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Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
|WELLMAN'S
 STATEMENT He Had Hoped Or. Cook Was Crazy AND NOT AN IMPOsTER
He Believes Doctors Story Was An Interesting Bit of Fiction, the Local Col or Being Furnished By Cruise Along Greenland

 Washington. Nov. 2S.-Walter We'll man. whose preparations for the con quest of the north pole in an airshiI was abandoned upon the announce
 ment of the claims of Cook and
 Peary, tonight issued long state ment in which he gives an analysis of the narratives of the two explorers declaring that Peary's is precise workmanlike. consistent and credible in every particular" and denounclng Cooks as a 'self-evident and delib- crate imposture." He says that Cook story is suspicious. both in what it says and what tt does not say. It is generally vague and indefinite, but altogether too precise in the wrong place. wellman/says that even the hope that there would be no blot on his arctic record and that Cook would be found to be "a victim of some halluci- nation or mental illness. and himself believed that he had been to the pole, though of course he had not, vanishes in the light of events
 The gist of Wellman's findings is that with his meagre equipment and party Cook could not possibly have accomplished the feat for which he claims credit. He ends by saving. Cooks IS to the trained eye and ear a story that might have been penned during leisurely journey along the coasts of Greenland. using incidents and scenes to stimulate his imagina- ton to their deliberate transfer to a place some hundreds of miles further north
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
TROUBLE BREWING
 N CUBA AGAIN
A MOVEMENT TO OVERTHROW
 PRESIDENT GOMEZ
Though the Reestabiished Republic is
 Only Nine Months Old.

Havana, Nov. 2s.-Not since the downfall of the administration of Pres ident Palma has the political atmos- phere of Cuba been more laden with suggestions of trouble. The reestab- lished republic is hardly nine months old and already rumors are persistent of some way being sought to secure the retirement of President Gomez, either by persuasion or compulsion and place Vice President Zayas at the head of the nation. The situation is a result of the continuous failure of Gomez to effect a complete fusion of his parti- sans.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
ACTIVE WAR PREPARATIONS

Washington, Nov 2s.-The naval preparations which the United States began on learning of the execution of two Americans at the order of President Zelaya of Nicaragua win probably develop in the next few days into big stick" of the good old fashioned kind which Uncle sam will brandis1 over the head of the Nicara- guan dictator.
 Warships and army transports are being watched for indications of the governments move and any hour may bring the news tha. the Yankee blue jackets have landed on the soil of the war wrecked republic.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
MARWEs MISSING
 FROM \ GuNBOAT
pr. Fled Into Fog Along the Central
 American Coast.

Colon. Nov. 2S.-Nine men are miss ing from the United States gunboaf Marietta lying off Port Limon. Costa Rica. general alarm has been sent out by wireless to request other ves- sels in the vicinity to assist in the search. A gig manned by a crew of four, and whale boat With crew of five drifted out to sea in dense fog on Friday night and nothing has been heard or seen of them since.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
FIGHTING FOR PLACE
Wolgast or Powell Will Qualify To.
 night to Meet Nelson

San Francisco. Nov. 2S.-Sporting circles are taking unusual interest in the fight between Lew Powell and Ad. Wolgast to take place fomorrdw night in this city. The betting is the liVeliest it has been on any recent match. It will go twenty rounds. the men weighing 133 at six o'clock. The winner of the match will be matched with Nelson.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
REVOLUTION WELL FINANCED

New orleans, La, Nov. 2S-Liberal contributions to the revolutionary movement in Nicaragua have been made by the business interests of that country. according to Consul Sussman. the representative of Estra- da here. He said he had received advices today that ample support for the insurrection had been vOuchsafed by large commercial interests in Mic aragua which had been extortionately taxed by Zelaya.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
HE'S ExC0MMUN|CATEO
 BUT UPHELD BY COURTS
A Denver Priest Defies the Bishops
 Who Fired Him

Denver, Colo. Nov 2S-Father J. P. Carrigan. pastor of St Patriek's church, read to a large congregation formal notice of his own excommuni- cation from the church by Bishop Metz and he eharacterized it as "the last stroke of a desperate man con sumed by the spirit of revenge against a brother''
 He refuses to vacate and is up- held by local courts.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2e, 1909
AN IDAHO LEDGE
For the Hunting of Which There Will
 Be a Rush

Boise. Idaho. Nov. 2S-Prospectors are preparing for spring, rush to the Bruneau country. a somewhat iso- lated district. where one of the fam ous lost mines" has just been re located. A sheep herder brought in samples of quartz yellow with free gold and told his friends of a great ledge from which it came. D. A. Bourne. who returned from Bruneau. says the ore is telluride and carries values as high as $SO.000 a ton
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
BIDS ID BE OPENED
 FOR THE BIG FIGHT
It Win Probably Take Over st00, 1000
 To Get It.

New York. Nov. 3S.-On Wednesday the bids for the privilege of holding the fight between Jeffries and John son will he opened. From all over the world have come sealed proposals.
 Judging from the telegraphic pro- posaIs. an offer of six figures will be required to get the mill The Great Falls (Montana) Athletic club has of fered $115,000.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
A CONTINUING STORM
Rages FuriousIy Along the Oregon
 Coast.

Astoria, Nov. 2s.-The storm which began on Saturday continues, and none of the tugs ventured out of the harbor today Captain Snyder of the iIl-fated steamer Argo and his com panfons, who are marooned on the Iightship. will have to remain until the storm abates.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
LONG OVERDUE STEAMER.

San Juan. Porto, Rico. Nov. 2s.-It has been nineteen days since the steamer Marie Herrera. with a cargo of cattle. left Santiago de Cuba bound for Porto Rico. She was expected to arrive November II. She has not been heard from. Another vessel has been sent in search.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
A HAVANA AUTOMOBILE WRECK

Havana. Cuba. Nov >2S.-An auto mobile containing Louis Octavio. a priest; Secretary of Justice Jnan kohly: Sub-Secretary Dictator of Jus tice Lozier and Mario Garcia Kohly. the newly appointed minister to Mex ico. was wrecked last night. All were badly injured Juan Garcia Kohly is not expected to live.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
FOUND BUT IN RETIREMENT.

New. York, Nov. 2S.-Dr. Cook was found tonight An authoritative state ment was issued by his brother. w. l.. Cook who says the explorer is still in New York but is in seclusion recuper- ating. He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown and his retirement Is abso- lutely necessary.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
WOMEN FIGHT KNIFE DUEL

Bradford. Ark, Nov. 2s.-In street duel with knives at Alicia tonight Miss Nora owens was injured fatally by Miss Stella Belk and died few min utes later. It was the result of an old quarrel Miss Belk was arrested.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
AS,iT OUGHT TO BE S
A Pieador Seriously Injured in a 6dII'
 fi1ft

Mexico City, Nov. 2s.-Manuel Mar tinez, known as "Jujuotas." was seriously. injured in q bullfight this afternoon. He is a picador just from Spain. He was thrown from his horse. and the infuriated bull drove its horn into the man while beheath his horse.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
PRINCETON ON THE WAY

Seattle, Nov. 2S. - The gunboat Princeton. Commander C. H. Hayes. sailed from Puget Sound navy yard this morning bound for Nicaragua. IL will stop at San Francisco and take on ammunition. The Princeton will reach Nicaragua in three weeks.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
RAILROAD LABoRERS KILLED

Vancouver, Nov. 2s-Twenty Japan csc were killed. and fifteen injured seS train on the Great Northern between Vancouver and New Westminister to- day. The train ran into washed out culvert.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
HUNDRED HORSES BURNED

Kansas City. Nov. 2s.-One hundred and forty horses. two of them valua- ble. were cremated tonight by a fire fat a livery stable.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29
WEATHER TODAY.

For Arizona-Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-29

BUILDING AND LOAN MONEY TO loAN-Repayable s13.0o per month on each 5000 borrowed. Interest ceases on each payment made. Entire loan can be paid any time. without notice or extra expense. E. E. PASCoE, Agent.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
FRANK DIMMICK new EX-
Allied RULER OF The ELKS
Tall Man from ShuieStOn MUGk.A.MuCk of the
0peIOuSaS BilIieS...Glub Room is Contem.
pIated.-LOdge FlOurlShiDg.

Opelousas Lodge, Benevolent Pro
tective Order of Elks, at the regular
meeting last Tuesday evening held
the annual election Of officers, with
the following result:
Frank Dimmick, Exalted Ruler; R.
NJ. LitteIl, Esteemed Leading Knight;
Chas. Ventre, Esteemed Loyal Knight;
L. A. Eontenot, Esteemed Lecturing
Knight; Trustee for three years, R.
NJ. Coltrin; Secretary, L. H. Mornhin-
veg (re-elected); Treasurer, L. J. Lar
cade, (re-elected); Tiler, Fred Hollier
(re-elected); Representative to Grand
Lodge Reunion to be held at Los An
geles July 13, P. L, Asher, P. E. R.;
Alternate, W. C. Perrault, P. E. R.
Isadore Isaac, member Of the New
Iberia Lodge, demited to Opelousas
Lodge, adding one more name to the
roster.
We are informed that club rooms
are contemplated for the near future.
The Lodge is in fourishing condi-
tion, and several applications are ex-
pected at the next meeting.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
BlVlsiOnIsis Want to HOId the Election, ami
Want 1t to be Legal.
WILL Be TRIED TODAY
Judge Edwards Rules InIOlasd Parties in Court
to Show Cause Why Bond Should
Not Be Granted.

The newest move in the parish
division fight before the courts is an
order of Judge William Pierpoint
Edwards, acting Judge of this Dis
trict, ruling the Board of Supervisors
Of Election, M. L. Swords, Sheriff.
and Raymond Breaux, Editor and
Publisher Of the Clarion, to show
cause why the injunction against the
election machinery inhibiting any
further steps looking toward holding
the division election should not be
dissolved on bond.
District Attorney R. Lee Garland
returned from Abbeville Wednesday
with the order, which was granted
on the petieion of O. E. Guillory ct
ais, interVenors in the suit.
The parties first mentioned are
ruled to answer on Friday, April 2,
(yesterdey) at 6 o'clock p. M, but it is
probable that no decision will be rem
dered, or the case finished until some
time to-day Saturday.
Of course it is impossible to fore
tell the decision of the court. The
diVisionists insist that the case is not
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
BOARD OF ELECTION
SUPERVISORS RILED
Resent the IRSIRuatIoa Of the DIVIslonlsfs
that they Are In A Conspiracy With Antls.
SOUGHT TO DO Their DUTY
Registrar LaStFapeS Went to Alexandria in
Search Of DlsIDtsFested Legal Advice, and
Was Told Not TO Take Part.

The intimation, or rather allega-
tion, of the divisionists contained in
their petition asking the court to
rule the several parties who are made
defendants in the parish division
muddle by the injunction, to the ef-
feet that the members of the Board
of Supervisors of Election of st. Lam
dry are in conspiracy with the anti
divisienists to delay the election,
meets with fierce resentment on the
part of the Supervisors.
They claim that they showed from
the very first that they were neutral
in the matter; that it was a fight be-
tween two distinct elements of the
parish, and that they intended to let
them scrap it out without interfer-
ence from them.
The divisionists stress the conten-
tion that the Supervisors represent
the people, and as such should adopt
a course that would insure the people
voting on the parish division question
on the 18th" said Mr.. E. L. Loeb,
one of the Supervisors. t'That is the
very point: we represent the people,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
SHALL We secure FREE
DELIVERY SYSTEM?
OpeDusas Has Opportunity to Do So, According
to Receipts Of POsfOfilce.
OTHER POSTOFFICE news
Rural Route No. 2 is 1858 niles Long, and AT.
fOrds LaWteII Free HALL DeIlVeFy-
Begins May lsi.

If the business men and citizens Of
Opelousas will bestir themselves just
little this city will be in position
after July lst next to make applica-
tion for, and received free mail de-
livery.
Ten thousand dollars receipts at the
postofice must be shown before this
end can be attained, and if it can do
thousand-dollar month business
during the months of April, May and
June, the mark will have been reached.
The receipts at the local postoffice
from July, 1908, to April 1st, 1909,
lime months, total $1,000. July 1st
is the end Of the postofice fiscal
year, so, to repeat, if the three re-
naming months yield $1,000 each,
the city will be in position for free
delivery on July 1st, 1909.
From the relative receipts of last
year during these three remaining
months, we will still be short $1,000
on July lst, That is: last year the
month of April yielded $1,000, but the
months of May and June but $500
each,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
After Placing Her Burial Clothes Handy on Bed,
Sends DGath-DeaIIng Bullet Through Breast
BRUTALIzED BY SISTER
Is the Cause Assigned for the SuiClde.-Neigh-
i bOrS Say She Was A Good and DutIfuI Girl
...Dled Instantly.

On Thursday, shortly after noon
the sharp report of a pistol emanat.
ing from the room of Katie Demaria,
who lives with her brother-in-law
Mike Mandena, and sister on Main
street, near the street fair grounds,
announced tragedy that cut short
the life of a beautiful Syrian girl and
unfurled a tale of cruelty which, if
true, should demand rigid investiga-
tion and punishment.
Following the pistol shot relatives
and neighbors rushed into the De-
maria girls room, there to find the
prostrate form on the floor, the life
blood gushing from a deep wound in
the breast. The girl had deliberately
shot herself, and within a few min
utes life was extinct.
The suicide seems to have been
prepared with premeditation. The
unfortunate girl had taken the
clothes in which she wished to be
buried, and laid them on the bed.
Then taking the pistol, she fired
the fatal shot. She did not speak
after.
Neighbors say that her sister, Mrs.
was brutallY cruel to the
young girl, and tales of merciless
ehastisements are told. The very
morning of the tragedy it is said that
her sister whipped her, after which
Continued on fourth page
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03

! The point now is for the business
men and citizens generally Of this
city to get together and see that the
receipts are increased $500 month
during May and June. By concert
of action this can be easily accom-
| plished. Stamps are worth the same
at all times, and the purchase of ar
extra supply would only be lending
your town few dollars for a short
while, and in so doing secure Il con.
venience and prestige that will over.
balance the small Accommodation
as it were, MANIFOLD.
Rural Free Delivery No. 2, which
will go into effect on May 1st, will be
twenty-five and niuth-tenth Of mile
in length, and will cover a large and
thickly settled route. It will leave
here at 10 o'clock every morning,
and will go west, northwest and north
to Prairie Ronde schoolhouse, 81
miles; from Prairie Rond school house
it will take a westernly direction to
Theogene Bertrand's store .3.3 miles;
there it turns south to Numa Ber-
trand's store, 3.5 miles; then west to
Flynn postofice, IL mile, then retrace
to Numa Bertrand's store; from Ber-
trand's store it will go east to Emar
Lafeur's corner, half mile; then south
to Joe McClelland's corner, 1.9 mile;
then east to S. Pitre's corner. half
mile; then north and east to Bihm's
corner, 0.6; north to Lawtell, 0.6;
east, north, east, north, east to Ope-
lousas. II; reaching here at $50;
total 22.9.
While this is the route of the car
rier, it will deliver and pick up mail
all along the route where an approved
mail box, to be placed in convenient
place by the patron, is established.
The examination for carrier is on
April 10th.
AS will be seen, the little burg of
Lawtell, on the Colorado Southern,
New Orleans & Pacific, will secure
free mail delivery before Opelousas
will.
Postmaster LassaIle informs US
that the department has signed CON
tract with the Frisco to carry mail
as soon as through trains on that
road are put in operation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03
SHERIFF SWORDS JOINS
VITH HTBEINTERVENORS
!. ,,,l,o ihat Injunction Against Division
election be Dissolved
FILES ANSWER IN COURT
). vsteA Es adopts the Allegations Con-
: ,,,,.a ia ,he Petition OflntefVentiOn filed
bro. {. GuIIIOFy Et Als."

tbstiF Marion L. Swords, injoined
IA rrohibited by the suit entitled E.
3 81 nTbuisgon ct ais. VS.. The Board of
S.asrvisors I, Of Election Of st. Landry
pag Psgisb. La, from sending or deliver
II sny ballot boxes to any of the
X nSis & the parish" on last Saturday
sIsi bis answer to the injunction,
s5opti1g s the allegations of 0. E.
griiIoff ct ais in their Intervention
aeo1testing the right and standing of
tbs plaintiffs" and moving that 'the
vris Of injunction be dissolved for
tbe reason that same issued without
warranty Of law, improvidently and
1rsnatarely" CAST quotation from in
tegenofs petition.)
Ths question involved in the suit is
contest by Messrs. Dubuisson, E.
II Bosgni, j. B. SandOz and E, D.
Eflstte Of the constitutionality of
III enabling act calling for an cleo
fon for the division of st. Landry
psdsh and The creation of the parish
otEvangeline.
The Board Of Supervisors of Elec-
lion was injoined from performing
anv preliminary act looking to the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03

bondable, the injury that would follow
the holding of the election being ir-
reparable. They further claim thai
even if the District Judge allows bone
a suspensive appeal to the Supreme
Court could not be decided by the
higher tribunal until after the day
for the election. In such a case the
injunction will be operative, and the
election, if held, be null and void.
It is understood that the local law
yers representing the dlyisionists are
reinforced by able legal talent from
New Orleans, and it is not at all i'm
probable that a dramatic and histor-
ieal legal battle will wage in the old
courtroom to-day.
The petition of the divisionists, and
the order Of the Judge, are as follows:
''To the Honorable William P. Ed
wards, Acting Judge of the 18th
Judicial District Court of the
State of Louisiana. Holding Ses-
sions in and for the Parish of st.
Landry:
''The petition of 0. E. Guillory, DR..
John A. Haas, ]. ]. Landreneau, Jas.
7. Stewart. 7. Coreil, DR.. Jules C.
Vidrine, Armand Coreil, B. H. Pavy,
Arthur Dardeau, Robert Harry, Paul
Fuselier, C. B. Andrus, Rene L. De-
rouen, R. Lee Garland, PauIin L.
Fontenot, DR.. Lidaslas Lazaro, H..
Currie and L, j. Dossman, all resi-
dents Of the Parish of st. Landry,
taxpayers and duly qualified electors
Of said parish with right to vote at
any election that may be held in said
parish, with respect represent:
''That by act No. 50 of the Acts
of the General Assembly Of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1903 en-
titled An act to create the Parish
of Evangeline and to provide for the
organization thereof, due notice hav-
ing been given as required by Article
No. so of the Constitution as shown
by affidavit hereto attached the
Legislature of this State has ordered
an election to be held throughout the
limits Of the parish Of st. Landry to
take the sense Of the legal voters Of
the said parish in regard to the crea-
tion Of the said parish of Evangeline.
"That il. accordance with the pro-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03

not the divisionists, nor the anti,
divisionists, and there is no denying
the fact that the people are pretty
we'll divided on the question of parish
division-therefore when the people
got into a rumpus in court, we step
/ ped back and adopted the course of
letting them fight it out to their
hearts content without any interfer-
ence from US"
The divisionists have not done the
square thing by me, | am certain"
says Registrar Henry Lastrapes, Jr.,
a member of the Board, for l have
although manifested disposition to
follow the law and what my con-
science told me was the right path
in the matter When I was request
ed to ask that the injunction be bond
ed last week, both sides besieged me,
the divisionists to ask for bond, that
I had right to do so; the anti-divi-
sionists that | had no right to ask
for bond. l told both sides that l
wanted to do the right thing, and as
the entire Opelousas bar was preju-
diced, in my estimation, either on one
side or the other, I announced pub
licly that | would go to Alexandria,
there to ask the legal and friendly
advice Of one whom l consider one of
the best lawyers in the State, as we'll
as a personal friend of mine. / ac-
cordingly went to Alexandria, and
there consulted Judge w. F. Black
man. His advice was that | could
not bond the injunction, that the in
tervenors were the proper persons to
make such an application. He ad-
vised me to maintain my neutral po-
sition in the affair. What more could
I do? Hence, under the circum-
stances, I consider that the division
lists, or rather the gentlemen who
signed the petition asking for the
bonding Of the injunction, have done
me a wanton and unmerited injustice
in alleging that was in conspiracy
to retard the election. I'll not be
used to pull chestnuts out of the FIRE
for anybody"
The other Supervisor, DR.. J. j.
Stagg, lives in Euniee, and was not
seen by the Clarion. Rather safe to
say, however, that he is not charmed
with the gratuitous fling Of the sigma
tory divisionists.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-03

TENS OF INTEREST
FROM OVER STATE.
NArs' Frank Posey Sells Large Plantation -Shattuck
Liquor Law Not ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Selected
as Site for Rice Experimental Station.

The Ford Brenner Lumber Co. will
erect a hardwood mill at Alexandria.
| A report from New Orleans says
that the rumor of a scarcity of cattle
is exaggerated.
The Child Labor Conference, lust
adjourned in New Orleans, elected
Gov. Sauders President of the organi-
zation.
1t has been decided that sheriffs
throughout the State are entitled to
i've cents commission for each hunters
license sold.
Oscar Lacombe, of Washington,
will have charge of the Jackson Hotel,
at that place, after the middle of
April.
Northern capitalists propose to es-
tablish colony for the cultivation of
truck in DeSoto parish which will
plant 10000 acres of land.
Crowley was selected as the site
for the experimental station, after o
hard fight, in which Jennings and
Lake Charles contended strongly for it.
]. H. Carlin, the Rayne contractor
who disappeared two weeks ago, has
returned home, having been found by
his brother. His disappearance is
attributed to business worry.
The encampment of the State Ma
tional Guard Of Louisiana will prob
ably begin on July IL, and last ten