The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-05
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.



New Orleans. La, Jan. 2, 1901.
staff Correspondence of The Chief.
How many resolutions have you
broken since New Years day and how
many times have you written 1906 for
1907?
The blowing of whistles, changing
of bells. the deafening reports OF guns
and booming of cannon crackers and
other noise-makers marked the dawn
ing OF the new year upon the Crescent
City, and at 1890 the joyous old town
was enVeloped In haze of smoke made
rosy by the glowing illumination of brill
liant pyrotechnics. The usual happy
go-lueky crowd thronge6 Canal street,
and amid much horn blowing, iostling
and merry badinage, the old year was
sent upon its way and the new one
given rousing welcome.
A returned traveller from Mexico
told me story the other day which
is good enough TO bear repeating.
"Quien sabe?' meaning nWho
knows?'' and "manana meaning
tomorrow are favorite words with
the Mexicans, with whom Incidence and
procrastination are qualities of the
blood. You rarely ask q native a
question to which he does not reply
"Quien sabe?" and whenever you de-
sire anything done and want to know
when it can be accomplished, the al
most invariable answer is smanana.
A friend of this friend OF mine
who has lately returned from Mexico,
and who had had "Quien sabep' aud
"manana fred at him until he
fairly hated the sounds OF tbs words,
happened to be in the City OF Mexico
not long ago and noted funeral
passing down principal street. He
turned to native standing nearby
smoking cigarette and asked:
"Who's dead?n '.Quien sabe?n replied
he Of the sombrero and cigarette.
| Thank Godl' exclaimed his ques.
tioner fervently, ''and nope and
trust 'manana' will die next!''
This friend of mine also told me
another good story concerning an
Englishman who Is spending some
time on Mexican ranch. He was
experimenting bit of work beiag
done by several natives, and during
the course of it issued an order which
sounded something like this: "See
heah, you fellahs; vamoose this blar-
Ested cab out of heah now-not ma
nana-and let's get out of heah like
helll" Then turning to an American
onlooker he observed: Really. sorry
/ learned this blooming language,
don 't-cher- know; It's so beastly vul.
gar.
The total number of poll tax re-
ceipts issued in New Orleans for 1905
was 44.685, exceeding all previous
records by nearly 10000.
The annual bank clearings in this
city showed total OF 81, ,020, ,252, 1903
for the year 1906, which is an increase
of s57 ,480, ,343 over the preceding year.
Archbishop Blenk officiated at q
beautiful ceremony Sunday afternoon
celebrating the completion of st.
Stephens great steeple. Father Fran
els Xavier McCabe, G. M, of ST.
Louis, delivered an inspiring address,
and other figures beside the arch
bishop and Father McCabe who stood
out prominently in the ceremonies
were Father Ryan, who began the
work on the sseeple, and Father Linn,
his successor, who finished it.
Former United States Senator Dom
elson Gallery diedin his apartments ct
the Cosmopolitan Hotel Sunday night.
The remains were taken to Franklin,
the home of the deceased, Monday
morning, for interment. A special
train for the use Of the family and
friends was rendered by the Southern
Pacific Company, whose attorney Sen.
ator Gallery had been for thirty years.
Rev. Father Leslie j. Kayanagh.
pastor Of the Church Of Our Lady Of
Lourdes, was appointed superlntend-
ent of parochial schools by Arch.
bishop Blenk.
The new shubert theater in Baronns
street was opened Saturday night
under very brilliant auspices. The
handsome playhouse was taxed to its
utmost capacity by large and fash.
! I5nable audience, gathered to witness
/ esaay JisaIgs.s : r'sve-saAion OF the
histnr life aaaua, sam Houston. -
An eaIOrs u DslE made ii ths2ed
river country TO establish a shronRh
steamboat line between Shreveport
and New Orleans.
Henry Newman, well-knowr cotton
merchant OF this city and founder of ths
firm OF n. & G. Newman, died al hin.
home in St. Charles avenue after an
illness OF only two weeks.
Gen. w. j. Behan vas unanimously
elected to the command OF w ashinpton
Artillery Camp No. I5, u. &c. W, TO
succeed Gen. W. G. coyle.
Mrs. Leon Godehaax, wife of the
late Leon Godchaux, died on Mondsy
at the family residence IN St. Charles
avenue after lingering illness.
q. b.