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The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
CHANGES ON b. AND o.
To Act on President Loree's Resig.
nation-HiS Successor.

Philadelphia, December 2S.-The
directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company will meet in New
York tomorrow and take action upon
the resignation of President L. F.
Loree. At the same time his sue
cessor will be chosen. It was semi
officially admitted at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad offices here today that
Oscar G.. Murray, the present first
vice president of the company, is
the logical successor of Mr.. Loree,
and that his election as president of
that company is looked for tomorrow
There is more or less speculation
in railroad circles as to the probable
successor of Mr.. Murray in the event
of his elevation to the presidency.
The concensus of opinion is that the
other vice presidents. Hugh L. Bond
second vice president, and G.. L. Pot
ter, third vice president, will be
moved up and that a new man will
be chosen for the position of third
vice president
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
FIRE AT FRANKLIN, VA.
Camp Manufacturing Company's Biz
Lumber Plant Burned.

Richmond, Va, December zS.-Ftre
this morning destroyed the planning mill
and the entire stock of dressed lum-
ber at the Camp Manufacturing Com
pany's big plant at Franklin, Va. The
blaming mill was one of the largest of
the company's buildings, and owing II
its inf1ammable nature, the structure
with it's contents was quickly consum-
ed. The flames spread rapidly, and
communicated to the lumber piled in
the yard. Two million feet Of dressed
lumber were consumed.
Tt is learned here that the insurance
on mill and lumber is $4,000 and that
the total loss is foCty-two per cent, OF
that amount.
The cause of the fire was some hot
metal, which was being used in setting
q new engine.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE
President Attends Funeral of Mrs.
Hoar--He EnteFtains Friends af
Dinner.

Washington, December 25.-Christ-
mas at the White House was a quiet.
day. President Rooseyelt's morning
ride was abandoned, that he might
attend the funeral services OF Mrs.
Hoar. Prior TO this he spent an hour
at his desk
Distribution OF the numerous pres
sents to the children took place inn
mediateIy after breakfast There was
no family tree, although Archie
Roosevelt took possession or the
White House sewing room several
days ago and devised a tree OF his
own, on which he hung remember
ances 20 the family. Secretary Cor
telyou. OF the Department OF Com
merce and Labor. and Gen. Young.
chief-of-staf Of the army. saw the
President during the morning. Com
mander and Mrs. Cowles spent q por-
ton OF the day at the White House
This evening the President entertain
ed number OF friends at dinner. >
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
NEW HEAD FOR S. A. l..
Mr.. j. NJ. Barr Will Not Discuss Sub
ject of His Reported Election.

Norfolk. Va, December 28.-First
Vice President and General Manager
J. NJ. Barr was seen at his residence
tonight by the Associated Press cor
respondent. He was very rehcent on
the subject of his reported election
to the presidency of the Seaboard.
In response to all queries he sim
ply said:
Il have not yet been advised"
II infer from your remark that
your advancement to the head of the
system is then, not only possible but
probable" said the correspondent.
Il have not yet been advised of
any such action as you refer to-" said
Mr.. Barr.
This was his sole reply to all fur
ther questions.
The head Of the operating depart
ment would not have been surprised
at any moment to have received
telegram announcing his election.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
ON A TELEGRAM
A Copy Of a Certain Telegram Bore
the Date OF April, 1894, Whereas
Was I'm March, 1S95-The Correct
ness of This Claim Has Been Es-
tablished-The Court at Rennes
Did Not Appreciate the Importance
OF This Matter.

Paris. December 28.-The grounds
upon which Dreyfus depends for vim
dication and restoration to the army
have been communicated to the AS
sociated Press.
Dreyfus charges that a telegram
from Colonel Schwartzkoppen, late
German military attachee here, to
Colonel Panizzardi, formerly Italian
military attachee at Paris, as pre-
sented to the court martial at Rennes
bore the date of April, 1894, when he
was occupied with the details of the
mobilization of troops, Of which the
telegram treated, whereas the actual
date of the telegram was the last of
March, 1896, after he (OreyfuS) had
been tried.
A copy which has been found es-
tablishes the correctness of Dreyfus'
claim in the opinion of the commits
sion which recommended a revision
of the case. The statement OF the
case against Dreyfus, containing
telegram when it arrived at the min
istry for war, was dated April 1,
1895, which Dreyfus claims shows
the telegram was written in the lat
ter part of March of that year. With
pair of scissors the late Colonel
Henry clipped off a corner of the
telegram and thus the actual date
disappeared. Then Colonel Henry, in
his own hand, annoted the telegram
April, 1894. The Colonel, however,
neglected to remember that the
month of April had only thirty days,
for in the document there is a men
ton of ''thirty-first of the current
month";
The unauthenticity of the telegram
could have been established had the
court at Rennes appreciated the i'm
portance of the error. Finally it de-
veloped that in the telegram, where
the words zee cana;lle de D" ap-
peared the initial ID" had been sub
stituted for the. letter "P." The
original copy written by M. Oribelin,
the keeper of the archives of the war
Office, carried the letter "P.'' The
scratching upon the paper was ap-
parent but M. Bertillon, the hand
writing expert testified that the let
ter ID" was correct. 1t is now
claimed he was in error.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
LEAVE 1T no THE LAW.
So Congressman Smith Successfully
Pleaded With q Mob.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 2S.
"A mob of 1000 men and boys sur
rounded the county Jail last midnight
and battered in the doors in an at
tempt to lynch two negroes, George
Williams and Neely Zimmerman.
charged with assaulting two white
women Friday night, and dispersed
only when Congressman Smith ap-
pealed to the mob through George
Sanders, husband of one of the as
saulted women.
The mayor and all the policemen
of Council Bluffs, were unable to dis
suade the rioters from their attack
on the Jail, although the policemen
repeatedly charged the mob. Con-
gresham Smith arrived just as the
mob rushed in the front doors of the
Jail with railroad iron. Smith rushed
through the crowd and secured the
attention of Sanders, urging him to
go home and let the law takes its
course. A short time afterward the
crowd dispersed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
Professionals Blow Open a Bank.

Jasper. Fla, December 2S.-The safe
of the Blackwell Banking company was
blown open early this morning by burg
lars. The burglars were evidently pro-
fessionals. They seized two old ne
groes who were watching Frank Ad-
ans Cotton warehouse and locked
them up in a refrigerator car to keen
them from giving the alarm, where
they were found this afternoon. The
burglars got no money as they were
discovered in the act. They showed
fight. exchanging many shots with the
parties in pursuit, but they escaped.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
Secretary Hay Continues UnweIl.

Washington, December 2S.-The con-
dition OF Secretary Hay remains un-
changed contrary to expectation OF his
physicians, the secretary's bronchial
trouble has not yielded readily to treat
ment and Mr.. Hay probably will leave
Washington early IN January for
Thomasville. Ga, for a visit to Colorei
Oliver Payne. The mild climate there
has helped the secretary before and II
is expected may again prove an e1ec-
tive cure
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
s'2.nIsASTS TONIC
A kt,ss .;..ssc:aEa..ssse nisgtstGE
for Inc
BLOOD and NERVES.

X purifes the blood by eliminating the
waste matter and other impurities and by
destroying the germs or microbes that
infest the blood. 1t builds up the blood
by restoring and multiplying the red cor
puscles, making the blood rich and red.
1t restores and stimulates the nerves,
causing full free flow of nerve force
throughout the entire nerve system. l,
speedily cures unstrung nerves, nerv"''s-
ness, nervous prostration and all diseases
Of the nervous system.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
Williams Not TO Retire in Favor Of
Barr

New York, Dec. 2S-President J. Ske!-
ton Williams, of the Seaboard Air Line.
said tonight that there was no truth
in the rumor Of his contemplated resig-
nation in favor of ]. M. Barr. Mr..
Williams also said that it was untrue
that any hitch had occurred in the
Ryan-Blair syndicate negotiations and
that on the contrary they were pro-
crossing in the most satisfactory and
harmonious mannear-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
British Fleet May be Strengthened

order, issued at Portsmouth, requires
the officers and men OF the British ma
val reserve to notify the authorities Of
the addresses where telegrams can be
sent in case OF emergency. should they
be required for active service. The or
der is generally connected with the
rumors that the feet in the far east
is to be strengthened. concerning
which. however. the authorities profess
Ignorance.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01
Commander Delano Promoted.

Washington, December z3-CoGnman-
der Francis H. Delano, Of the Nash
Vile, who rendered conspicuous scr
vice at Colon at the time OF the re-
cent revolution in Panama has been
promoted to the rank OF captain
Owing to physical disabilities which
have now been removed the promotion
of Captain Delano has been deferred
until now.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01

We are under obliga tions to MI VIII
liam Neistlie for copy Of the Calendar
and weather chart issued by the Chat
tanooga Medicine Company. This is
O very valuable and reliable publica tton
and is not issued for general distribu-
tioa
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-01

The Messenger received q call yesfer-
day from Mr.. z. p. Ahern, represent
ing Nessrs. Haaly & Co., stock erokeya.
New YuFk
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16

There Is more Cstsrrh In this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed TO be incnrabls. For a
great many years doctors pronounced 1t
local disease and prescribed local re-
NEEDLES. and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment. pronounced 1t in-
c6raEle. Science has proven catarrh Ia
be = constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Cstarrh Cure. Manufactured BY
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t lie taken internally In doses from 10
drops to . tsaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood spd mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
/ for any case Il fails TO cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold BY Druggist. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16
DIED..

At ten O'Clock Tuesday night the
18th inst, Mr.. j. CASTOR Gardemal
died at the home of his brother,
Mr.. L. j. Gardemal in st. Martin
vile.
Mr.. Gardemal had beeu siling
for some time; about ten days ago
he went to New Orleans to consult
specialists, but his condition was
found to be beyond medical skill,
and the disease making rapid pro-
gress. nA
He came back here Wednesday
of last week; he grew worse and
weaker day by day until death
came to his relief at the time sta
ted.
Mr.. Gardemal wss sged 48 years;
he leaves q wife and a large num-
Der of children to mourn his un-
timely death. he was buried from
the Catholic church at 4 O'Clock
Thursday evening, his remains be-
ing followed to the grave by a
large number of relatives and
friends.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16
Louisiana Press Meeting.


Daily Picsysne.
L. E. Bentley, Secretary of the
Louisiana Press Associations, said
yesterday that 6fty-6ve Of the
members of the press Of the State
had already signihed their willing
ness to attend the st. Louis Expo
sition at the close ct the proceed
ipgs of The Convention. which will
take place on the 10th and 10th Of
the present month.
|, The special train bearing the
knights of the blue pencil in Lou
|isiaua will, after the transaction Of
the routine business which comes
up every year, leave Shreveport,
where the meeting will be held, on
July 20, reaching 81 Louis al
IL 20. July a., The members Of
the party will have the privilege
OF returning at pleasure within q
reasonable limit. which. it is sta.
ted. will be twenty days. aud those
who may wish to remain even
longer. can secure an extension Of
the time by applying TO, the off,
ciaIs of the Cotton Belt Route.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16

Manager Gilbert Durand leaves
to-day with the Invincible Base
Ban Club for Lafayette to play
The team of that place this even
ing. From Lafayette they will 60
TO Welsh where they will play the
boys there Monday and Tuesday.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16
cat the IEST PAlMTl
GET THE AMERICAN,
Al. oucHAaAP.

The firm of K. Schwartz & Co..
viii be dissolved in 2 few days by
mutual consent. Palmer Bienvenu
& Co., viii continue the business
ofthe firm at the ,pld stand, and
Mr.. Kchwartz will open a new
store shortly in the DeMahy new
building with an entirely new stock
Of foods.
TO oUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets
All druggists refund the money II II fails
to cure. B. W. Groves signature is on
each boz. Is cents.
1T bss been reported that The
AbbeviTle Base Ball Club bosst Of
being the best club in this section
The Inyincibles of st. Martiuville
do not claim to be the best bal
players, but they claim they car
beat The Abbeville club aud are
willing to put up two hundred dol
lars to back what they say. They
will play either at st. Martiuvill'
or New Iberia, and select the um
pire from New Iberia or Opelou
sss. The boys say they playet
Abbevilie some time ago at tbei
home, which resulted in . victor!
for Abbevills in the first game anG
q tie in the second game. The!
cay AbbevilIe owes them tw'
games, and they are snxious t
show that they can beat Abbeville
home players, as the Invincibles i
composed entirely of home boys
Abbeville, what say you!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightisst little
thing that sver was made 10 DR..
Kings New Life Pills. These
pills change weakness into strength
listlessness into energy, brain-fse
into mental power. They're won.
dsrful in building up the health,
Only 25c per box. For sale at T
j. Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16

HE children Of the Episcopal
Church Sunday School had de-
liehtful picnic on the Burton
plantation Tuesday. and quite a
number of the parents Of the chill
drsn accompanied them and also
enjoyed the pleasures Of the pic
mic.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16
Get the BEST PAiNT
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o.o-o-o
Get The AMERICAN,
At L. e. 0ucHANAP.

Mr.. Walter j. Burke and DR..
Sabatier of New Iberia were here
Wednesday, and were seen going
towards Mr.. r. Martins Office,
which lead our people to inquire,
anything new in oil~
Mr.. A.. A.. Morrow the able
manager of Ruth plantation. was
attending. to some business here
last Saturday. He says all crops
on Ruth are very fine.
Mr.. L. G. Gauthier one Of the
enterprising planters of this pa
rish brought here some samples of
early corn raised on his plantation,
yellow and white varieties, which
are fine specimens.
IF your fire insurance policy
is to expire soon let me know
about it, talk the matter over with
you, P. A. Bienvenu, Fire 'Insu-
rance Agent.
Messrs. Frank Ducrest and M ar
eel de Many returned home the
latter part of last week, from q Wis
it to the st. Louis Fair, Chicago
and other cities. They report bs-
wing had a very agreeable trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Greig Of
Arnsudville. passed here Tuesday
on their way home, sitter having
spent three weeks at the st. Louis
Fair. Miss Stella Greig who had
accomplished them on the trip also
returned home Tuesday.
4sOdr young young friend, Marcel de
Ma6y was asked what was the
most remarkable thing be had seen
1t the Worlds Fair or on his re.
Gent trip North. and the answer
came promptly "the baby incGbs.
tor"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16

There will be q game of base
ball at Beslin's Park at four
o'clock tomorrow evening, between
the Sub-Juniors and the Clerks
Union. The boys promise to give
a good game.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16

Molasses For Sale,
500 barrels Of Molasses for sale on Kew
stone plantation ct e2.60 per barrel.
about 200 barrels ere In the iron tank.
July9. KeyGtone Plantation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16

MIX COW for sa!e. one COW Q years old
81 gallons. 90. One COW Z yssss old
gallons, o6O.-apply 70 L. Bisnvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-07-16
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE,
iberia and St. Martin Parishes;
DAN. w. VOORHEES,.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
IBERIA and St. Martin Parishes,
JUSTIN c. DASPIT.
LOCAL NEWS.

Big Bargains in Mattings this
week at L. G. Ducbamp.
Mrs. L. F. Gary will entertain
the Ladies Social Club Tuesday,
July 18th.
Mrs. Charles Nectoux and her
daughter, Miss Lucie,; are visiting
in Lake Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lytal left
Monday for Birmingham, Ala, to
make that city their permanent
home.
DIR. d. C. Liable left last Sun
day for Colorado, where be expect
to remain about one month or elk
weeks.
Mr.. s. V. Martin and daugh-
ter, Miss Lucie, of New Orleans,
arrived here Wednesday to spend
. few days.
Judge g. II. Mouton Of La
fsyette was herea few days this
week, visiting'her daughter, Mrs.
"A. G. 'Goulas.
-Messrs. L. ]. 'Duchamp and
'Berard Ducrest. left,yestetdsy for
st. Louie, to see the big show.
Representative j. II. Olivier
returned from Baton Rouge the
latter part of last week, the 'legfs-
'lsture having adjourned.
Big Bargains In Mattihas this
week at L. G. Duchamp.
There was a pretty little re-
'ception at the home of Mr.. Jules
Francois Wednesday evening in
honor of Miss Felicie Dauterive.
Miss Amelfe Olivier entertain
ed large number of her friends
at a euci1re party last Friday
night, and xll had a most agrees-
BILE time.
Mr,|. j. Burdin returned home
! the latter part Of last week, from
I'm extended trip North and to the
World Fair.
The colored people Of this town
are making grand preparations fol-
'st6ncert and entertainment which
will be given on Saturday che 23rd
inst.
-Charbon il reported to have
made its appearance in the Gaia.
'houla sectiou, and this week nine
horses are reported to have died
from that disease.
Miss Litts Domengesux of Breauz
Bridge. the charming daughter
of Clerk of Court A.. F.. Domeh.
Eeaax, is visiting here, the guest
Of the Misses Teftrou.
Big Bargains in Msttiugs thil
week at L. g. Duchamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Biehveng
Of Opelodsas came here Thursday
to attend the funeral of Mr.. j
'Gaston Gardemsl, and returned
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Schwartz 70
turned from Biloxi Thursday. The!
were accompanied by Miss BLANCHE
Picard, a sister of Mrs. Schwartz
who will spent several days viii
them here.
soGGRG8k;rReg8eee3e&GeREGfG(
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-29
'THE OLD SCRATCH y

How the Evil One Came to be Popu-
larly Known as '"The Old Scratch
One of the many familiar names of
his satanic majesty is 1.-The Old
Scratch" 1t is undoubtedly due to the
fact that scratching is 50 lisagreeable
that ieople thought it no worse than
the evil one. A scalp full of dandruff
keeps one scratching all the time; not
only disagreeable but considered very
inelegant in polite society-as it should
be-because one ought to keep the
scalp SO clean that it would not itch
To cure the scalp of iandruff effect
lively, use Newbro's Herpicide It kills
the germ that creates the dandruff,
and, finally, badness. No other hair
preparation Kills the dandruff germ,
Herpicide also is a very delightful a1d
effective Embarrassing. Sold by lead
ing druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for
sample to The Herpicide Co, Detroit,
Mich.
HOLSTER Drug Co, Special Agents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-29
why LONDON
WAS ARRESTED

The Jill Shinpo publishes the follow
ing concerning the arrest of Jack Lon
! don, the war correspondent recently
in Honolulu en- route to Japan:
Mr. Jack London, an American news
paper correspondent, who having heard
has recently arrived in the countr 2,
became so much interested in a novel
method of coaling the STEAMER by
Japanese coolies during the Kanazawa
Maru,s stay in the port Moji that he
took several pictures of the scene. AS
soon as the fact became known that
he had taken a photograph, Mr.. Lon
don was arrested by the local police
and escorted to the Kokura Court
where he was tried and convicted for
violating a Fort Ground Regulation
and was fined five yen and his camera
was ordered confiscated.
THE present situation makes it i'm
perative for the authorities to take
special care of every thing relating TO
military affairs, and if any one is
found violating the military law, he
should, of course, be promptly dealt
with according to the law However,
we wish to note this fact that among
the new arrivals who are not familiar
with the laws of the land, there may
be many who, intoxicated with tn
beauty of our hills and rivers, and
deeply interested in the strange GUS
toms of our people, might indiscreet-
ly use their kodaizs, not for nom ut
thinking that they were committing
an offence by such action. Conduct OF
this nature is certainly caused by
carelessness and should not be ignor-
ed. but still we believe there is more
or less extenuation in favor of man
under those circumstances. Although
we are not informed of the real mo-
tive of Mr.. London in doing as he did,
we suspect that he had never heard
of the Fort Ground Law. If he had
been properly warned by people around
him at the time or by police officers,
this regretful occurrence might never
have happened.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-29
President Folks Papers.

The congressional library has re-
ceived from Mrs. C. w. Fall, of Nash
vile, Tenn, large box containing
the papers and letters of President
James K. Polk. The letters were be-
queathed to the owner by the wife of
President Polk, and have been in her
possession for a number Of years. The
congressional library has been trying
to gain possession of them for some
time, as the collection is a very val
liable one. Recently Mrs. Fall consent
ed to turn them over to the govern
ment. The library officials decline to
state the price paid for them. but it is
understood the figure was $4,000.