an aristocrat
Certainly the latter has qualities Of personality that
appeals to the public He inherits from his mother
In the campaign OF 1899 Robert Lincoln was billed for
few campaign speeches in some OF the Illinois cities
where the great Lincoln had practced law The older
people especially aocked TO see and hear Bob Lincoln
They met him. Once was enough. They heard him
There was nothing feature or pose or words to remind
them OF the martyr president The disappointment was
painful aud since that time Lincoln has dropped out Of
political circles He may be an excellent man. but It
seems to be painful for him to mix with the common
people.
Chiefly because he was the son OF ss father Robert
Lincoln had seat in the cabinet Of two presidents aud
was made minister to England He had every chance to
become popular II was thought his would land a
second Lincoln in the White house But he utterly
lacked the ability to provoke enthusiasm.
on the other hand. young Mayor Mcclellan is coming
to the front in the esteem Of the people Like his father
the eminent general Mcclellan is fine organizer tac-
tican and good mixer In nis light with Tammany it
has been demonstrated that he has plenty of moral fiber
and backbone.
Both these men had great birthright IN the republic
Lincons was the greater opportunity lie has had his
chance and has failed TO win than respect What
Mcclellan may do remains to be seen-K c. World
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

AS the corouors ury probes deeper into the details c
the General Slocum disaster which the lives ofnearly
thousand people, mostly innocent children and women
lost the fact that crminaly careless or Grim
inally dishonest ,ublc official much to blame fnot
wholly respons e for hishoor becomes more apparent
In commenting pom this phase Of the situation, the
Dallas News says "The evidence already brought for
ward in the Gen slocum prepares the public for
scandal of the drs magnitude Inspector General Uhler
of the Department OF Commerce and Labor says that
when inspectors have been fined for neglect Of duty their
fines have been reduced or remtted by request order
Of Senators and Congressman And 1t limited that the
inspectors have obgingy neglected their duty on receipt
of qualifications" from the steamboat propretors or
their agents Inspector Lundberg who has charge Of
the New York district gave the Gen Slocum clean pa
pe only five weeks ago But he refuses to answer the
Coroner questions the ground that his answer might
tend to criminate him As The News has said before
the Gen socm disaster appears be chargeabe othe
inspector with one hand behind him.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30
NOTES OF TWO TERRITORIES.

HEAVY deposits o. red ochre have been found near
saltwater
L X. Bingham 81 Mnco, killed bud snake eight
feet long lie tried % rope The monster and drive It
10 a corral but failed.
Haistones as big as silver dollas at and saw.tooth.
ed fell for fifteen minutes AZ sertado. bur everybody
IN the nelgiborhood lost money
The council nominating convention In tie Canadian.
Rngashef district viii be held at Knghsher. August
Canadian s have Il and Klngasher Is votes
Keystone At the junction Of the Cmarron aud Arkan
sas rivers w celebrate the Fourth Of July Tenderieet
gho are wise viii dodge keystone on that day
One Of the latest get-rechquck concerns was estab
llshed by a man At Kaw City, who made sil day BY
rowing passengers across the swollen Arkansas
The arst carload Of wheat shipped from Tulsa this
yeaf June 10 grown by ?. l. Price and sent to the
ST. Louis market The wheat came from 9OOacfe field
in the oaage country and averaged Is bushels 70 the
acre.
G A smith, editor of Che Chandler Tribune the ON
eal organ of the oklahoma school land essess would
ike to h. nominated for councilman by the DemocfAta
of the Fourth district II elected he would champion
The lesaes
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

Superintendent Jamison Of the state free Employment
bureau Of Missouri has arranged with the railroads 10
shir men 70 the harvest field alta rate Of one cent per
mile. The arst shipment was made Monday. when more
than 2o0 men were sent 70 different points IN southern
Kansas where the harvest IS on Regular shipments
Will be made all through the aud It Is estimated
that no less than 9oo0 men viii find employment in Kan
sas and Oklahoma wheat fields alone.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

Muskogee is a resourceful town Among her other at
fractions none surpasses the open crossing pe
formance during muddy weather On either side OF the
street little crowd of eager performers await therturn
to get out n the middle OF the mnd to do the acrobat
stunt as diversion from the busy OF the day The
the tiptoeing and swinging file Of people coming in
the opposite direction lie clutches fearIessy at his
trousersladyke only on both sides at once-and steps
boldly n serpentne route to escape the fatter mem
bers Of the opposite e As he makesa vain reach for
friendly slick stone interest deepens II some heed
less passenger gestlculatoTy effort 70 keep his own
feet directed downward knocks Oh his hatet the plot
thckens But all this is part Of the star performance,
and there rarely any ealouses between contesting
passengers Let's have street crossings Mussogee
Democrat
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

The refusal Of the republican national convention 70
conmt tAe party to home rule fer the territories means
continuation Of cafpetbag rule as long as e can De
soreea a. the people Statehood nightmare 70 tie
.,a,.gs federal once holder IN the Indian Territory and
the bare mention Of sifgosernmen, mates DIS teeth
chatter
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

Men Of the stamp Of President Roosevelt and old Joe
Wheeler who fought side by side IN the spauish-Ameri
ear war the blue and the gray make noise oblec
ton to the display Of the and bars at paFant Il
IS TIE poor cowardy who has fought in no war
and who has been loyal dag wto has the meanness
to ind objection The display OF the two naes Al Durant
was only an incident The breach between the North
and tie south cannot be wiiened by the jealousy The
miserable narrosness 81 any The pictures Of Lee aud
Gordon are au honor not onlY % beautiful South.
land but 70 every section Of this great country Tie
Lees and the Jacssou and the Gordon and many other
names have been and st the glory aud the heritage
of the whole country There Is no bloody shirt 70 wave
The criticism Of the decorations at Dunt have place
only ii the diseased and dwarfed Imagination Of weak
ues aud as distastefu % one section 20 another
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

Il IS fact not generally known that oil has been found
IN most of tie artesan wells drilled Ia yinita Before
flowing water reached the drl passes through twenty
or thirty feet of of sand some Of the wells has much
moe than others The oil that Is being taken from the
watsrworks well TO-DAY 5 very much like that taken
from the Chelsea wells when oil sand is first reached
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

There is a saving 70 the Cherokee people Of something
like foar thousand dollars by the rule OF Secretary Hitch
cock permitting the Of penalty IN the trans
mission through tie mails Of deeds TO Cherokee aot-
ments Ths privilege vas denied tie Greeks Il was
principally through the efforts Of / f Parker. IT,. that
THIS vas brought about.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-30

4 choice assembly Of Indian Territory people viii
gather at south MeAlester toiag On tie occasion q tie
annual meeting Of the sunday school association Tie
sunday school teachers and workers are 10 tie 'front.'
rank Of advancement and general Intelligence