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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
ACT NO. 3.

ACT NO. 3.
By Mr.. Henriques. House Bill No. 50.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 300
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to tax collectors
and assessors in the City Of New Or
leans.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of all the members elected
to each House eoncurring, That Article
800 Of 4he Constitution Of the said State
of Louisiana be amended 30 as to read
as follows:
Article 300. There shall be seven as
SCISSORS in the City of New Orleans, who
together shall compose the Board Of As
SCISSORS for the Parish of Orleans. One
shall be elected from each municipal dis
trict of the City Of New Orleans anil
they shall be residents of said district
from which they are elected.
There shall be seven State tax collectors
for the City Of New Orleans. One shall
be elected from each municipal district
of the City of New Orleans. They shall
be residents of the said districts from
which they are elected and they shall
retain offices in the respectiyel districts
from which they have been elected. The
said assessors and State tax collectors
shall be elected for term Of four years
and the first election shall take place al
the general State election to be held il
April 1908.
That the foregoing amendment to tht
Constitution of the State of Louisiana 81
submitted to the electors of the Stat
at the next election for representative
in Congress, to be holden on the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember 1906, and on the official ballot
to be used at such election shall b
placed the words "For the propose,
amendment to Article 800 of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana an
the words against The proposed amend
ment to Article 300 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana" and eac
elector shall indicate, as provided il
the general election laws of the State
which of the provisions "for" o
against" he votes for.
| j. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of .le House of Representa-
tives.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
Approved June 22nd, 1906.
| NEWTON c. ,BLANCHAVD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true. copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WOULD HELP TO SELL
COFFEE ON MAINLA AND

! cultural work in the Territory.
! Mr.. Spalding reported he had done
nothing on the committee of which ht
was chairman relative to change OF
| floors for the Chamber s rooms in the
| Stangenwald building. He would ask
| if Mr.. Peck could give the meeting any
| information.
Mr. Peek replied that nothing was to
| be reported except in tentative form.
Mr.. Smith went away to Washington
leaving the impression that Smith &
Lewis would take the entire floor on
which the Chamber was located. But
he had departed in company with the
agent for the Judd building, Mr.. Peck
, remarked smilingiy, and now it appear
ed that Smith & Lewis would stay in
the Judd building in consideration Of
solid floors being placed in their suite.
In answer to Mr.. Spalding he sara
that when the elevator service was per-
fected the rooms above would probab-
" rent as readily as those below, if
not be even in more demand
1.-The opportunity, then, is at pres
ent elosed?'' Mr.. Spalding inquired.
''For the present. Mr.. Peck replied,
g cor until we get a chance of renting a
large portion of this floor. The ex-
pense of changing the Chambers loca-
ton would be large. The Stangenwald
building is not money-making propo-
sition just now
Mr. Morgan wanted more time for
the committee on the oil-handling ques-
tion. Captain Fuller, the harbor mas
ter, Mr.. Berg of the Underwriters and
Mr.. Hudson of the Hawaiian Electric
Co. were going to make an investiga-
ton.
After the meeting had passed a mo-
ton to appoint committee for raising
$1,000 additional for promotion work,
as separately reported by the Adver-
tiser, Mr.. Peek asked Mr. Wood what
proportion of tourists arriving here this
winter had registered for the Orient.
Mr.. Wood said the proportion was
large. Many of them could not get
away when they wanted, as the steam
ers were full. This was the result of
heavy advertising by the big trans
portation companies. One of the chief
inducements they were offering now
was the stop-over at Honolulu.
Mr.. Spalding said that during his
early membership in the Promotion
Committee complaint was made that
the Pacific Mail Co. was not working
in the interests of Hawaii. Mr.. Nc
Candless knew of one case where the
officers of steamer worked to prevent
passengers from stopping over For
some time the Committee worked uphill
against that sort of thing, securing lit
tie or no redress. but of late he believ-
ed there was change for the better.
Mr.. Wood, having been misunder-
stood at first. now answered Mr.. Peek
again, saving he estimated the proper
ton of passengers stopping over from
the trip to the Orient to be about %
per cent.
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made by Secretary Wood OF the Promotion
Committee meeting Tuesday will bring to the realization
persons accustomed watch passing events with close
perfectly we'll understood IN those commune
ties which have been profit by the exploitation OF
for the visiting
business does Witness the case OF Los
Angeles grown within the OF men now living
and not small Mexican pueblo OF adobe houses to
large city with railways radiatng to all points and
hands which make cities great Santa
Barbara ten years ago. village with beautiful
perhaps three thousand peopeost
things to take much
heed world moved whether did not he South
ern Pacific point and selected Santa Bar
bara where sleepy people did awaken in the old days 1t
the petition us
our daily stranger Santa Barbara advertised and 1t
thriving city and does lot OF sclenthc promotion
work IN account.
San Diego the Southern California boom collapsed was
looked hopeey dead ciand yet under the stu
iuso of promotion San Diego is beginning to revive
The Not The mercantile
community experienced it actually within the past
will experience OF 1t as time goes
being done become apparent IN the
capital to trade upon too
than that has great through the tour
st business handicap of distance from the enter OF
population chief difficulty to be overcome IN nd
ing here will to be bugbea IN time AND
the ocean voyage souerly of itself attractive thing to many
DeoD
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15
CAME BERE TO Get
4 Bowl OF POI

Il came all the way from Omaha to
Honolulu to get another bowl of poi ;"
said George F. Bidwell. manager of
the Nebraska & Wyoming Division,
Chicago and Northwestern railway, at
Omaha. yesterday evening at the Ha-
waiian Hotel. Mr.. BdweIl and wife
are en- route to Japan on a pleasure
Jaunt. Il was here six years ago and
one of the delights of that visit was to
eat poi.
/ have told my friend Mr. Wallace
OF salt Lake. that he would see a
Nautitui city, and that everything in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15
PROSPECTS FOR
REFUNDlNG
Continued from Page Il

pose of furthering the interests of Ha.
| wall and none lost sight OF this in any
| effort to glorify himself.
| "One of the things we had to con-
| tend with was the fact that some
| Democratic congressman had received
| letters from here directed against on,
| mission One of the Democratic lead
ers stated that he had full informa :
! ton from Hawaii. concerning condi-
lions mere, his informant stating that
the proposed fund was not needed,
that the Territory was we'll able to
provide for itself and that the dele
gates should not be needed nor should
the bill which they urged be passed.
What the object was in sending out
Information such as that 1 do not
know. Perhaps it was thought that
those behind the bill were mainly Re-
publicans, it was up to the Democrats
to oppose it on principle. Then. again
it may only have been cussedness !
believe that there are people here who
prove the Territory turn out failures
and who hope to see disaster as an
outcome of annexation.
I'm the ordinary course of events
the Reminding Bill would go on the
calendar after it is. reported from
committee and then would have to
take it's turn unless it were taken up
out of order by unanimous consent or
a ruling be made by which it would
have precedence over other bills. feel
very hopeful that a rule will be made
by which it will be advanced.
"Of course, even if this DE done it
does not necessarily follow that it
will pass, but we will know it's fate
sooner. For myself however, 1 am
very hopeful and sanguine as TO the
result
L would like to add this to what
have said: Whatever the result of this
bill 10 create a fund for public inn
I think that the work
done by the delegation has been good
and will bear fruit for Hawaii. For
a certainty much information concern
ing things Hawaiian ana conditions In
the Territory has been given and in
a way and under conditions that made
an impression. 1t must be borne in
mind that our relations with Washing
ton are to be continued year after
year and that it is more important
that correct information be given than
that some present end be accom-
plished.
II SlOulQ also De borne IN NINA t0aC |
sentiment has great deal to do with
action. If the impress /
sion is given that we have the right |
spirit and are trying to help ourselves |
md that We are fair in the demands |
We make and the requests we for |
ward, we are much more likely to re |
ceive fair trea tment.
Our reception at Washington was !
cordial and very satisfactory. We |
ound many new members of the |
House who had a somewhat hazv jSea
is. to Hawaiian affairs generally, but |
none took us for cannibals. The other |
members of the delegat ton, who. left,
before 1 did, are coming |
IN the Korea, which leaves the Coast |
IN the 22nd We had Il good trip and |
he weather on the whole was mild. In
Wyoming We were held up for seven
zen hours in blizzard, the tempera-
ure staying below zero and the wind
icing terrific ] am certainly glad to
De home in Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15

Honolulu was delightful. and I am
glad to know that he has agreed with
me that Honolulu is really about one
Of the most delightful places one could
visit. Honolulu has developed wonder
fully in six years. In another six years
it will be great city
The Bidwells are through passengers
on the Manchuria
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15
TOURIST BUSINESS PAYS.

Tourist business Hawaii has added nearly &c
900 a. month to the circulating medium III and about
Honolulu and the islands in general. Another year
the Promotion Committee hopes to this increased
to 100000 or even 100000
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06

them, executing Dispatcher Davis,
were kill@d instantly. 1t is certain
that life was extinct before the flames
touched them. President Spencer's
body was burned almost beyond rec
ognition, as was that of Mr.. Fisher.
The body of Mr.. Schuyler was taken
from under the train before it was
burned very much.
President Spencer was lying direct
ly under the--big locomotive of the
rear train. So great was the force OF
the impact that the forward train was
sent at least 1,5CO feet ahead. the To-
comotive going over and upon the
body of Mr.. Spencer. Until after the
debris burned itself out and the en-
gine cooled off the bodies could not
be removed.
The wreck occurred on the crest
of a steep grade when the Atlanta
train could not have been running
mere than thirty miles an hour, If as
fast. Had it been a mile or two
further south the number of dead
might have been frightful. as the
train was about two hours Sehind it's
schedule, a condition in the grade
there that vouM have meant a speed
of more than sixty miles an hour.
H. 3. Spencer, the sixth vice pres.
ident of the Southern railway, and
son of President Spencer, was pas.
senger on a northbound train from the
south which reached the scene Of the
wreck few minutes after it had oc.
Cured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
SEPARATE CARS FOR RACES.
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Has Two Plans,

Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Has Two Plans.
The actual formation Of constitu.
ton was inaugurated at Guthrie, Ok
lahoma. Friday afternoon when prepa-
rations were introduced in the consti,
tutional convention for two plans, pro.
viding respectively for railway regu.
lation and separate coaches for whites
and negroes The railway regulation
bill Is summarized as follows: Rail
road, exptess. sleeping car and oil
pipe line companies shall be declared
common carriers, to provide for stock
inspection to prevent consolidation and
prohibiting free passes.
The Jim Crow" resolution was Of.
fered by Judge Ledbetter, Of Ardmore,
7. T. Both propositions were referred
to the committee on railroads, the
rules were adopted later. A feat.
ure Of the morning session was the
address of Delegate Ledbetter, who op-
posed the adoption of resolution rec.
ognizing the federal constitution as
paramount to that of, the state of Ok
lahoma. TIe declared that state sov-
ereignity should be strictly observed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
NEW ORLEANS HARD HIT
In Loss of Cotton Business the Past
Year-Worst Season Since
Founding of Exchange.

4 big falling Oft in the cotton busi-
ness of New Orleans during the year
ending August 81 last, is Indicted in
the annual report OF the cotton eX-
change issued Friday night.
This has been the worst Of the
year for spot cotton business in New
Orleans, says the report, since the in
ausuratior of the exchange tnirty-fye
years ago.
The cause Of this record-breaking
falling off is explained as largely due
to abnormal conditions and to dis.
asters in the sections Immediately tri-
butary to New Orleans.
Gross receipts of American cotton
at the port Of New Orleans were equ!-
valent to 14.75 per cent of the com.
mercial crop Of the United States, as
compared with 2007 per cent the
year before.
Speaking of the receipts in presses,
which were 36 per cent under last
season, the report says that in addi-
ton to the disasters already mention
ed it is believed New Orleans SUI
fered from diversion in other centers.
Eve. continue,' says the commit.
lee of supervision, Ito be practically
shut out of Texas through the ruling
of the railroad commission, and for
other causes, and out Of the crop Of
that state and Indian Territory Of
2,025,ssa bales We received only 17O,-
425 bales''
a recommendatir9 to establish a d.
rect wire system between the New Or
leans and New York exchanges, the
two bodies to own the wires Jointly,
was made by the commission on i'll
formation and statistics which has
leen Investigating the telegraph SER
vice
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06

for Joseph Gellersca, coiored, who
wss sentenced 70 have been hanged
at Sumter last week. The officials
and prominent citizens Of Sumter pc
titioned for clemency for Henderson,,
because he was twice instrumental in
preventing a jail delivery, while con-
fined in the Sumter jail. He inform
ed Sheriff Eppersca OF one plot and
probably saved the jailor's life.
The other prisoners had secured:
arms and tools to break Jail. The.
respite is granted lin order that the
hoard of pardons may pass on the
case in January, Henderson wes con-
victed of killing his wife, by stab
hing her to death on the streets. of
Sumter. ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
VIOLATED LABOR LAW
Is Charge Made by the Government
Against North Carolina Mill Own
ers-Sur1mors Are Issued.

A Washington dispatch says: Upon
request of Secretary Metcalf Of the
department of commerce and labor,
the attorney general has caused the
institution of proceedings against a
number of North Carolina cotton mill
owners for alleged violation of the
alien contract labor law.
Colonel H. G.. Cowles. of States
vile, n. c., clerk of the United States
court, has issued summons Tor Messrs.
Thomas NJ. Costellom, Edward A.
Smith, S. g. Sargent and e. G.:
Dwelle, commanding their presence at
the approaching term of federal court,
which conyenes in Charlotte, Decem.
her 10, to answer to the charge of
having violated the contract Labor
laws of the United States in the ini-
portation of number of English mill
operatives. This action by Colonel
Cowles was taken at the instance OF
United States District Attorney A. F.
Holton of Winston and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney A. L. Cople of States
vile.
For several days it has been re-
ported that negotiations were in
progress looking to an adjustment
Of the differences between the gov
ernment and the cotton mill men con-
cerned The fact that 2 summons has
been issued and legal proceedings
commenced does not necessarily mean
that a compromise will not be reach
ed. A settlement may now be made,
and the whole matter kept out Of TIE
courts.
The law which several of the local
cotton mill men are said to have vio-
lated is found in the act of March 3,
1903, entitled IAN act to regulate the
immigration of aliens into the United
States"
Within the past few months there
have been imported into Piedmont
Carolina, between eighty and ninety
mill operatives from the Lancashire
district of England. Inspector Nc
Laughlin placed thirty-two of these
under arrest and they are now await
ing orders for their deportation. Their
evidence has been taken down and
they are being detained until the gov
ernment decides how to act. The case
Las been turned into the hands Of
the department of justice and District
Attorney Holton is in charge.
The cotton mill men have employed
counsel to represent them and there
IS the promise of a battle royal in
the courts. The mill men assert that
they have not violated the laws and
cence we areanot liable. No arrests
have ben made, nor were any bonds
required.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
SIX DEAD; THIRTY HURT

The Result of Flames in Salvation
Army Hotel.
The Lighthouse Hotel, three-story
structure in St. Louis, utilized as q
Salvation Army barracks, was damaged
hv fire early Wednesday. when prob
ably five hundred homeless men were
lodged within it.
Six persons lost their lives, and
thirty we're injured, some not being
exnected to live. Four were burned
10 death and two died from injuries
received in jumping from the upper
windows.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
CASE PRESENTED TO eRAY.,

Umpire in Trouble Of Machinists Wiit
Nrw Begin tabors.
Presentation CT the case OF the In-,
ternaticnal Association Ct Machinists.
IN its controversy with the Southern
railway was made Saturday TO the
umpire. Judge George Gray, ia VIII
,ninyton. I,el, by D. J. Ccnbn the.
arbitrator for the international Asso.:
citation of Machinists.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
Lara. Force Building Railway.

Nearly one hundred laborers have
been put TO work to build the Charles
ton-Sunmeryille electric railway,
which is being financed by General
A. ]. Warner of Gainesville, Ga. Con-
tracts for material have bene let, and
every indication points to the compile
tion of this line from the water from
of Charleston through, the: heart OF
the city on to summerville, twenty
two miles distant.
The great difficulty in securing
rights of way has prevented building
this road for many months.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
Murderer Resentenced.

R., A. Adams, Colleton county
murderer. VINO killed his kinsman.
Henry Jacques, several years ago, was
taken from the penltentiary few days
ago and carried back to Colleton to
be resentenced. All efforts to save
his life proved futile and he received
the death sentence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
Attorney General Youmans Dead

Attorney General Youmans peadS
Attorney General Leroy F. Youmazas'
died Monday at his home in Cotuns
: bia, after a long illness with aiser7
troubles. He was over 20 years
age and spent an eventful HE Iis
was celebrated as South Caroline 81
most eloquent orator Of this genera:
ton. sisss: 9;ss
He wss admitted to the bar before
the war He was elected a member oE
the South Carolina legislature and iass
ter solicitor. When the war began hes
enlisted. in company third South Car
olina and served with distinct
suming law practice after the war heF
became attorney general Of the state
in 1877, when General James Gomez
retired and was subsequent elected
for two terms on the ticket with Wade
Hampton in 1873. sisss.'
In 1885 he was appointed by Pres
idens Cleveland district attorney tor
South Carolina and served for years
haring remarkably successful record!
as prosecuting official He was an:
pointed assistant attorney general:SI
When MIR. Gunter lied in March. 1890
the governor made Mr.. Youmans afs
torrney general, he holding that posi-
ton ct the time Of his death
His term would have expired next
month, at which time he would have.
been succeeded by ]. Frazer Lyon.
who won as a member Of the; dtsss
uensary committee. It is likely that
Mr.. Lyon will at once be appointed
and assume the duties Of the Office &
the future
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE MEN.

Fatal Accident in Construction Work
On Norfolk and Western Road.
A news report says that five men,
including one American and four for.
eigners were killed Friday by an ex-
plosion of dynamite, in a cut Ia which
blasting was done, on the construction
work on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, several miles from Clinch-
port, Va.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
ALL DEPENDS ON OPERATOR.

Block System No Safeguard Unless
Man at Key Attends to Duty.
In the general discussion in railroad
circles Of the terrible wreck which
caused the death Of President Spen-
Ger and others, it was generally cor
ceded that the fault lay entirely with
the operator CT the block system.
While the block system has proved 70
be a great safeguard against accl
dent. Thursdays terrible calamity wa;
only further proof Of the fact tha;
the nresent block system IN the end
only blocks while the operator al
tends to his duty.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-06
Trial Of Contractors Postponed.

Trial Of Contractors Postponed.
The Columbia federal grand jury
has returned true bills on all the IN
dictment against Grant wilkins OF
Atlanta, Noise DeLeon CT Augusta
and other large contractors charged
with violation of the eight-hour law
in connection with the work on the
Charleston navy yard.
The attorney representing Mr.. VIII
Eins and other defendants, asked that
court to determine when the cases
would be tried He said Mr.. Wilkins
stood ready 10 give bond whenever
required and that he had no desire to
avoid the proce sses of the courts. Dis
trict Attorney Cochran agreed to this
and it was decided that the cases
would not be called for trial until the
sprins term of the court in Charles.
ton.
1t is understood that if these prose
cution are successful other cases
would begin. The defendants will set
I'D the claim that the laborers were
paid by the hour and if they worked
more than eight hours there was no
violation of the federal statute for
bidding the employment of laborers
more than eight hours Per day on
government work