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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-11-03
ACT NO. ZIG.

BY Mr.. Gamble. House Bill No. $50.
Joint resolution and amendment of Ar
ticle 10S of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, adopted on the
18th day of May, 1893.
Be it resolved, That t'Jo-thirds of the
Senate and House of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana cOncurring therein, there
be submitted and proposed to the voters
duly qualified of the State of Louisiana
at~the congressional election held. in the
State of Louisiana, on the first Tues
day next following the first Monday
in November, 1906, an amendment of
Article 1OS Of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana adopted on the
18th day of May, 1898, as follows:
The parish OF Caddo shall compose the
irst district.
The parishes of Bossier and Webster
hall compose the second district.
The parishes of Claiborne and Web
Iter shall compose the second district.
The parishes of Claiborne and Bien-
tile shall compose the third district.
The parishes of Union and Lincoln
hall compose the fourth district.
The parishes of Caldwell, Jackson and
'vinn shall compose tie fifth district.
The parishes of Ouachita and More
iouse shall compose the sixth district.
The parishes of West Carroll and Rich
and shall compose the seventh district.
The parishes of Franklin and Cats
ioula shall compose the eighth (S) dis
-ict.
The parishes of Madison and East Car
oil shall compose the ninth district.
The parishes of Concordia and Tensas
hall compose the tenth (10) district.
The parishes of Natchitoches and Red
aiver shall compose the eleventh dis
irict.
The parishes of DeSoto, Sabine AMI
Vernon shall compose the twelfth dis
rict.
The parishes of Rapides and Grant
hall compose the thirteenth district.
The parish of Avoyelles shall compose
fne fourteenth district.
The parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron
hall compose the fifteenth district.
The parish of st. Landry shall COM
bose the sixteenth district.
The parish of Vermillion shall COM
lose the seventeenth district.
The parishes of Acadia and Lafayette
hall compose the eighteenth district.
The parishes of Iberia and st. Martin
,hall compose the nineteenth district.
The parishes of Terrebonne and La
fourche shall compose the twentieth dis
irict.
The parishes of Iberville, West Baton
Rouge and Pointe Coupee shall compose
the twenty first district.
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Rural free delivery will be greatly
appreciated in thousands of country
homes this winter. While in some
cases arrangements need modification,
yet on the whole this is a great stride
in the advancement in civilized coun-
try life. Its influence cannot fail Of
leaving its mark as time goes on among
the people thus privileged.
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constitutional provisions.

, existing constitutional provisions.
Inere shall also be exempt from taxa
ton for period of ten years from the
date of its completion any railroad or
part of such railroad that may hereafter
be constructed and completed prior to
January list, 1904; provided that when
aid has heretofore been voted by any
| parish, ward, or municipality to any
railroad not yet constructed, such rail-
road shall not be entitled to the exemp-
ton from taxation herein established
unless 1t valves and relinquishes such
aid or consents to resubmission of the
question of granting such aid to a vote
OF the property tax payers of the parish,
ward, or municipality, which has voted
the same. if third of the property
taxpayers petition for the same within
six months after the adoption of this
Constitution. And provided, further
that this exemption shall not apply to
double tracks, sidngs, switches, depots,
or other Improvements, or betterments,
which may be constructed by railroads
now in operation within the State, other
than extensions or new lines constructed
by such railroad; nor shall the exemption
herein before granted apply to any rail-
road or part of such railroad, the con-
struction of which was begun and the
roadbed of which was substantially COM
pleted at the date of the adoption of
this Constitution.
The property or real estate belonging
to any military organization of the State
of Louisiana which is used by the State
National Guard or militia for military
purposes, such as arsenals or armories
while so used, shall be exempt from
taxation.
Section 2. BE it further resolved, ETC.,
That said proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection as required
by Article 321 or the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana and the general
election laws of this State at the con-
gressional election to be held in this
State in November, 1906.
Section 3. BE il further resolved, etc.
That the official ballots at said election
shall have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment of Arti-
Gle 23O of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana relative to exemption from
taxation" and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article $50 of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to exemption from taxa
tiOn," and each elector shall indicate
as provided in the general election laws
of the State whether he votes for or
against the amendment.
j. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved July l., 1906.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of louisiana.
A true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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Play is Necessary.

"Play," said dear old Froebcl. "is
the great serious game OF life in be-
ginnings. 1nd the preliminary prac-
tice which prophesies and cultiyates
future power" and according to him
who knew about all there was to BE-
known about ch:ldre:. play Is a.
necessary part Of b cir life as sleep
ing aHd &c ine.'
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Too Deep for Hubby.

Husband-What does it matter how
plain your clothes are? Beauty. you
know, is only skin deep, and
Wife-And really would like to
make mine sealskin deep Just for once
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ING on the last Gay or June of the follow
!ng year; and said courts shall convene
1t the several places named as the bus
mess may require, and shall keep their
courts in session at such places until
The cases before them are heard and f.
hally determined. Until otherwise pro-
ided by law, the time and place for the
return Of appeals shall be fixed by said
SQUIRT.
:, No decisions shall be rendered by these
courts without the concurrence of two
Judges, but any two of the Judges of
zach circuit shall constitute a quorum
Tor the transaction of business.
Section 4. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That Article los Of the Constitution Of
he State of Louisiana, shall be and is
hereby abrogated.
S.6ection 5. Be it resolved, etc, That
Article LOG of the Constitution of the
Btate Of Louisiana be amended SO as
10 read as follows: Article LOG.
4 The sheriff of the parish in which the
session of the court are held shall at
tend in person, or by deputy, to execute
he orders Of said court, and the clerk
ef the district court of the parish in
which the sessions of the Courts of Ap-
peal are held shall serve as clerk of the
Court of Appeals and shall attend ses-
hons Of said court, either in person or
BY deputy, until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly. The costs of
appeal in any case appealed to the Courts
q Appeal, of the first and second cir
TUFTS shall not exceed five dollars. The
police juries of the variaYs parishes of
the State, in which the Courts of Appeal
are held, shall provide suitable rooms
Tor the holding of said courts so as not
b interfere with the session of the dis
hict or other courts.
Section 6. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the fourth paragraph of Article
i3l of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be so amended as to read as
follows:
Until otherwise provided by law, all
appeals within its jurisdiction from the
parishes of Orleans, St. James, st. John
the Baptist, st. Charles, Jefferson, Pla-
quemine and st. Bernard snail be re.
turnable to said court and the costs of
ding same shall not exceed five dollars
In each case.
Section z. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the foregoing amendments to
the Constitution of the State shall be-
some operative on the first day of Jan
uary 1907, and all cases pending anil
undetermined in the Courts of Appeals
Is now constituted shall be transferred
to the Courts of Appeals as herein or
ganized under such rules as may be pro-
vided by said courts.
Section s. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That said proposed amendments be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required by Article 32l
Of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana and the general election laws of
this State at the congressional election
10 be held in this State in November
.l906.
J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of tho House of Representa-
tives.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved July 10, 1906.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
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The originals of the English alpha
bet were photographs such as are still
found on the ancient monuments Of
earth's earliest civilization.
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ATTACKED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Ignorant Foreigners Thought The
Children Were Being Injured,

Ignorant Foreigners Thought Their
Children Were Being Injured.
New York, Oct. S-Believing that
the murder doctors" as they called
the hoard OF health physicians. were
cutting the throats of their children in
public school In the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn. tocay 1900 women.
near all italians. stormed the school
building, in a mad effor; to reach the
little ones today Before the riot had
been ouelled. severai policemen had
been seriously injured, by the infuriat-
Cd women and one of the rioters had
been arrested.
For several DAYS physicians from the
board Of health have oeen examining
the eyes and throats of pupils A con-
tagious affection "t the eyes had
spread from the homes of the Italian
IN the vicinity of the school and the
doctors were directed 70 make an in
vestigation to learn the cause and to
exterminate the disease Many OF the
pupils on going to their homes told
their parents that the 'murder doc
tors" wanted to cut their thoats and
the report spread among the mothers
of the pupils.
Today they decided to make an IN
vestigation in a body and marched 10
the school building 1900 strong. tho
teachers who were warned OF the APP
preaching trouble. locked the doors and
windows Of the buildings. and sent
call for assistance to nearby police
station. Before the police had arrived
the women rushed toward the main en-
trance OF the school building and find
ing the way barred against them, MADE
frantic and determined efforts to bat
ter down the door. One panel had been
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PALMA SURPRISED THEM.
His Close Friends Had No IntimatiOn o
His ActfOrn


Havana. Oct. 5.-None of ex-Presi-
officers, his private secretary and Con-
edge of Palmas communication in Sep
and the greatest surprise is manifested
that Palama actually suggested inter-
vention as a solution.
Vice President Mendez Capote. as an
attorney had privately advised certain
foreign corporations thar IN his opin-
ion the necessity for intervention was
imminent, but that Palma asked out
right for an Intervention was not in
timated by anybody.
Governor Nunez VINO visited Palma
daily, perhaps often as any one except
ing the vice president and cabinet Of
ficers, said today that he thought 1t
very strange that Palma had taken
such a step without informing him.
Nunez believed the government forces
could have successfully resisted an at
tack on Havana and with ITS increasing
army the government could have even
tually suppressed the rebellion. The
prevailing comment now is That rama
gave way to panic in 1ar greater de-
gree than was indicated in MS call on
Mr. Sleeper the American charge DAT
faies at Havana and Commander Col
we'll to land the United States cruiser
Denver's sailors.
Governor Taft and Assistant Secre-
tary of State Bacon while awaiting the
completion of the disarming of~the lip
surgents are the recipients of many
calls.
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Bijou Theatre, Matinee Today 3 ID, m.
YOrke Il Adams In "Bankers d. BrOk-
Srn,o
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SOLDIERS NEEDED
PROTESTS AGAINST MILITIA'S RE-
MOVAL FROM CODEN.
Declare That II Troops Do Not Continue
the Work Of Salvage, People
Cannot Live In
Section. .,......s IL

Mobile, Oct. 5.-(Special. Loud pro-
test has been raised by the storm sui,
ferers in the vicinity of Coden and
Bayou la Batre on account of the re-
moval of Company F. LIST regiment. un-
der Captain Cleve Davis, from the re,
lief camp at Coden. .":. :--.:
In pursuance of his promise to the
people of Mobile last night the Govern
OF has ordered that the company be
returned to its home at once.
If the troops are taken away, the
people in the devastated district de
clare they will not be able to live there
They ask that the militia be retained
and in support of this request, a re-
port was made to Col. r. B. duMont
signed by every member of the Mobile
Relief Committee, asking that If the
troops are removed. detail of fifteen
men be sent by him to Coden to aid
in the work there.
According to other reports made by
the relief committee. the health con-
ditions of the survivors is Improving
Few cases of sickness and wounds
were treated today. while the militia
buried more than $50 carcases of deaG
animals. Thousands of carcases have
been buried during the last week. Adj
ditional reports of suffering continue
to come IN.
Word was received by Chairman of
the Committee William H. Monk, Jr.,
NJ n number of persons who are in dire
distress three miles back of Bayou la
Matre.
Many families in the vicinity of Bon
Secour. also, are reported to be suf-
fering from privation. The cutter
Winona left this afternoon for the coast
with a quantity OF lumber. nails and
tools for the erection Of houses in
place of those washed away. Addl-
tional damage was done to property
ir Mobile today by a hard rainstorm
which reached the city shortly after
noon.
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NEGROES TAKE STAND.
Prominent Huntsville COIOrcd Me,
Adopt Wise Resolutions.

Adopt Wise Resolutions.
Huntsville. Oct. Especial )-Twen-
ty-five or thirty of the leading negro
citizens of Huntsville have issued a
card addressed to the white people of
Huntsville and Madison County, taking
a decided stand for the suppression OF
crime among the vicious members
their race. The card contains denun-
citation of crime in no uncertain words
and says:
I'VE deplore the lawlcssness of some
of our race and the fact that vile mem
bers of the race have pcrpetrated GRIM
es against which the soul of every law
abiding negro Is unalterably set; we
deplore the recent occurrence In At
lanta; we recite the fact that when
the great civil dissolution devastated
this fair southland. the negro protected
her homes and her daughters and left
them as spotlesS as he found them:
and that the same spirit of manhood
that actuatcd him in these perilOuS
times has not departed from the law
abiding negro who stands today the
trusted guardian of the women of both
races and the dctestor OF criminality
wherever exhibited.
I'VE recite the fact that the negroes
of Huntsville and surrounding terri
tory have always been peaceful, law
abiding and on the best of terms with
the white people: therefore, we ask
every white man in this communit, to
sympathize with us and extend to us
the protection which our hitherto good
citizenship has entitled us. pledging our
conduct and our influences to far as
we are able. to preserve the peace, or
der and uprightness of our race"
Prof. w. II. Council, president of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
DR. ID. f. Scruggs. a prominent colored
physician. H. c. Binford. editor of The
Huntsville Journal, pastors of all the
negro churches and numbers of the
best negro citizens of the community
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wETUMpkA SCHOOL OPENS.
,,,,.n D,strict students are WOrkihI
Irrder Rig DISADVANTAGES.

u,o.rnn,,a oct 5.-(Special) -Tnt
Fifth District AgricuIturar oc"ooi ~
gan its tenth session TUESDAY i'io' nm" g,
The lower grades are being tauS III ~
,ha Masonic Hall, the upper grades III
,ba old Hunter residence. Inc 10" W.
the new school building oelhs ui'i,l
ished will prove somewhat VI 90 o,,
convenience but VIII n'' -
work being done .,, oorn-
80, "a already have the pupils hard
- work The attendance is very Goou
80 tho outlook for the year mos
promising c., court
hoe hacn in session this week ana hd'
brought many people to town III sP'''
OF the incessant rains .,,r
The crops throughout TINS
have been badly damaged by th',
.aNe ~ rain \ good deal OF
corn on the river farms IS uhusf
ta IIavinp been warned of the APP
nrn.chinr rise. some of the planters
nith their hands, worked all day am
min II o'clock at night pulllhS cor "
and thereby saved portion OF the crop
Nc Louis johnson was the h"S''+1
Thursday afternoon of the Marie"
Ladies' Euchre club After the games
a dainty salad course was Se'NIu'
Ms and Mrs Frank X Bunkl'\
hive issuod beautiful Invitations for
octohcr 10th. on which dat" they WIN
celebrate their crystal wedding. MrH
pnpltlcv was Miss IIortcnsH Alice
Gambler of Atlanta. ,.,,,.,
Miss Zeiglcr of CooSdda Is the guest
Of Mrs viii Chapman
Miss Emilou HUMPHREYS. wh" II" :
been away all summer, mas retul i,',u'
and is with Mrs. John Cain. in "'S'
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GREAT RACE TODAY,
Eighteen Motor Cars VIII Start in Va,
defhllt Gun Race

Gik"teeh M0tOf Cars VIII Start in Van
derbilt Cup Race.
New York. Oct. 5-Eighteen of the
fastest motor cars in the world, repre-
senting America. France. Italy and Ger
many. will start for the cup of 2971
lies on Long Island. for the cup OFFER
erd by William K. Vanderbilt. Jr. The
pilgrimage of automobile enthusiasts
to the scene Of the struggle has al
ready begun.
The greatest crowd on record to view
the race is expected
The Long Island Railroad has arrang-
ed to transport nearly 100000 passen-
gers. and as every foot of parking
srace along the thirty mile course has
been engaged, 1t is conservative to say
that $4,000 persons will journey to the
course in automobiles. 1t is estimate
that more than 100000 people will BIZ
on hand.
The race will start at o'clock In
the morning. the cars leaving at one
minute intervals The machine which
covers ten circuits of the course in the
fastest elapsed time will he declared
the winner. OF the eighteen starters
France, Italy. and America. will be rep
resented by five cars each. and Ger
many by three.
This will be the third contest for the
Vanderbilt cup. and while France won
the two previous contests. Italy Is
steadily gaining on her and last year
Lanciai would probably have won the
race but for his unfortunate collision
with Christie.
This year France will be represented
by Heath, Wagner, Albert Clement. Ell
!iott P. Shepard and Duray. Italy will
be represented by Lanciai, Navarro. Dr..
Weilschott Fabry and Cagno.
Germany will pin her faith to Fox
kall Keene, Jenetzy and Luttgen. Amer
lea will be represented by Joe Tracy.
Leblon. Haynes. Lanwell and Walter
Christie.
France is the favorite for this years
race.
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MIR. MAYE IN WEST END.
Former Pastor of Methodist Church
Holding Revival.

Rev. E. C. Maye, pastor Of the
Methodist Church at Tallassee. is in
Montgomery conducting a series of re-
vival services at the Fifth Avenue
Methodist Church. West End. of which
he was pastor several years prior to
his removal to Tallassee.
The members Of Mr.. Maye's former
congregation and his many friends In
Montgomery are glad to see him here
again and his services are meeting with
much success, Mr.. Maye was invited
by Rev. J. w. Reinhardt, pastor of
the Fifth Avenue Church. to conduct the
revival which will last two weeks
The services are held daily at 3 D. m.
and 1880 y. m.
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The chief loss was suffered by those
whose homes or buildings had their
roofs blown off in the hurricane week
ago yesterday. and who have not had
the damage repaired.
Four more bodies were reported to-
day to have been found in the neigh
borhood of Pass Barrow. near Heron
Bayou. Three of these were buried.
but one was SO far out in the mud that
1t could not be reached The bodies
were so badly decomposed they could
not be Identified. ...-.
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REPUBLICANS MEET
CURTIS GUILD, JR., IS MASSACHU-
SETS NOMINEE.


| Boston, Oct. 5.-The State Republican
Convention today nominated the follow.
ing ticket by reclamation.
Governor-Curtis Guild. Jr.
| INSTRUMENTATION 8. ORA
per.
Auditor-Henry E. Turner.
Treasurer and Receiver-Gen. b. Cha
pin.
Attorney General-Dana Malone.
In nominating Henry f. Turner for
State Auditor, Senator Henry C. Lodge
| characterized the coming elections In
New York and Massachusetts, the Aus
| terlitz Of American politics. 1T Is no
exaggeration to say" he continued
| that these elections will decide wheth-
err the Government Of the two States
| for the next year shall move along the
paths of order and liberty and free
representative government or become
| the prey Of fomenters OF class hatred
and Of outlaws and nomads Of poll
| this year in these two great States
would be felt throughout the coun-
try and 1t would shake business sta
bility and confidence in the future to
| their very foundations"
The platform after praising the ad-
| ministration Of Governor Guild says:
I'VE record again our confidence in
the COuEdSS, WlSuOHls HOHeSty anu pa
triotism of Theodore Roosevelt, Presi-
dent Of the United States.
I'VE congratulate the country in the
completion Of the mission of the Secre-
tary Of State, in which his tact and elo-
quence' has made manifest the friend
ship Of our people for the people of
our sister republics Of the South Amer
lean continent. and our desire for larger
social and commercial relations with
them"
The resolutions further declare adj
herence to the policy Of protection,
the tariff to be revised when the in
terests Of the country require it, and
urge that representation in Congress
he reduced In States where there is a
suppression Of the vote. The rule of
the mob and the atrocious crime which
frequently provokes 1t" are condemned
The resolution continues:
I'VE place on record our sincerest
sympathy with the suffering and out
ragged Jews in Poland and Russia. al
though with a sense of profound hu-
initiation that our own garments are
not free from the innocent blood of
Americans Of African descent"
The platform commends the efforts
OF President Roosevelt to devise a lust
and effective method for building up a
strong merchant marine"
Opposition Is expressed to the own-
ership Of railroads by State or nation.
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smashed when the vanguard of the po-
lice squad appeared.
The women turned on the policemen,
tore their clothes. scratched their faces
and put them to rout before a detail of
fifteen more officers rescned the scene.
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-soIai.r. Killed Prisoners.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, OCT A
military patrol. which WAS c"n"u'''hS
two rcvolutionists to Jail hoi' t""aS.
WAS attacked by revolutioniSt-. VINO
attempted to rescue the men In rus-
tody The soldiers promptly killed
both prisoners.