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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
JAILER ASSAULTED;
PRISONER ESCAPES
Prisoner Overpowers and Assaults
Jailer and Escapes,

Port Allen, La.-(Thursday).-
Yesterday afternoon just before sun
down. when Jailer Dominique Segen-
DIRE went into the Jail to put coal in
the furnace, he was called by some
OF the prisoners, who asked for wa
ter. AS Mr.. Legendre went to see
what was wanted he was assaulted by
Joe Jackson, overpowered, his pistol
taken from him, and severely beat
~ with it upon the face and head.
jackson made his escape, taking with
him Mr.. Legendre's pistol and the
hall key. The other prisoners were
securely locked in their cells. Joe
Jackson is a dark mulatto, recently
arrested on Allendale Plantation on
minor charge. He is about six feet
tall, weighs about 175 pounds, and is
knockkneed. He had on
no coat when he escaped, but wore a
dark blue cotton undershirt. Eff
[orts were made at once to recapt- |
lre him. but these have SO far prov
IN unsuccessful. Mr.. Legendre was
1Ot seriously hurt.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
ALEXANDRIA REGULATES
MEAT SLAUGHTER
Meat Slaughter Regulated by Law
Baptist Board Names Evangelists.

Alexandria, (Thursday).- -
President Irion. of the State Board
Of Health, was in the city last night
and held a conference with the Citj
Board of Health. Ordinances were
prepared and presented before the
Board of Aldermen for the regulating
Of the slaughtering of meats for use
in the city; also relative to record
ing births, marriages and deaths.
The ordinances were passed and will
go into effect January /. DR.. Irion
made an address before the Board of
Aldermen.
The board last night passed an Or
dinance prohibiting the sale of liquor
on Jackson street, from Fourth to
Bolton avenue. This was done In ac-
cordance with a petition from church
people on that street.
Phoenix Lodge No. SIS. !. O. O. f..
held love feast and enjoyed n ban
quet last night
The Baptist State Board. after be-
ing In session for two days adjourn
ed. Rev. w. Y. Quisenberry, Of
Ruston, and Rev. W. J. Bolin, Of
Tampa, Fla, were elected State Evan
gelists, and Rev. J. -. Adcock, of
GouldsbOrO, was elected Sunday
School Evangelist.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
DAILY MAIL SERVICE
FOR ST. MAR1|Nsv|lLE
UNDER REVISED STATUTES PAR
TIES LIVING ALONG THE ROUTE
ARE ENTITLED TO CRANE
SERVICE.

Monday morning saw the begin
ming Of the new mali route between
this city and St. Martinsville. It
will Be remembered, as was hrst told
in the Daily Iberian. that the route
was established between this city
and st. Martinsville upon the petit
tion Of the dfesidents or that city.
Heretofore The mail service received
there has been very unsatisfactory.
and It 10 hoped that the new route
will serve to remedy the bad service.
Edwin Delahhoussaye. Of st. Mar
tinsville. has been awarded the con-
tract for performing tho services be-,
tween that city and this. every day
except Sunday, leaving st. Martins
Vile at 2 p. M. arriving here at 1850
,. m. returning he will leave here at
5 p. M, arriving at st. Martinsville
1t 1880 p. m. The amount to be paid
BY the government for this service is
$3.50 per year. payable quarterly.
Under the revised postal statutes
parties living along the route. may
obtain what II known 10 . crane |
Dervice. which requires that a crane
Ind q small waterproof pouch shall |
10 furnished ana that the carrier
may collect and distribute these to |
ind from the 0fhceA While the
route 10 not to bo Rural Free De-
livery, yet those contingent to the
QUITE may derive practically the
anne beneflt.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
sEaURA NEWS ITEMS.

The roads are In fine shape and the
cane farmers are hauling in the sweet
stun az fast as they can.
There is about two weeks of cotton
picking and that will close the sea-
son, but there Is lots Of cotton to be
sold or baled to be shipped. The
farmers are too busy to haul cotton
now. There was a white frost and a
good Ice this morning.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
SHREVEPORT MAN
KILLS HIS BROTHER
DISAGREED ABOUT MOVING OF
NEGRO TENANT-SHOT GUNS
USED WITH DEADLY Eff
Feet.

Shreveport. La (Thursday) "A
long distance message from Gibsland
on the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific Railway, about twenty-five
miles east of here, brought meagre
details this evening Vf tragedy in
which Sam Miller. a prominent farm
er. shot and killed his brother. and
neighbOr. Will Miller, also a promi-
nent farmer The killing occurred
In the public road near the homes of
the Millers. and only few miles
from Gibsland. 4 double -barreled
shotgun was the weapon used. The
brothers disagreed about the remov-
al of negro tenant from viii Mill
er's place to his brothers farm The
trouble took on serious color. and
to-day the men met in the public
road. Sam Miller emptied his weap-
on into his brother. The victim was
instantly killed. His body was foun.l
soon afterward and officers from Gibs
land. upon being notified. began an
investigation. Sam Miller disappear
ed. evidently into the woods. and q |
posse Is now in pursuit The arrest |
OF the fugitive is expected before
Sam Miller telephoned to the Sher-
Ill at Gibsland tonight that he
would be in town and surrender to-
He was at his plantation
home when he telephoned, and claim
I'd he did not try to escape arrest, as
was reported this afternoon. 1t has
developed that the tragedy was the
'esult of fend started several years
lgO. and caused by a negro tenant.
about three years ago Will Miller
hot Sam Miller and served two years q.
n the State penitentiary. An at .
empt to-day to move the same negro
enant brought about the killing.
he victim Is said to have been arm
d and expecting the trouble when
let in the road and shot by his
rother.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07

New iberia, La. Dec. 5th.. 1907.
The Stockholders Of the New Iberia
National Bank. are hereby notified
that . meeting will be held at the Of
flce OF said bank. corner Of Main and
Julia streets IN said Town. on Tues
day. the 18th day Of January. A. D..
1908. 1t s o'clock b. m.. to vote upon
4 proposed amendment OF Article
Third OF the Articles OF Association
Of said Bank.
p. L. RENouDEr,
Cashier.
.Dee. { to Jan. II.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
Warned by COnsui.s Agent

| wal HCu Wy COHSll8 agent
Thcy seemed quite happy even II
hclr sad plight. and when question
81 IN regard to this matter, one of IT,,
men, who was comparatively il
f, young man. said.
1--WE had despaired of ever gettirs,
away from that place, az we were moi
earning living, and the right to
seek employment elsew here was de-
hled us. Continuing, he said "Mr.
Jozsa told the boss out there that this
was free country and that he had
best be careful how he held us peo-
pie.
MI Jozsa declinch to talk along
thls line, further than to say that
he had advis,O the officials of the Nc
Ilhenny Company that they could not
mold the people for their transporta-
ton unless they We're willing to stay.
and II this was done the concern
would be promptly prosecuted for
peonage.
The people had no baggage, and
stated that they were not permitted
TO bring their clothing away.
Mr.. Jozsa stated while here that he
regretted the matter very much and
laid the blame to Mr.. McIlhcnny for
selecting these people who have been
IN this country number of years
and many of them have become about
us much Americaized as the average
foreigner of this class. He said
some OF these men here are trades
men, there is a man over there that
Is a shoe maker. Another one is a
moulder, and practically each and
every person knew some trade, or
nave means of making living more
desirable than shucking oysters Had
hey secured labor that is familiar
With this work, / am Of the opinion
hat they would have remained with
lin satisfied, but they are too intel
igent
Just what the outcome Of the mat
er Will be cannot be told just now.
ome OF the men stated last night
hat they had been held there against
heir VIII and would testify to that
fleet II brought into the courts. the
Tomen seemed more angered at the
reatment they have received than the
zen. they looked remarkably intel
gent and showed friendly nature
>Ward one another in their straited
they looked even more neat
ian could be expected of the aver
se woman should conditions be what
lese people say.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07

At the Southern Pacific depot last
ednesday night a most pathetic
scene WAS witnessed
a party of sixteen Austro-lIungar-
lans in charge Of stephen Jozra, As
sistant Secretary of the Louisiana
state Board of immigration were be-
ing taken from Averys Island. TO
which point they had ben imported
about five weeks ago from New York
city. They had been employed as oy-
'ter openers in the McIllenny can
legies.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
POLICE JURY IN
SESSION YESTERDAY
DIR. HARRISON TELLS OF DESTI.
TUTE CONDITION OF FAMILY
IN FIFTH WARD-MONTH-
LY ROUTINE OF BUSI.
{ From Yesterdays Daily. !,

from Yesterdays Daily)
The Police Jury met yesterda,
morning in regular monthly session
with President Labau presiding in
the chair. and Messrs. Lemaire, Ro-
nero. Boutte. Schexnayder. Goula,
Migues. and Dugas. present. Owing
to the fact that the weather was ex-
tremely cold and the building not be-
ing equipped with heating apparat-
uses. K was very uncomfortable for
the body as they FASTENED along with
their duties of approving the parish
bills.
communication was received
from DR., Harrison. in which the at
tention of the Police Jury was called
to two families who are said to be in
an extremely destitute condition.
They reside in the Fifth Ward, the
parents OF the children have recently
died as victims of typhoid fever and
the children OF both families number
thirteen, and the body was inform
ed that these we're either i'll with the
same dreadful malady or were not
strong enough to work. and did not
have the necessities of life. After
the matter had been discussed $50
for each family was appropriated and
ordered placed In the hands OF the
president Of the Unsectarian Aid So
ciety, who have already taken the
matter up and are lending their as
sistance.
An ordinance authorizing a special
election to be held in the Eighth
Ward on February II. was ordered !,
held for the purpose of voting a spe- {
cial three mill tax for the building
II school house. II
The road contractor was instructed c
o open the BrOussard road ditch. A t
legro preacher from near Olivier, al !
q made complaint Of the stopping or
ditch near his church, this was al q
o ordered removed .
Mr.eW Kramer appeared before
he meeting and applied for the =
light to establish q toll bridge at the y
DOT Of Lewis avenue. request sought
Ias in the shape OF a twenty-year
ranchise. The matter was postpon-
4 until next month and in the mean
me the attorney of the Police Jury =.
Ill look into the matter. q,
Bids were received from two insu- },
lnce agencies for $4,000 insurance; -
le Of the bids were $500 and the
her $500 for the same amount.
he smaller bid was accepted. ",
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
Without Money or Food.

The entire party was in sad
plight. Not one of them had a
cent, with the exception of three or
four five-cent checks that are used
by the McIlhenny Company. There
was four or five women in the crowd
and a number of children. Two Of
the women were mothers OF children
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
Paid Poll Tax.

Wednesday was red letter day in
the poll tax collectors once. fully
one hundred people paid their taxes
and qualified themselves az eligible
voters.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07

that could not possibly have been
more than three months of ngn
h'se women were brought to tie
Guy in buggy by Mr.. Jolsa. whiic
the rest of The party walked. MOI i
morsel of food did they have nor any
means of getting any. or course NJ
''o2Sa was quick to take in The silua-
tion and bought 4 goodly auantity III
loaf bread This was divided anon
ne party. and waa devourcd in sltoa
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
mo ACTIVITY
BY ATCH|S0N
MANAGER FOR LATE
GEN. JASTREMSKI STATES HIS
POSITION AS BETWEEN SAN
DERS AND WILKINSON.

NV Orleans, La. (Tuesday. =
Mr.. Theodore Atchison. who was tn,
campaign manager for the late Gen
Jastremski. has given out a state
ment, in which he says that his pres
ent political alignment is merely a
personal matter and declines to ex-
press his views and that the support
of either Mr.. Sanders or Mr.. Wilkin-
son by the former leaders and fol-
lowers Of the cause OF Gen. Jastrem-
ski will be simply a question of in
dividual preference.
The statement OF Mr. Atchison fol-
lows:
81 consider that the committee of
which | was chairman has ceased alb
solutely to exist in a political sense
as concerns the campaign for COVER
nor. and it therefore follows that II
now hold no Official capacity peliti-
cally. and whatever views / may en-
tertain are merely the personal views
OF myself in which the public could
have no further interest.
II consider that those who consti-
tuted the committee of which I was
chairman are absolutely free to
choose for themselves as between the
twQ remaining candidates for COVER
nor. 1t would be contrary to all the
principles for which we have con-
ended 70, us to suggest how those
Who were lately aligned with us
hould now cast their votes. We have
10 right whatsoever to direct a line
# political action for them.
II believe that activity on my part
n behalf Of either candidate for gov
rnor would be highly indelicate. and
therefore, I shall take no active part :
\ the contest between them. {
within a day or two we shall re- I
uest meeting of those who consti- |
tied the committee. solely to receive
eports as to the receipt and dis
nrsement 6 funds and to liquidate
lr financial affairs. The meeting
III have no political significance
On Gen. Jastremski's eDath.
At meeting of the Wilkinson city :
mpaign committee last night, the
st held since the death of Gen. JAS
emski, these resolutions were adOp-
d.:
Whereas, in the death of Gen. W
'on Jastremskt the State of Louisi- -
IA has lost one of her most distin- u
ished citizens. man who has been "
entitled with all the best in inter- 'e
Is OF the State. and who, as jour :"
list. soldier and statesman, has ~
orned every station in life that he - -
,upied; therefore be It
Resolved, That the sincere SYM "a
thy of this committee is rendered IL
, members - his bereaved family; ma
/, Sc
BIT It further resolved, That a "a
~ Of these resolutions be trans ar
ted to them. iii
wv. MORGAN GURLEY. Ia
BEN J. DAILY, Sol
'WALTER s. LEWIS. no
Committee on Resolutions" ua
IN,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
'LABORERSCA CHARGE PEONAGE
AGAINST MClLHENNY CO.
AUS1R|O-HUNGARY CONSUL HAS INTEREERED

ALEGE THAT THEY WERE BROU UNDER MIsREpprsM
TATI0N-COULD NOT EARN BREAD INDIVIDUAL curcve
FORCED ON THEM THEIR LABoR-FoRByDnFN ro
LEAVE UNTIL THEY HAD PAID AMOUNT ADVANCED
THEM -AUsTRO HUNGA RIAN CONSUL IS ACTIVE
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS LIKELY TO FOL
Low WITH PEONAGE PROSECUTION
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07
Interviewed by Ibcrian,

resentative of the Daily Iberian and
asked why the people were being Ia
ken away by state official? He
stated,
II am not here in the capacity of
an officer OF the state, but as a repre-
sentative of the o-Hungarian
consel. who is stationed at New Or
leans. a few days ago a large num-
ber of these people. who have been
brought here by the Mcllhenny Com
pany from New York md other
Northern cities, made complaint to
the Austro-Hungaran consul in New
York city that they were being held
against their will and consent by the
McIlhenny Company. The matter
was at once taken up With the Aus
consul at New Or
leans. and he being unable to speak
the English language sought out my
to come here and look IN
to this matter. After being duly
qualified as representative OF the
Austrian and Hungarian govern
ments, | came here to-day and am
taking these people back to the city |
with me where they will be placed |
II charge of the representative Of
heir government"
Mr.. JOzsa declined to state any
hing else in regard to the matter as
le said he was legally bound to first
ubmit report to his department
Story Of the Unfortunate.
A number of the unfortunates
ould speak English fairly well, and
Did the following story in the pres
nee of Mr.. Jozsa. 1t was corrobo-
ated by the entire party:
"A few weeks ago we were sought
! the Northern states by represen
atives Of the Mcllhenny Company,
nd were offered Inducements to :
)me her and work in their cannery {
lctories. We were made offers Of ;
$50 to $1.75 per day, and were /,
Id wonderful stories of the small q
mount 1t cost to live here. We were u
FINISHED transportation and came +
/. Upon our arrivel we were put >
shucking oysters which Is very !,
work. There was scar ;,
ly person in our party that had >,
e least idea what the work was Il
le, before we reached here. After
. had been at work for only very !,
ort time, we were told that we were
It earning the amount being paid !,
and that the company would be 4
to place us at work by
easure. This was done, and from
at time on there was but few Of u
at could earn more than twenty N
G or thirty cents per day. and
my even fell short of that amount
p were not making the bread we
! to say nothing of our families. r
: were not permitted to leaya, and Of
re threatened with being shot or ~
,wned. and one man was told that 8'
he left he would be thrown under pr
J train that makes trips there and t't
killed They have an officer out Of
re who does the bidding of the in
npany, and there was two Of our In
n locked up and held by him for III
ming off. They insisted that we 60
st pay our transportation back be- m;
c leaving. This we could never dc Al
m the wages we were able too earn
were paid in the Mcllhenny di
cks altogether, and this could on
y be used at the McIlhenny store, BE
ere We were charged two prices co
what we got. The checks were pc
no value elsewhere"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-12-07

provide port Investigation commits
SION, passed the executive making
twenty House measures enacted into
laws
seven of the bills originating in
the Senate will be placed on the
statute books.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
In the Occur d'AIenes.

A force Of rs men is employed on
the Inland property at Taft spur. A
good body of copper ore has been
opened up and shipments will soon
be made
The Phedor Mining company has let
a contract for a 100-foot extension of
its lower drift, now in It's feet. Good
concentrating ore is said to be show
ing in the drift
The lower crosscut on the Formaso
property is in quartzite of a similar
character to that found in the upper
tunnel near the ore, and a strike is
expected. The tunnel is at depth of
ITO feet.
Winter quarters are being put UP
on the Tillman claim of the Little
Mint group, where 345-foot tunnel
will be run this winter. The cross
cut should open the ledge at depth
of 345 feet.
Adam Golzong has been awarded 9
contract for driving 200-foot cross
cut on the property of the Govern
ment Gulch Mining company neal
Wardner.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
Washington Notes.

A man believed to be Edward
Jones, deaf mute of Spokane, was
run down and killed Sunday after
noon at Orillia, near Seattle, by a
train.
At a Sunday meeting of the clear
ing house association in Seattle, at
which every bank in the city was
represented, it-was decided to- follow
other cities of the northwest in
adopting the use of clearing house
certificates and ceasing cash pay
ments, except in small amounts for
emergency purposes.
While handling team Of colts JOS
eph Stewart, an employee of the. Wash
ington Nursery company, at Toppen-
ish. was kicked by one Of the animals
and instantly killed.
A man named Joseph Marcus, while
at work in the mines at Ravendale.
was killed by an accident.
Ex-County Commissioner ]. B. Clin-
ton of Stevens county has refused an
offer of $4,000 cash for his big 100
acre fruit farm near the town of
Daisy in the Columbia valley. Mr.
Clinton has this tract of land under
high state of improvement and has
lived upon it for nearly 25 years, each
year adding to his large orchard I'M
til he now sells annually his entire
crop for about $25,000
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
KEEP WAGES Ur HIGH.
Gompers Says Wall Street FURRY Is
Only "GambIers' Panic"

President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor hurled
a thunderbolt Monday in the form of
warning that labor will not tolerate
wage reductions, and that employers
who may attempt them on cry of
the financial situation, which he terms
nothing more or less than gambl-
ers' panic" will do SO at their peril.
He recommends that labor and civic
organizations which have withdrawn
money from the banks help defeat
the gamblers scheme by investing in
government bonds.
"Of course, all realize that there is
stringency of the circulating medium
Of money. that there is an insufficient
amount of currency to carry on the
enormously increased production OF
the past year and the means for its
general distribution" his statement
says.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
a CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE.
Several Persons Narrowly Escape
Blaze Starts in Laundry.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-More than 500
guests of the Plaza hotel, North ave-
nue. and Clark street, fed from their
rooms in confusion early Saturday
when fire broke out in the basement
Of the hosiery.
The building was quickly filled with
smoke and many of the guests had
difficulty in reaching the street. About
100 men and women fed down the
fire escape to the first floor from
where they were assisted by firemen.
The fire, which started in the laun-
dry, spread rapidly and few minutes
after the alarm was sounded the en-
tire building was filed with smoke.
The guests, most Of them thinly
clad, sought refuge in stores near by.
Some of them had been slightly affect
ed by the smoke. About 40 women
becoming exhausted, were carried
down ladders and fire escapes by fire
men.
More than $50 rescues were made
by the police and fremen. There
were several minor injuries, but no
fatalities or serious accidents.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
|CLOUDBURSr FATAL
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
IN LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Rain Was Preceded by Hurricane
Which Lasted for IL Hours-Ship-
ping Hindered and Small Crafts Lost
The People Had No Chance to
Escape-Fruit Groves Destroyed.


San Francisco, Nov. 4.-Reports OF
great damage and loss of life at San
Jose del Cabo, in Lower California,
on October IA, caused by a cloud
burst, were confirmed by Captain
Paulson and passengers on the steam
er Curacao, which arrived here from
Mazatlan yesterday
Sixteen persons are said to have
been drowned by the torrential down
pour and more than 80 houses washed
away.
The rain was preceded by hurri-
cane, which blew with great fury for
upward of IL hours. Small craft in
the harbor was sunk and a number Of
larger vessels badly damaged.
AS the deluge struck the town the
people were caught up and had no
chance to escape Several were carr
ried out to sea-
Some who escaped the flood were
killed by being crushed by flying par
ticles of buildings Two new wire
less telegraph stations we're complete
ly destroyed Orange and lemon
groves in the vicinity were ruined
and the inhabitants are said to be
destitute.
Not a single relic of any of the
houses which were on the hillside re-
mains.