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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
TWO LOUSIANIANS ARE
Fighting IN M
CARAGUA
Undaunted by the Fate Of Amer
leans st the Hand of Zelaya
New Orleans Man Has
Charge OF Engineer-
ing Department.


Bluefelds, Nicaragua, Dec. 20
Four Americans, undaunted by the.
fate that Leroy Cannon and Leonard
Groce met at the hands Of q Zelayan
firing squad, are playing big parts in
the fight Of the provisional party to
wrest Nicaragua from the highland
ed rule Of the Managua dictator. One
of the men, Gabriel Conrad of New
Iberia. La, has complete charge over
Estrada's sharp shooters. He has
been drilling a big squad Of men at
Greytown. Conrad is soldier of
fortune Of the ultra type. He fought
with the British during the Boer war.
Another American who is playing q
role in the Army of Redemption" is
Philip Craven of the Panhandle Dis
trict in Texas. He has punched
cows" in all parts Of the West. As
lieutenant-colonel on Gen. Chamorra's
staff, he has done much to bring Els
trada's army up 20 a comparatively
high standard of fighting efficiency.
Danny Dolan. who is known through
out the tropics for bis iron nerve, is
another American Kansan-who
has cast bis lot with Estrada. He is
one of the most picturesque figures
among the soldiers of fortune who
have lined up against zelaya on gem
eral principles.
Ralph Lees Of Royal street, New
Orleans, who is we'll known in she
sugar and cotton district Of the
South, has taken charge Of the en-
cheering department. Of the provi-
sional governments navy. While .
gasoline feet constitutes the main
strength Of Estrada's fighting equip
ment on sea, yet the revolutionists
have three Of four ships formerly ia
she fruit trade, which have been
protected and equipped for battle
service. Lees is the engineer-in-
chief Of this navy.
In the eyes Of the revolutionists,
these Americans are heroic figures,
ann are hailed as "Liberators. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
THE WAY CROWLEY DOES IT
ill Electric lights Shut on Because People
Did Rot Pay Promptly.

It's come across with the coin" in
Crowley, or darkness will visit the
delinquent.
Listen to this from the Crowley
Signal of the 18th:
"On account Of a new ruling Of the
superintendent of the electric light
service, which provides that all cleo
trio light bills must be settled for on
Or before the 18th Of the month at
the city clerks Office, lights were
shut off Thursday night and today
from forty-eight residences and places
of business, the users of electricity
having failed to pay their bills on the
10Th,
about 5000 was in arrears on the
18th on this account. The reason for
the non-payment was that heretofore
it has been customary for the city to
collect it's bills at the place where
the lights are consumed, but this
practice has been discontinued for
some time on account of the cost of
collection"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
OVER The
FORTUNE Of The
king OF BELGIUM
King LeopoId's viii Practically
Disinherits His Three Daugh-
ters-Gigantic Legal Battle
Probable.

Brussels, Dec. 2O.-The fling Of
the will Of King Leopold TODAY shows
that he divided 100000 between
his three daughters. Processes Lopise.
Stephanie and Clementine. This prae-
tieal disinheritance Of his children
signals the beginning Of 3 @oioantie
legal battle to obtain the inp,s.
wealth similar to that which ensped
on the death Of their mother 0naan
Henrietta. The exact amonat If
Leopold,s fortune probably never will
be revealed. Senator Winar tho
kings friend and confidential laaal
aa4.a. - 8.
oasiss'' Wv lug assoelaeea { 20
day that Leopold turned over q con-
siderable portion of ii to the Baroness
vano.A,n .az -.
:. :. ''eA eAt'asea' anu ire
ated = stock company Of lis estates
ID order to ~fofestall q possible raid
pnon them h. tba p-r;aoas
a1ou'e0
anu otepaaale or tnelr creditors.
Senator Winer said that perhaps con-
siderable portions Of his estate would
h..aa -
" hs''aea over 20 Belgium. The
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
THE STATE PRESS
4 MATTER OF ms" AND ours

A MATTER OF ms" AND OUTS
Monroe Star-News; Some Of the
newspapers, in discussing The pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
which has for its object the remov-
ing Of the inhibition against a gov
ernor succeeding himself, grow red
in the face and strut about nightly,
proclaiming in a grandiloquent man
ner their opposition TO anything that
tends to indicate a return to former
political methods. W. remember the
time when certain newspapers were
eloquent advocates Of methods that
indicated a strong preference for al
Ring Rule" How times have
changed! After all, however, ring
and "anti-ring" is only a matter of
ms" and outs"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
GOOD WAY no SELL RICE.

Lake Charles Press: A citizen Of
Orange, Texas, suggests that the re-
tail grocers aid in the campaign for
increasing the consumption Of rice
by selling the grain at five cents per
pound, and tells of an Orange grocer
who declares his profits on rice have
been greater since he inaugurated
the plan Of selling five pounds for Is
cents. instead of three pounds be had
given previously. That's the proper
caper, and the Orange grocer is to
be commended for his efforts to bene-
fit the community in which he re-
sides, even if he did benefit himself
in 50 doing. The CaEcasieu Hotel pro-
prietor who makes q speciality of
serving rice and good brown gravy
regularly IS also worthy Of common
dation. # every person in the rice
belt" would emulate these men, the
consumption Of rice would be in
creased considerably.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
Proceedings Board Of Aldermen
0pelousas. La. Dec. 8, 1909.

0pelousas. La, Dec. 9, 1909.
The Board Of Aldermen met pur-
suant to adjournment. Presdnt: Mayor
Halphen, Aldermen DietleiD, Healey
and Daniel.
Mr.. Daniel offers the following or
dinance, and after the same had been
read section by section, was unani-
mously adopted, as follows, to-Wit::
AN ORDINANCE.
Fixing the limits within the Town OF
Opeloasas, IN which horses, mules,
horned cattle. hogs, goats and sheep
are prohibited from running at large,
and prescribed penalties for the via-
lation hereof.
See.I. Be It ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermeno of the CRY OF
Opeiousas, Louisiana. that iii shall be
horned cattle, hogs, goats and sheep to
roam at large within the following limit
on district, to-Wit: From the intersec-
ton of the NJ. La r.. r. r. and Church
street to the intersection Of Church and
Union streets; from the intersection OF
Church and Union streets TO the inter-
section Of Union and Sandoz Streets
IECM Tie 1~HA6EBRCbIOu Oh LIlHA anu EsdH
dog streets 10 thHinbersectiOn OF Sando1
and Walnut streets from the intersec-
ton of Sandoz and Walnut streets to
the Intersection of Walnut and South
streets; from the intersection of Wal
u and South streets to the intersection
of south and King streets; from the in
tersection Of south and King streets 60
the intersection of King and Madison
streets; from the intersection of King
and Madison streets to the intersection
of Madison and Union streets; from the
intersection OF Madison and Union
streets to the intersection of Union and
Jefferson streets; from Fhs intersection
Of Union and Jefferson streets to the
intersection OF Jefferson and Court
streets; from tbs intersection VI Jefaers
son and Court streets southwark to The
south corporate limits. Thence eastward
along tbs southern corporate line Of the.
city ta The M.L.& e. II. e. o%mpany,s
tract, and then Rorthward along said
Nj. e. d. e. r. r.. Golnpanyfs tract to the
point0f beginning.
Sec. z. Be 1T further ordained, etc.,
that such stock found running AT
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25

4 caught this wise old hen going
into the nest with a potato in her
mouth. She would balance the pota-
to on her back while she was eating,
and when it came time for her to
maks good she would drop it through
the hole. / hid the potatoes, and
aince then / have been getting splen-
lid results from her"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
HUNTING
DEPLETED in CAL
CASIEU.
Six and A Half Thousand Hunt
ing Licenses Taken Out, and
Over Two Thousand More
Expected.
Says the Lake Charles Press:

Gc9o tAS AdhG SldEicS IEGS5s
The tax collectors Office is unable
to supply any additional hunting Ii
censes, having issued all the aIlot-
ment Of $500 sent here for the pre-
sent year. There are Two score or
more applications on file, and numer-
oes other requests have been turned
down, because II is impossible to is
sue any licenses until another batch
are received from Baton Rouge or
New Orleans. These have been asked
for and are expected at any time
now. It is believed as many as
$500 additional licenses could be used
in this parish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
large la eontravention offh apiaf

large ID eontravention lh qp
shall Be taken MP bg tbe eilY
OF any other police officer n
ard fhe owner of Same III aaa
$1,000 which shall ID paGd sae al
and ID cents To he paid fntq As
Treasury, Tor each heado at hofse 3
Or horned cattle taken M hi sssH sA.
Gers. aud 30 cents for eae8 HeAa g ks
goats Or sheep 80 taken HpAY saea
Ger. and such officer shala Fsesa
cents Der head for taking eaTa
h3lFses. nntsfes or horned eattie
hV him. and 20cents per MY ri
fltefe0f for feeding 8aef beg
sea;. B Be it further oFaafae
that at the expiration 81 ten
T oWner#0 OF such horses mhlssl
cattle. hogs. goaes on sheep u9s4
deem tie animal or aufm1aisse
~ if the owner of sHes AlAsss
.n,sIt5r animals be nnknoWn
Marshal shall advertise rs Asss
rt4,t4rr Ut the foWn f0f ogs
HE aaid animals Will go a9s0 As
sunfian Id d such costs aa ts
accrued In tbs Hfatser n BltP
such stock, sud lae sHali
description iii 4lleh antiIiAs X
advertised by him, and asse
81 saIe. He shall lne1 aIu
ngsa u self such stock fpF ~
~ amctfau. without apprals a5ss
~ 1870 highest bidder aHa sss
s'le y ss,rh sales. AFTER deduela
sssd ..fYsta. ste.. fo be pAia Il W.
shall be held TOT skis 80 NJ
aaIhe cfafms Bf the oWaas
add. at the expiration "
shntlId there be no GlalAsn mi
manev same shall ba eog
city treasury a~dsiasd
~av9inNnses BIT paTss
nanaeai III conflict hgrsWlth
as,,,a areherehv Tepeaieas
sec. 5. BE u fuKtass tx re
that for good and ~Euflessa son
ordinance shall tsKe shs
after Its passags.
Adopted Dec. 2, 1872
III. HALP
c.F. BAILEY, CLERK.
On motion duly s%ecenasa
ris5' s6s Board adjourned 1.
call. y; 11 ~ az us
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
A. 6. JONES

Electrical work, Plumb
ing, Heating, Estimates
given work, IN any part
IN the State.
Phone 800. Box 70.
-.
June u 8 mo
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25

Motion by Mr.. Daley
Duly seconded and carried, the follow
ing license ordinance was adopted for
the year 1910, as follows, to-wit:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
SELECTED The WRONG MAN.
Confidence Nan Tries 10 Bunea Maysr Of
~EnterpFIsIng Mississippi City.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 20,-Doubtless
unaware of the fact that he is mayor
Of the most e~nterprising city in Mis-
sissippi, and that he is q man wise in
his day and generation, a foreign con
fdenee mar is trying TO work the old
Russian nobleman fm-fam on Mayor
A. G. Crowder of this city. Yester-
days mail brought to Mayor Growder
the following communication, dated
Madrid, on November 10:
Dear Sir: Although / know you
only from good references Of your
honesty, my sad situation compels me
TO reveal to you an important affair
in which you can procure a modest
fortune, saving at the same time that
of my darling daughter.
Before being imprisoned here |
was established as a banker in Russia,
as you will see by the enclosed arti-
Giles about me of many English news
papers which have published my ar
rest IN London.
Il beseech you to help me obtain i
sum Of $4,000, and to come here to
raise the seizure Of my baggage, pay
ing to the Registrar Of the Court the
expenses Of my trial and recover nv
portmanteau containing a secret
pocket where | have hidden the docu-
ment indispensable to recover the said
sum.
! AS a reward, will give up to Won
The third part, viz: $4,000. / can
not receive your ansWerin the prison,
but you must send a cablegram to 4
person Of my confidence who will de-
liver it te ne"
The letter is signed "Grodinsky ;,
and concludes with a form of the
cablegram which the distressed Rus
sian banker desires Mayor Crowder
to fire across the waters immediately.
Attached TO the letter is a clipping
from some British newspaper, telling
of a noted Russian banker who had
absconded from ST. Petersburg with
seven million dollars. The name Of
the banker is given as Vladimir Gro
dinsky, and a very interesting story
of his capture and incarceration is
given.
Thus far Mayor CroWder has not
made up his mind to send the cable
gram, nor does he seem TO be partic-
ularly distressed over the fate OF
Grodinsky's darling daughter.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25

The game chicken takes to fighting
naturally. I have" says a raiser Of
them, many times had whole broods,
scarcely feathered, stone blind from
lighting, to the yzry smallest indivi-
duals; the rival couples moping in
corners, and renewing their battle on
obtaining the first ray of light
They ere thus made very difficult to
rear, but Though the eggs are smaller
than those from poultry in general,
the game eggs are finely shaped and
extremely delicate, while the flesh is
Of the most beautiful white color and
Of much richness Of favor Game
chickens have long been grown for
use and fighting in Great Britain.
There are game chickens from old
India.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-25
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Movahles cash on day of sale Inmav
aoles one third or more cash, at the OPTICS
OF purchaser; balance ffany, payable Cas-.
ana Two years from date ofsale, the credit
portions 70 be represented by purchasers
notes bearing eight per cent interest from
date with the usual clause of ten per 8
attorney, fees in case Of suit or fl placed III
collection; said credit portions Ia ba GO.
cured pr special mortgage and Yendor'sIien
ana privilege to be retained on aid proper
Ties until the full and final payment of said
aforesaid.
D0sDIEGUR IBDET.
Qscl4-ot Administrator
The sun., 1909-11-02
CANNON GIVES HIS WORD.
Says He Is Ready TO support Deep water.
ways Proposal.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. The feature Of
the second days session OF the Lakes to
the Gulf Deep Waterways convention here
to-day was the receipt OF a letter from
Speaker Cannon in which he approves Of
the Mississippi improvement plan in this
language:
THE Hon. W. X. Kapdndgh. Chairman
Deep Wd,erpdys Convention:
Il am called TO Illinois by mandatory
telegram. Will you present my regrets to
the convention at my inability to be pres
ent at the session to-day. | desire to
assure the convention that l am in har-
mony with the earliest solution practi-
cable OF the engineering problems con-
nected with the construction OF the Lakes
TO the Gulf deep waterway and the adop-
tion OF such a plan therefor. | am ready
as a citizen and Representative to sup
port ample appropriations for the speedy,
effective and continuous prosecution OF
the work upon such waterways to its COM
pletion. am. with respect. yours truly.
JOSEPH G.. CANNON
The sun., 1909-11-02

Her mind h still Uniformed, and she IL ex-
tromely sensitive to all kinds of impree-
sions. Naturally she does not like being
told that she is disloyal TO her eek 4 she
doesn't go in for woman suffrage and she
Is liable to ally herself with the cause just
so that her loyalty may not be impugned.
The sufra gists not only put up this sort
OF argument to her but they also try to
make her believe that it IL to the early
suifragsts that she owes her opportunity
Tor a college education. She doesn't wish
to he thought ungrateful The truth OF
the matter In that none OF the womens
colleges owe anything TO suffragists.
whose one cry has been coeducation or
no education.
Our position 10 this matter is very
delicate one. We don't wish to hold big
meetings, for IL We do we can't carry with
us the great body of silent women who
want MS to keep out OF the public eve as
much as possible"
Mrs. Philip Leveridge got up as soon as
thought the latter had hit the nail on the
head. Mrs. Leveridge added that she
had a daughter at Barnard and greatly
deplored the fact that suffrage speeches
had been thrust upon the girls attention:
She said that she thought the tendency OF
them was TO inculcate the idea that women
had been abused by men and to foster a
spirit OF sex antag agonism.
Nine Belle Ransky, Norwegian
woman. who says she is over here to prove
that Ibsen never believed in woman suf-
frage said that she thought it was a
shame the Ants had to descend to arguing
with the fighters for franchise. but that
she must tell them that under the ctrcum-
stances it was wrong for them TO be silent.
Il hate suffrage" she said, have been
running away from it ever since | was 0
years old"
The sun., 1909-11-02
BANKERS INDICTED AGAIN.
Former OHIO Congressman and others
Charged with Perjury.

NoRwALK. Ohio. Nov Five new in
dictments in connection with the failures
here in January. 1908. Of the Ohio Trust
Company and Norfolk Savings Bank
Company were returned by the Grand
Jury to-day.
They are two joint indictments against
James q. Gibbs. former president. and
former Congressman jay +. Lawing
former vice-p president OF the Ohio Trust
Company. for writing letters to defraud;
one aeainst James q. Gibbs. for aiding
and abetting perjury: one against w,
Christian, former secretary OF the ONO
Trust Company. for perjury. and one
a oainst Paw Kies, former treasurer OF the
Norwalk Savings Bank Company, Tor per-
jury. u.. oho-a .ha.
Cbristian and Kies made false reports
CONCERNING the condition OF their banks
to the Auditor OF State.
These indictments make up the third
list returned against Laning and Gibbs
and the second against Christian and
Kies. All OF the old indictments. with
the exception OF one against Laning
for embezzlement, were quashed. Lam
in9 was tried on the embezzlement IN
allotment in Fremont and acquitted.
The sun., 1909-11-02
GARY ELECTION TROUBLE.
Troops May he Sent to Indiana Town TO
Keen Order To-day.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Gov. Marshall
sent a telegram to the Sheriff OF Lake
county to-day telling him TO swear in the
necessary deputies and be at Gary to-
morrow to preserve order. II is under
stood that a company OF militia will be
ordered to be in readiness to assist the
Sheriff il he finds that he cannot main
tain order.
The action Of the Governor was taken
when affidavits were filed with him to-day
by citizens OF Gary setting forth that a
conspiracy had been formed for a riot
at the Gary election and that efforts would
be made to prevent one faction from
voting,
In the affidavit presented to the Gov
ernor il is charged that rioting has been
in progress for several days; that the
public peace has been menaced, violated
and broken by the lawless element and
the officials OF the city, and especially
by the marshal Joseph Martin; that
the marshal and Thomas f.. Knots.
president Of the Town Board and an aspi-
rant for the Office OF Mayor on an inde-
pendent Democratic ticket. have been
interfering with lawful gatherings Of
citizens. beating them over the heads
with clubs in order to intimidate them,
50 that they will fear To go to the polls
tomorrow. all in the nope that IL VIII
result in the election 81 Knots; that the
officials and the marshal boast that they
will continue their violations on election
day; that they have Ca used to be taken
to Gary from the stock yards district in
Chicago a large number OF election slug
gers: that the marshal intends TO pro-
tect these -siuggers" in their work OF
ntimidating the voters; that 200 deputy
marshals have been sworn in. all from
the lawless elements and none from the
hest and law abiding citizens Of the city;
that a great many Irresponsible negroes
have been sworn in and armed with rifles.
which they carried in the streets on
Sunday.
was arrested tonight. Two hundred
deputies we're sworn in by Sheriff Grant
OF lake county on Gov. Marshsh's order
and made the arrests OF the police as their
first official act.
The sun., 1909-11-02
MRS. WELCHMAN IN RENO.
she and Her sister. Mrs. George Luders.
Get Into Town on a Switching Engine.

RENO. New, Nov. Mrs. Belle WEIGH
man OF New York and her sister, Mrs.
Gustav Luders, wife OF the composer, au-
thor Of The Burgomaster." Woodland"
and prince Of Pilsen." came to Reno to-
day on a Southern Pacific switch engine.
Mrs. Luders. her maid. two servants
and her sister arrived in Sparks. three
miles east OF this city, about clock this
morning and alighted there instead Of
coming TO Reno in order to prevent their
arrival in this city becoming known. An
automobile was telephoned. for but failed
TO arrive.
Some yardmen noticed their predica-
ment and offered to run a switching engine
to Reno II they would accept the courtesy.
Their presence became known early to-
day and soon Mrs. Luders and her sister
were in consultation with a divorce law
yer, William H. SchnitZer, who ii is said
was previously engaged by New York
attorneys TO represent Mrs. Welchman.
The sun., 1909-11-02
The weather.

Nov. ,-The storm from the Northwest was
central over Iowa yesterday morning win
,.. r.,n IN that and neiRhbOring states and In
the upper Lake regions.
Thr disturbance displayed considersole
-o.Tgv and the winds were high In the Missis
sinp and lower Missouri valleys and the upper
Lakes Rain fell In Idaho.
Elsewhere over the West and over the Atisn'
,,c states the weather was generally fair
:, wss warmer everywhere east OF the MIS-
.,..,noi River and In the Rocky Mountain States
- an the Pacific Slope. From the Dakotas
.or,h into Texas It was cooler with freezing
,vs.tner in the Northern States and In Nevsds-
In this city the day was fair ana warmer
t., a. night; wind. fresh northeast: average
hur,Idlty. So per cent: barometer corrected to
"a 90 s,n level at sA. NJ, 20 2i; p. NJ. ao.i7.
Tns temperature yesterday. as recorded BY the
or,ciaI thermometer. is shown In the annexed
The sun., 1909-11-02

Several Hundred OF Them Issued for Use
To-day In Queens.

Several hundred warrants, about one
hundred OF them being bench warrants.
were issued in the Borough OF Queens
yesterday for the arrest OF fioaters
at various polling places in that borough
to-day. More than two hundred charges
OF illegal registration were presented
to the November Queens county Grand
Jury. which was sworn in before Judge
Humphreys in the Queens county court,
Long Island City. in the morning. Batch
after batch Of indictments was handed
into Judge Humphreys by foreman
John l.. Kleges as the Investigation
progressed and bench warrants were
Immediately issued for the accused
In addition to the work OF the Grand
Jury. which considered evidence pre-
sented by deputies from the Office Of
William Leary. Superintendent OF Elec-
tions. IL is understood that the police
will also have several hundred warrants
to be served at various polling places
IL the accused men put in an appearance
and attempt to vote.
The Republican and the independent
campaign managers claim to have
secured evidence OF the reRistratio
of more than /. 500 foaters. They charge
that these hoaters were sent into Queens
by Tammany Hall for the purpose OF
aiding Joseph Cassidy in his fight for
the Presidency Of that borough. Several
hundred Of the noaters were detected
by decoy letters which were sent to the
addresses given at the time of regis
tration, but which were later returned
by the postnen, who were unable to
find the persons to whom the letters were
addressed.
Late yesterday afternoon warning was
sent throughout the borough to look
out for other than black lead pencils
in the voting booths to-day. It was said
that scheme was on foot to scatter
blue lead pencils in various election
booths where it is anticipated that the
regular Democratic ticket will be cut
in order to invalidate the votes.