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L PUBLISIEI) EVERY SATURDAY. . C'. J. EDWA\RDS.............Owner ' W. A. HENSLEE............ Publisher SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1903. AýTNOUNCEMs TS %;Of candid)tes for Parish Offices will ,be charged $5, invariably in advance. VWard Offices $2.50, IN ADVANCE. ,.OUR CHOICE! For Governor, :T,C.. BLANCHIARD, •Of Caddo. 'For Treasurer, WVILL A. STEIDLTY, Of Catlcasieu. For Attorney General, WALTER GUION, Of Assumption. For Secretary'bf State, JOHN T. MICHEL, Of Orleans. For Auditor, 'W. S. FRAZEE, of St. Landry. ANNOUNCE.ENTS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. We are authorized to announce the Siame of HENRY L. GUEYDAN. tan a candidate for Representative in the Legislature. subject to the action of the 3Democratic primary. We are authorized to aunounce the 'same of Ron. P. LEBLANC, as a candidate for Rouresentative in the Legiselature. ulbject to the action of the Democratic primary. VE?~ ASSESSOr. We 'are authorized to announce the a ame of ADAM BOUD1MEAUX as a candidate for Assessor. subject to the taction of the Democratic primary. Archbishop Kain of St. Louis died on the 13th in a Baltimore hospital. The labor troubles on ihe levee in INew Orleans were settled Sunday ,~before last, by the screwmen making -small concessions to the ship agents. The Ntgrowers' Association held fits second annual session in New Or tMeans this week, and was a very in .teresting affair. Pecan culture was -especially discussed, and the :irofits 'shown to be large. The latest exhibition of the Lamb -and the Lion, with neither inside the 'other, is Wilmer Blackman and Ed Hunter, pulling abeast for General Leon Jastremaki. Both of 'em mis ctook the hearse for the band wagon. No flowers. Mrs. Roosevelt is a very great-grand 'daughter of Jonathan Edwards, being directly descended from his eldest son. This is one of the interesting facts brought out by the Edwards centennial. The indictment of James N, Tyner, who was Postmaster-General under President Grant and has been in the service of the Government for nearly 40 years, gives a dramatic finish to ithe postal investigation. New Orleans was the convention .ity this week. Chief among the gatherings was the Interstate Levee Convention, which was largely at. tended. President Roosevelt tele ;graphed his favorable attitude to the *objects of river improvement and protection. Addresses by Judge Blanchard and Congresnman Raus dell were the chief features of the ifirst day's session. If the Democrats show gains in the election this Fall, it will indicate that the voters are determmnd to tutn out Republicans, with their numerous scandals, and inaugurate the reform that is so necessary for the public welfare. "Equal rights to all and ,suecial privileges to none" is the Democratic slogan, and as the voters tare beginning to see that trust pros perity means the piling up of millions in the pockets of the favored few and no fair share to the many, it is only reasonable to expect the voters will dematd a change in political condi totws. STATh NEWS. Jacob Davis, a well-known citizen of New Iberia died at that place one day last week. Ex-Judge Barksdale of Linecln has announced himself as a candidate for Lieutenant Guvernor. At Tangipahoa the stcre of J. T. Geortge was destroyed by fire early Friday morning, entailing a loss of $6,000. Charles Capers, a laborer, severely cut his brother, Perry Capers, and a wcman named Kirkedall at Crowloy early Monday morning. The Police Jury of Terrebone Parish has offered an appropriation of S100 towards the establishment of a Pasteur Institute in New Or leans. At Shreveport Mis Lillie Crow, aged 30 Scars wife of a telephone lineman,while crossing the tracks of the Red River was Valley struck by the tender of a switch engine and received injuries from which she died in an hour. No rain has fallen at Colfax for nearly three months, the last shower being early in August. The cisterns are nearly all empty, and very few turnips or other fall vegetables are growing in any of the gardens. Walter Hosmer, manager of a plantation on Red river, was seriously wounded by a negro near Montgomery He had trouble with the negro add the latter got a shotgun and *badly wounded him. The negro es caped. Messrs. W. H. Rose-and 'J. G. Martel, local young men of Franklin, have brought out a melodrama, com posed by themselves, and have assurances from Cineinnatt and New OHeans managers that they will put it on the stage in a short while. Medicial societies were organized in Asceiision and Lafourche Parishes. At Whitecastle on the 23d The price of seed cotton advanced from 3 cents to 3 1-3 c~ets per pound within the last week. The planters are selling as fast as the cotton is picked, and about half the -crop there is already disposed of. C. H. Co.va's, -president Vof the Midland rine m'.l, hal the misfortune to-very badly crush his foot in the cylinder of his thereshing machine on his farm near Estherwood and was conveyed home and Drs. Pulliam and Allen of Crowley were called and found on examination that they had to amputate part of his foot leaving just the big toe. John J. Ellington, a 'well-known Alexandria liveryman, was seriously wounded at that place Sunday night, and is now in a critical condition at his home. le has several sclp wounds and his skull is fractured one and a quarter inches. He was returning by team from Lecompte, it being quite dark, histeam and that of some one unknown came together, with the above result. 'The returns of primary in Bienville Parish show that H. R. Pullen, shberiff, and Dr. J. H. Givens, Co roner, were renominated without opposition, and that J. R. Wimberly, Representative, was renominated ever J. A. Dorman by a small majority. For Clerk, A. L. Crowson led l~. L. Mayfield and D. P. Batchelor by a good plurality. A second race be. tween Crowson and Mayfield will be necessary. For Assessor, H. J. Oden, incumbent, and D. R. Sehbee led and will be in the second prima ry. A special from New Iberia to the N. O. Picayune, dated 26th says: A railroad company has just beIn or ganized here, with a capital stock of $500,000, to be known as the New Iberia and N'orthern Railroad Ccal pany. The object fo the (;oicr.oay is to connect a road from somr point on Bayou Teche, at or near New Ibera, running in a north westerly direction to Natchitoches, La., to connect with one of the large trunk lines, probably the Kansas City Northern. This city is to be the domicile of the new road. Much enthusiasm is manifested and the best citizens are pushing it, both with money and influence. The road to commence doing business as soon as twenty-five shares have beek sold. In all probability a special tax will be voted for the purpose, -tioh will be carried overwhelmingly. Tuesday an ex-convict fired five shots' at President Diaz of Mexico, at Guanajuata, fortunately without effect. This is in effect what the first dispatches contained, but latter news says the man was drunk and fired in the air to celebrate the Presi dent's vism4, Dremocratic Executive JUmmittee. The Democratic executive for Ver milion parish met at 11 a. in. Satur day, at the courthouse. Dr. C. J. Edwards, chairman, presided. Judge M' T. (;ordy, Jr., seceret.,lv, called thle ,f1i. A fu~il attendance of mnem her: w.as present. bSjstc)r La.iie Broussard was elec ted ay emb!? r at large to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Aristide Picard. Henry L. Gueydan of the Eighth ward moved to fix the date of the primary for the nomination of can idates for all parish offilcers, members of the parish executive committee and assessor for Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1904, at the same time as the Stateprimary. The question was debated by Mr. Gueydan, who favored a single pri mary on the ground of economy. Senator Broussard, Judge G(ordy, 1HIon Rom. P. LeBhanc, J. N Greene and Dr. C. J. Edwards spoke-gaiust the measure as being calculated to cause confusion by conmpeliing the voter the cast his billot in fosur dif ferent boxes, aid 'for the further reason that it -would inject State politics into the local campaign. Upon roll call the montion was defeat ed by a vote of 19 to-3. Upon motion of Hon. R. P. Le SBlanc. the chirman 'appointed a conmmittee of five to confer with the vsricous candidates for parochail offi ces aodascertain their preference as to the diate for holding the primary. The committee then took a recess un til 2 o'clock in order to allow the com muittee time to report. Promptly at 2 o'clock the commit tee reassmbled, with all but two mem bers present. The committee ap pointed to ascertain the date most acceptable to candidates reported and suggested March 1 as the day for holding the primary. A motion to that effect was there upon offered, -and an amendment immediately proposed fixing Jan, 12, 1904, as the date. The matter was debated at length by various gen tlemen, When. upon roll call, the ameundment was adopted by a vote of 11 to 9. A vote was then taken upon the officers to be voted for in the prtnmary, and by almost unaninous vote it was decided to exclude the office of Judge and dist, ict attorney. Mr. Gueydan then renewed his motion to vote for all parish officers, 'ward officers, members of the execu tive committee and the -ssessor. The motion was amended so o s to in elude the members "of the School Board and the parish treasurer, aud as so amended was adopted by a vote of i' o 3. (i .m otion, it was duly resolved tic: :.. primary a plurality vote shal be :.: liceiut. to nominate. A resolution was offered by Heon. Rom P. LeBlane defining the quali fications of a voter at the parish pri mary as follows: " He shall be a white citizen. possessing the legal qualfications of a voter, as prescribed by the election law and the Constitu tion of the State of Louisiana." Which was amended, on motion of Senator Broussard so as to read : "'He shall be a white citizen and a Demo crat." etc., and as thus amended the resolution was unanimously adopted. It was then moved that the chair man appoint a committee df five to draft rules for the c nduct of the primary and to report the same to the executive committee for 'its approval on Saturday, Nov. 7, at which time all candidates are invited to come forward and hand in their names. The chainman appointed on this committee Lastie Broussard, Rom, P. LeBinuc. H. L. Gueydan M. T. Gor, ty, Jr.. and J. N. Greene. On montion Dr. C. J. Edwards was added to the comiomnittee and made ex-officio chairman there of. the committee then adjourned to meet Saturday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. . ..... -- 'qm .(P"- --.---. For liter trcrubles and constipation Thers's nothiny better in creation Than Littie Early Risers, the famous little pills they always effect a cure and save doctor bills. Little Early Risers are different from all other pills. They do not weaken the system. but act as a tonic to the tissues by arousing the secretions and restoring the liver to the full performance of its functions naturally. On the ,old Joseph Jefferson place, James. M. Jagers aged 24 years the eldest son of J. E. Jagers, who lived in Abbeville for several years. Jimmie was a true believer in the M. E. t7h.,rch, South, of which he was a member for 14 yearn. He so livedl that when dea th came he had nothing to do but to die. His remaines were interred Tuesday in the Masonic cerma:ory at this place, Rev. J. S. Davies, officiating at the grave. A Horrible Accident. Frank Cochrane Blown 180 Feet and Instantly Killed by the Explosion of a Boiler. A shocking and fatal accident oo curred last Friday afternoon which caused the almost instant death of Frank Cochrane, the engineer of a threshing outfit on L. B. Clark's place, a few miles west of town. On the day in question the said en gineer was standing in I"trnt of the engine little dreaming that he would soon, to be l'aunched into eternity, when the explosion took-place with suddenness aRd terrific force, throw ing younhg Coclhrane 180 feet, entire ly divesting him of his clothing with the exception of his shoes and gloves, and, when picked up life was extinct. The deceased' was about25 years of age, and originally from Illinois. He had been in this section for some little time and pretty generally known in A bbeville, having Leen ann'employe ,of Nilson & Godard, liverymen. His ,body was embalmed and shipped to his relatives at his former home in Illinois. The explosion also burled several others workers about the boiler in the air, and a mule was cut almost in two by the fragments of the boiler. The lack of water in the boiler was the cause of the accident, anrd it is said by those who knew him that Cochrane was an inexperienced Od gineer, and at, the same time a very careless and indifferent young man. We deplore his sudden taking off, but it forcibly reminds one of the Scriptural passage, "In the midst of life we are in death !" -----, FROM GUEYDAN. Gueydan is one of the busiest towns in the State at president. From early mnrn till late bedtime wagons afe coming into town loaded with rice. I and all day long the dust makes at perfect fog so one can hardly see ac.oss the street at times; while the whisties and whir of machinery can be heard on all sides. Some of the farmers are through threshing and have their rice safely stored in the various wharehouses, while others are just beginning. But if this fine weather continues ~'h weeks longer the bulk of the crops. will be safe. The.yield as an aver -age will be about 10 sacks to the acre; tlhe grade fair to good while this year's crop will materially help most of the farmers none sarecely will more than-pay out and start in on next year even. The poor crop of last year has to be overcome this year. It will take about three such crops to make the farmers here real ly prosperous. There is not many improvenents going cn in the town just now; every dollar which can be spared is being put into save the rice crops. Dr. Schilling preached Saturday evening and Sunday morning to very apprecialive audiences. Sunday even ing the prestding elder for the M. E. church, South, preached a very able discourse. The schools are progressing fiinely with a large attendance. The inter mediate department is crowded and more room is needed badly. Mr. Wainwright lelt on Friday for his home in Leke Bharles. Quite a number of people had in tended to see the big show at Crowley and New Iberia and were very much disappointed when they found the circfs was prohibited from coming inut Louisiana. There was quite a frost at Gueydan and vicinity Sunday morning. The ground was white and vegetation badly wilted. Mrs. Daisy Blanchet and Mrs. Will White drove out to Charlie A lexander's Sunday afternoon to see the thresher in operation, as the good people here do not stop work now, for this fine weather is too precious to be wasted, even if it is Sunday. J. M. Ramsom, who has been employed as watchman on I he dredge, ean Gueydan, for three weeks past, came home sick last Friday. FARM FOR SALE. A fine Rice Farm about vwo miles from Kaplan containing -1 3 acres, all under fence, and a splendid deep well furnishing an ample supply of water. Pump and Engine, all new and in good order. For terms and conditions, apply to OTHON RICHARD, Abbeville, La. Mirbeveral other properties near Abbeviile for sale. 41-tf E~A For general plantation supplies, go to A. L. Dyers. Royville. SHERIFF'S S STATE OF LOUISIANA-i7th isc 1890Court-Parig ©t V Abbeville Rice Mill, LW. vs. J. A. Weber, et als. Y virtue o(f a writ otf a writ o dacias, to me issued in the of above nmbhered and entiled me diirectad l'11y authorizilig powering me in the premises, seized and ` will proceed to sell tiorn to the last and highbs9 b. the principal front door of the house, in the town of Abbeville, Saturday, November 14, 190 between the houls'pt¢cerilbed the following dstcribed wit* Three hundred and onoc of Rice. Terms-Cash. Shorit's office, 'Aibovbllefi, <_ this 28th day of October, J. 0. flEBE t Sheriff of Viiffnilion Pa ' PROBABLE" ESTIMATE Pt Abbeville, La., Oct..40, f To the Honorable Presidentand hers of the Police Jury of milion parish: Gentlemen-We beg leavea o the following estimate of the expense for the year 1904. as to-wit : Magistrate, constable and physiclanu .......' District attorney "aud sherBiff Criminal prosecution..:;... ` Civil expenses .... Road and bridge.......:; Public schools...........,, ' Court-house, jail, janitor anid. , boarding prisoners,;.., ; Abbeville High School, s0 cial contract..... .. Jail bdilding, spee'l entract` t, Bridge across bayou at Per ry, special contract... 2, Total......... 4;17 Respectfully submitted, M. L. E r.anaG C. HAR rrox, O. H. 'BA.r~yix 42-5w Finance Commin STATE OF LOUISIANA-b Vermilion--17th -Jtdiorab Di Court-No. .519. Succeession of Zulma BI rounsa. Notice is hereby given to on sons interttell in the ratte of a succession, or having any op.id to uake to the tableah of ifdebts charges ;and tdal 4disztrjbuiq settlement tere 1f, by -:I6L B3roussard, ? hdrl at i'ir, adw teting, to lile 't"~We ii writain this office Wit0hn -t ' t'e from i date of the-ptiblicatin'of this ºi Given trnder y i'f'it . ti 1 this third da.y ~W OctSoi. A1).'1t.2+ SIMUNET Ltk1ACnG `.Cerk b T .1 13roucsard, kitchell & Bail, t :Constable's iSt . STATE OF LOUGSILANA-P f Vermilion-.2d iJustloef r 42. AlBert Thibodeotfr vs. 'Gerard Thibodeaux. By virtue of a writ of.i. me issued in the matters of wnobre tied and minbered ualt to muae fully anthorizing and eýoerial the remises. I have seized a5n ceedc to sell at public auction, to 9 and highest bidder, at the Jwstlce at Henry P. 0.. in the 2A wIrd parish, on Saturday, October 31, lob between legal sale bniui, the '"d described property to-Wit: One Crib and some Plank. :' Terms- Cash. Octobr i7, t9I'. n BARGAI. To Everybody in need of Lumtil From this date until Sept next. we are going to di(t1i with you, in other Words t$ want to purchase lumber 'i will get it a price that will our expenses. To thoWse purchase on time givin able paper we guarantoe. same. Our object in doi get ready for the iibense we are going to estabehliehar Wholesale 'Grocery Cuomp5 have had a liberal sha trade, we fatter ourselves customers in the past willbe the future, we are going to as We say and we belires believe us 'when we sa it, will he doubly sure wbe the prices by calling at .or business. E. M. STEB WrFull line of Drgest Frimmings and Kid Gloves, Dyer's Royvilte.