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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-06-25

each Of our great subdivisions,
bringing them into touch with the
laboratory at Washington. The
question will be with us always
and road making will be chespen-
ed ss research adds to our know
ledge of materials. The under
standing of road making will grow
az related sciences are developed" "
Thus does road building take its
place among the sciences and de-
mand more attention from all
classes Of citizens.
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they paid out sS7, 900 or nearly
that sum to put STA In the Trea-
suryl
Devoid of all pretence the pend
ing bill in effect proposes to turn
over this sum to an oyster trust
for no consideration worth men,
tioning. it to enjoy all revenues.
The fate of such q measure a.
this should not be in doubt for .
moment. It deserves q speedy
death, and the honest law makers
owe it to themselves and the State
to see it inflicted.
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BIRTH OF A TRUST,
Shreveport Journal.


While the Democratic party OF
Louisiana is committed by precept
and promise TO trust opposition
and extirpstion, an element of it's
membership are endeavoring to
slip in legislative measures, which
will result in the creation of NC
nopolies, and one of them, now be-
ing considered by the Legislature,
which will control a large and me-
cesssry food supply. The measure
is contained in the Oyster bill,
which bears the innocent purpose
in its title ITO encourage. protect
and regulate The oyster industry
of Louisiana"
The bill proposes to lease 5000
acres Of the States beds to q cor.
poration already organized in anti
cipation of the success of the mea-
sure, at 81 per acre. It is matter
OF testimony that these 5000 acres
will yield q. 500, 900 per year for
which the monopoly is to pay the
paltry sum of 5000. This bill
was referred to the committee on
ways and means as being q reve-
nue. measure. If it had gone to
the committee on fisheries, it
might have been subjected to cri-
ticism from men acquainted with
the subject, but this did not suit
the purposes of the promoters of
the bill. They wished to keep the
question of revenue at the front
and 10 create the impression that
the increase Of the State revenue
was the object aimed at.
When the Oyster Commission
was created four years ago it was
evidently . preliminary step to
this monstrous graft. Allurine
stories we're told of the sums which
would pour into the Treasury; of
how the industry. 90 necessary TO
The employment and for the food
of thousands, would be encouraged
md the oysters protected from de-
This 6sttering table resulted. 90
Tar as the Treasury is concerned. |
n q receipt of CSC. 862 with an ex- |
Of S36. 148. leaving bs- |
ance to pour in of STA, or S4O7 |
1esrlyl
The $36,148 went for salaries
md other expenses. As q cold re-
'enue measure the people can see
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FOR SALE.

. acres good land II mile from town.
situated near Nj. A. P. Heqneber's plan.
tation. with good horse. stable ana other
buildings, 1 pair good mules, carts. covs
and everything needed on . farm.-Fo,
particulars address
JOHN B. GES6ER,
June 1928 N. St. hartinville. Ia.
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. ct the BEST PAlNTl
-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Get The AMERICAN,
At. c. DUcHAAsP.
Notice.

Notice. Notice.
Conformably TO Article No. $50 OF the
: Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana,
notice is hereby given that, bill will
BE- introduced during the present session
of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana. after due advertisement, pro-
'viding for the establishment Of . water
level for Spanish Lake or Lake Tasse, in
Iberia and st. Martin parishes. and the
protection and care Of the said lake; al
80 providing penalties for the interfer-
ence with the water level when once
established; also providing for the me-
thod and manner of establi shing the
water level thereof. :.
May 81. 1904.
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Road Building a Science



were presented by Secretary of
Agriculture, James Wilson, at the
meeting of the National Good
Roads Association, held at st.
Louis last month. His remarks
follow in part:
"Road building in the United
States has, in the past, occupied
the same position in the minds of
men as all other agricultural sub
jects have held. It has been left
to the localities of the several
states and territories to make such
roads as their intelligence and
ability enabled them to construct.
There has been NO chair in any
college or university where prac-
teal road building has been taught
as a part of q young mains educa-
ton. This has been the case with
most agricultural matters. A
large percentage of the taxes paid
by our people into the treasures
of their respective units of gov
eminent has been for education,
but very few have had in view the
training of the people who Guilt
vate the soil and who use the pub
lie roads more than other classes.
Road making has not improved
very materially since Macadam
applied broken rock, but it has be-
come an economic question of
great importance to the American
people. We have within the de-
partment at Washington an Office
for the study of road material. We
are calling upon young men who
have graduated in engineering in
stitutions to take practical work
with ne, 30 that we may be able to
supply the demands coming from
all parts of the country for men
skilled in road making. Our la
boratory is designed to assist each
locality in determining the use of
materials it may happen to possess.
Few OF our towns and cities have
facilities for doing this work.
Many of the failures in road bull
ding in the past are due to the use
of materials unsnited to the condi-
tions of climate and traffic.
1.-THE work of the department of
agriculture along the line of road
building is intended to be educa-
tional and experimental as it is
along other lines ID which it is en-
gagged. 1 am we'll satisfied that
the condition of the public roads
at the present time is q correct in
dication of the amount Of educa-
tional work that has been done
along the line of road building.
1t what the department is endea-
voring to do now with regard to
helping to build object lesson
roads (which has been done 10 |
half the states of the Union), and
the study of road material for the |
information of the people, had |
been done when our government |
was organized, the people would I
have understood how to build |
roads long before this time
would have understood the values
OF the materials in all parts Of the
United States. Aud / am we'll sa-
tis6ed, also. that when the people
are thoroughly informed 10 the
several states and territories with
regard to the science of road bull
ding, there will be no hesitation
in levying taxes to carry on the
work.
Each section of our country
has problems peculiar to itself,
and to the end that all should have
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
Foreign.

Sir Charles Hardinge, the new Brit
ish ambassador to Russian, presented
his credentials to the Gar, and it is
believed in St. Petersburg that the
way will soon be opened for improved
relations between the two countries.
In a battle between the Dominican
troops and the reYolutionists at
Eshesouza, on the road from Monte
Cristi to Santiago, many were killed
and wounded on both sides. General
Raoul Cabrera, minister of war, COM
manding the government troops, was
killed.
The budget committee of the Aus
trian delegation, passed the extraordi-
nary credits for the army and navy,
totaling S33,ooo,ooo.
An extradition treaty between this
United States and Panama was signed
in the City OF Panama.
The Osservatore Romano, the Vat
lean organ, published an official state
ment of the conversation between Car.
dinal Merry del Val and NJ Nisard,
the French ambassador to the Vati.
can. to show that the position taken
by the French government was not
justified.
The government of Panama has
granted a I5-year concession to the
operation of wireless telegraph sys-
tenn.
The British stamer Tweeddale sailed
from Hongkong for Durham, Natal,
with 1855 coolies.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
.THEJAPSSTORMED NANSHAN
Repeated Fierce Charges BY the Japanese Crowned With
ViCtory-Splendid Maneuvers.
Kno and All the Heights About Taken by the aps Who Are Now
Forcing the Russians Toward Port Arhu-The Russians Pour
Deadly Fire Into the Plucky japanese Stormug Fierce
at NanShan Hill

London, (By Cable). - The Shan
Khai Kwan correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle sends a report received
from Niuchwang that on May 20,
thinking that the Japanese had retired
from Feng Wang Cheng, $1,000 Rus
slams from Haicheng and Liaoyang
marched toward Feng Wang Cheng.
They were surprised by 10000 Jap
anese in the Tatung Pass. The Rus
sian casualties were 1000 and over a
thousand Russians surrendered, The
report does not state the japanese
losses.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Daily Express says it is reported I'M
officially that the Japanese have cap
tured Kinchou and are now attacking
Dalny.
The Niuchwang correspondent OF
the Daily Mail in a ,1ispatch dated May
q, says that coincident with the Jap
aneae advance in the direction Of
Liaoyang there has been a concentra-
ton of all the available Russian troops
between Liaoyang and Maotien Pass,
and that the Notifications of Lao
yang are being feverishly hurried.
The railway between Tatschitsia and
Liaoyang is still intact, but every
preparation has been made for its
immediate destruction in the event
of the necessity for a retreat to Muk-
den
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
America Will Warn.

The State Department is preparing
to make representations to St. Peters
burg regarding the carclessncss OF the
Russian authorities in ManChuria III
allowing mines to float on the high
seas, to the great danger of all peace
full shipping.
The question of how far Russia had
violated the rules of international law
in sending floating mines to sea with
out proper guardianship was recently
considered by the General Board of
the Navy, of which Admiral. George
Dewey is president, at the request
OF the State Department At the
same departments request Secretary
Of the Navy Moody has instructed
the United States naval attaches in
Toxic and St. Petersburg to asccr-
tain definitely whether the mines
which have been reported ahoat in the
Gulf of Pechil belong to Russia OF
to Japan. The inference is that they
are Russian, and when it is definitely
learned that such is the case repre-
sensations will be made by the State
Department to the St. Petersburg gov
eminent through Ambassador McCor-
mick.
1t had been the intention OF the att
thorities 20 wait until some accident
happened to neutral ship through one
of these mines, but upon further con-
sideration it has been decided best to
take action before any serious catas-
trophe occurs. In the meanwhile 1t Is
under stood that Great Britain IS pre-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
INSANE MAN ATTACKS SLEEPING FAMILY.
HELPLESS Victims Cut and Slashed With a
Hatchet-Two Will Die.

Scranton, Pa, (SpeciaD .-Stephen
Hagerty, aged 26 years, who has
shown signs of being mentally I'M
balanced, made a murderous attack
on four members of his family at
their home, in Hawley, Pa, with the
result that two of his victims are I'M
conscious and not expected to live,
and the other two are seriously, though
not necessarily fatally injured. Hag-
gerty secured lather's Ratchet, with
which he attacked his brother An
thony, who lay asleep in a room
downstairs. He struck him twice.
Leaving Anthony for dead the in
sane man rushed upstairs to the room
occupied by his sisters, Winifred and
Bridget. He attacked them as he
had Anthony, crushing BridgYs skull
and breaking Winfred's collarbone.
Haggerty next proceeded to the room
occupied by his brother Eugene and
Patrick. The former attempted to es-
cape, but blow on the head fractured
his skull. By this time the father had
been aroused, and he and Patrick
threw themselves upon Stephen, over
powering him. =.
The physicians have little hope that
Eugene and Bridget will recover.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Hannah
O'Keefe. who lived next door to the
Haggerty'.. was murdered. her body
being horribly mutilated. John Steltz
was tried for the crime and was &C
Quilted last week. 1t is now believed
Haggerty was the murderer.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
Kinchou Ia Hands OF Jlps.

London. (By Cable ACCORDING to
unofficial advices from Toxic, the
japanese have stormed and captured
the important town of Kinchou, about
q miles north of Port Arthur, an ]
that large Japanese force is now
within 10 miles of the latter Russian
stronghold.
Fifty thousand Japanese troops have
landed at Takushan One-third of this
great force. mainly infantry, is march
ing from Takushan northwest toward
Sinyen and two-thirds is moving
southwest toward Port Arthur.
Through Chinese sources it is stated
that the Japanese lost 700 men in a
battle at Kinchou May IS, and that
the Russian losses were not so heavy.
The Russians had 30 guns at Kim
chou and numerous mines.
There has been heavy fighting not
only at Kinchou, but at several points
in the southern narrow part OF the
Liaotung Peninsula, and the losses on
both sides were up into the hundreds.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg state
that the military authorities do not
believe Kinchou can be taken with
out lengthy siege operations.
The correspondent of the Central
News at Toxic, however, cables that
the Japanese attacked Nan Qwan
Ling, on the narrowest part of the
Kwan Tung Peninsula, and drove back
the Russian by main force. The at
tack on Kinchou, the dispatch adds,
was begun at dawn and by noon the
town was in the hands of the Jap
anese, who occupied the castle. The
fighting continued during the alter
noon and was of the most desperate
character. -, =,
Port arthur was again bombarded
May "a, and i! is possible the Jap
anese have made general attack
there, both by their land and sea
forces.
General Kuroki has reported to the
Japanese authorities at Toxic that on
Wednesday, after the battle at To-
Pu the enemy's cavalry took up posi-
ton at Pa Tao .Sti. The japanese
thereupon attacked and routed them,
Natives report that three of the enemy
were killed and Is wounded. During
the afternoon a Japanese patrol capt
ured one officer and one private.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
Objects to a Minister.

To the regret of the officials here
the Colombian government maintains
its attitude Of GOODNESS toward the
United States. and in spite of the un-
official efforts of United States rep
resentatives to restore the diplomatic
relations to the old cordial basis, the
Bogota government insists OH holdin/
aloof.
1t was supposed that when Mr.. w.
W. Russell, a native Of Rockville,
Md, and charge at Panama, was ap-
pointed Minister to succeed Mr. Ar
thur NJ. Beaupre at Bogota the past
would be forgotten and with new rep
resentation for the United States in
Colombia DR.. Thomas Herran would
return to Washington and there would
be full restoration of the diplomatic
relations. Now, however, the State
Department has learned that all init
nation had been conveyed to Mr.. Sny-
der, United States charge at Bogota.
that the Colombian government would
rather not receive Mr. Russell as min
lister. 1t is distinctly stated that there
is nothing personal to Mr.. Russell il
this attitude by the Colombians, fol-
any minister would be Objectionable
at this moment, but it is simply an H.
luStration of the resentment felt by
Colombia toward the United States
1t is said at the State Department tina
Mr. Russell will avail himself of
leave of absence already granted tc
him to return to his home in Wash
ington, and at the expiration Of the
legal time, if the Colombians are il
the same state of mind, another, and
perhaps better diplomatic post viii
be found for Mr.. Russell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
DAUGHTER TELLS STORY.
The Killing of LATE Taylor Recouuted By Ids
de Kay.

Monticello, N. Y, Especially Ida
May de Kay, daughter of Mrs. Kate
Taylor, who is undergoing a second
trial for the murder of her husband
Late Taylor-told the story Of the
killing of her step-father as witnessed
by herself.
In her testimony the girl asserted
that her uncle, Peter Yerkins, was at
the Taylor house on the night of the
murder and assisted Mrs. Taylor in
Remembering the body She testified
that she was awakened from sleep
by shot. Going into the next room
she saw Taylor holding the door lead
ing into the kitchen with one hand
an trying TO pull on his boots with the
other. She saw her mother trying to
open the door in order to get at her
husband.
The witness said she went out on
the stoop for few minutes. She told
of hearing second shot, and going
in saw her fathers body on the floor
with her mother standing over it with
revolver in her hand, which she tried
to fire again
The girl related the details Of the
disposition Of the body, which were
of the most revolving character. Het
mother, she said, cut off Taylor's head
with an AK and put it in the stove
Then the older woman took a lighted
lantern aud swung it around three
times from the doorway. This brought
Peter Yerkins to the house, the wit.
ness continued He asked if Late
was dead md received an affirmative
answer
Mrs. Taylor again took the AK and
tried to cut off one of Taylor's legs
then laid the ak down before she
had succeeded. Yerkins took the AK
and finished cutting off the leg.
Ida says she went to bed and left
Yerkins and her mother together with
the body. When she arose the next
morning Yerkns had disappeared and
her mother was still burning the body
At the previous trial it was brought
out that Mrs. Taylor cut up the trunk
of the body and put it in cloth sack
and placed the sack in wash tub,
which was put in the cellar. Mrs.
Taylor took the ashes and bones from
the stove and pounded up me bones
and fed lem to the chickens. The
skull was not burned and it was
brought back to the house and put in
the stove again.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
WERE BLOWN TO DEATH
Mysterious Explosion Of Boilers on
Towboat.
FOURTEEN ARE DEAD, Two INJURED.
Captain and Ills s1eN Among Victims Of the
Disaster-The Force Of the Explosion Was
Terrific, and Its Cause Is Unkuown-The
Chief Engineer Says Everything Was Appar.
emily All Right

Louisville, KY, Especially Thirteen
persons were killed, three fatally in
jured and five hurt by an explosion OF
boilers which totally demolished the
'owboat Fred. Wilson off Riverview
Park, near here.
The Wilson was the property of
the Monongahela Coal and Coke Com
pany, and left Pittsburg with 6 barges,
I2 coal boats and flats. bound for
Louisville. She arrived here about
midnight, had proceeded down the
river and was about to tie up when the
explosion occurred. The cause of the
accident is not known. The boat
had just put about to back tow into
landing place when the explosion
occurred. Henry Sykes, first mate,
could give no explanation of the cause
of the accident. He and Chief En-
ginneer Walker were the only men
on the boat who escaped injury.
Neither man could give the names OF
the deckhands, nor did they know
the name of the passenger who was
making the trip with Captain Price,
save that he came aboard at Pittsburg
ard that they had gained the impress
sion that he was in the insurance bus
mess. He is described as man past
middle age.
Herman ShiveIy, second engineer,
was blown through the side of the
Wilson and landed rs feet away on
top of shanty-boat.
Father Cunningham was one OF the
first to arrive at the scene OF the ex-
plosion and gave extreme JUNCTION to
several men who were dying. The
police and hospital ambulance and the
automobiles of the morning news.
papers carried corps of physicians
and nurses to the scene, which is four
miles from the heart of the city. The
injured were taken to the residence OF
Col. John H. Whallen until they could
be better provided for at the city hos
pitfalls.
Mr.. Whallcn's house, which is about
$50 yards from the river, was badly
damaged by the explosion, but none
of the family was injured. The front
doors were splintered, the chande-
liers in the drawing-room were shat
tired and nearly every window in the
house was broken. Colonel Whal.
len sent the first word to the city and
used his private yacht in resculng
those blown from the AHt.
The Wilson was bull Gears ago
and was reconstructed TT last
year. She was valued at $25o6. Her
length was ia feet. She was literally
blown to pieces, and her hull sank
in I8 feet of water. Two heavy
pieces of her boiler were found al
most 500 yards from the bank, and her
flag floats from the top of a tree,
where it was blown with piece OF
wreckage. Thirteen of the crew who
were saved are more or less injured.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
Nearly 9i,0Oo, 900 Messages.

According to bulletin issued by the
Census Bureau 9o,8447So telegraphic
messages were sent over American
wires in 1902.
The bulletin places the number OF
telegraph companies in the country at
Fl and gives the total mileage OF wires
operated as I,248,6o2. The par value
of the authorized stock was $oo,87o,-
225. The gross income for the year
was $28,4oo,2Io. The total dividends
for the year amounted to $6,o84,oIo
and the net surplus to $2,o77,SI2. The
capitalization Of the Postal Company.
which is only 100000, being merely
nominal, is excluded from the total
capitalization as given by the bulle-
tin
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
TyNER AND BARRETT INNOCENT.
Jury Brought IN Verdict Of Not Guilty twenty
Two Minutes After Retiring.

Washington, D. C., Especially. -
Within twenty-five minutes of the
retirement of the jury in the case Of
James N. Tyner and Harrison J. Bar
rett, tried on charges of conspiracy in
connection with their duties as law
officers for the postoffice department,
a verdict of not guilty was returned
The throng WHICH filled the court
room throughout the argument to the
jury hardly had time to leave the
building before the jury was back and
the foreman announced that verdict
had been reached. General Tyner, ex-
pecting a much longer wait, had been
wheeled from the room, and his
nephew and codefendant fastened to
give an order which caused him to
return.
General Tyner appeared greatly ex-
cited as he attempted to face the Jury,
and when the verdict was returned he
broke down completely. Several OF
the jurors wept with him and all OF
them shook hand with him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
virginia Company's Claim.

Attorneys representing to Bon
sack Company, of Virginia, have ap-
pealed to the State Department to
prefer claim against the Mexican
government for $500, 900 and the case
is under consideration, with the pros
poets that it will be referred to Am
bassador Clayton for preliminary re-
port.
The company's claim is based upon
the use by Mexican companies of its
patents for manufacturing cigarettes,
and, it is alleged, the Supreme Court
of Mexico has denied justice in this
matter
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-03
RUSSIA HANGS 900 SUSPECTS.
Seine Wholesale Executions to Check Disorder
at Home.

London, (By Cable).- The Stand
ard prints a number of mailed re-
ports showing serious condition OF
internal affairs in Russia. The intor-
nation of the writer's evidently rests
largely on hearsay, but it harmon
ICES with numerous other accounts APP
bearing from time to time in the
European press.
They say that the recent j'sturban-
ces in Warsaw are rumored to have
been followed by wholesale executions
bv administrative order, without civil
trial. 1t is stated that 600 persons
were hanged in Warsaw alone.
There is frequent intelligence OF
persons suddenly disappearing form
various towns, presumably on sus,
picion of being implicated in political
O1OtS