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LOUISIANA NEWS. Case Decided by Supreme Court. Crowley. La.: At least one branch or case in the now celebrated Acadia parish oil litigation has been finally settled by the decision rendered by the State Supreme Court in the case of Jenningbý-le-,y wood Oil Syndicate, et al.-the siblessees being the Texas Company, Producers' Oil Company, Rex Oil Company. Moonshine Oil Com pany, Rayne Planters" Oil and Devel opment Comp;any and Rev. Father Farncois Rouie. This case has occu pied much of the time of the district court of this l,arish for the past two or three .(cars and involved consider ably over a niil:ion dollars' worth of oil. The St;irrme Court renders a ae cision in favor of the defendants named, and it is considered a great le gal victory f',r the attorneys. The decision annui~ the contract which La trelle had given to the Jennings-Hey. wood Oil Synd!wate. under which they claimed their rights, and recognized the title of the iloussierre-Latreille Oil Company to thei oil involved, also the sublessees nam.ed Fronm three to four million barrels of oil are involved in the entire litigation. Several months ago, in deliding this case in the Dis trict Court, .ludge Phillip S. Pugh gave judlgmenit in favor of the plain tiffs in a decis:('n which atraced con siderable atten! ion because of the fact that on that occasion Judge Pugh an nounced that his personal opinion and construction of the law was in favor of the defendants, but that he was guiding himself by previous decisions of the Supreme Court. and must, there fore, give judgment in favor of the plaintiffs against his own opinion of the law on the subject. Barber Struck by Street Car. Lake Charles, I.a.: George Graham, proprietor of a barber shop in this city, was struck by a street car ana crippled for life Friday on Ryan street. Mr. Graham had just return ed from a fishing trip, and jumping from southbound car while it was In motion, ran around behind it and in front of a north bound cr o nthe oth er track. The motorman tried to stop the car, but the distance was too short. Mr. Graham was struck and knocked down and the wheels passea over his right foot. necessitating amp utation. He a'so received internal In juries, but hopes of his recovery are entertained. The remains of Willie Mansfield, who was drowned while bathing in the Calcasieu River Wednesday, were recovered Friday night, having been held down by a sunken log. While shooting birds Antonio Timba shot his borther Frank, in the eye, destroying the sight. Judge Burns' Crusade. Covington, La.: Among the senten ces pronounced by the District Court in session here this week were the following: Lyman Robertson, Will Davis and Tom Gaspar were fined $200 each for carrying concealed weapons. Rube Smith, charged with retailing liquor without a license, was fined $200 and costs, or 60 days in jail. T. P. Barrett, of Slidell, was twice convicted for violating the Sun day law and once for keeping a dis orderly house and was fined $200 and costs. Judge Burns has evidenced a determination to break up the habit of young men in this parish inter fering with a peaceful assembly, and in the case of Ronies Davis and Alon \so Crawford, convicted on this charge, he assessed a fine of $25 each and costs. Judge Burns has estaiblished such an enviable record in the mat ter of fines imposed on "pistol toters" that that tribe is growing smaller constantly. Young People Picnic, Angle, La.: The young people of Angle enjoyed themselves at a picnic Yesterday in the woods near the tank, on the Great Northern Railway. The dinner was spread about 11:30, when all1 present enjoyed themselves for about twenty minutes eating the many gtood things which the young ladies had so carefully and cheerfully pre pared. After eating a few snap shots were taken of the crowd and scenery, after which all made their way home, Whlere they could have shelter, as there Wa every indication of rain. S Carpenter Shoots Negro. SVidalia, La.: Moten Stevens, a car Plater in the employ of Contractor oberta, of Natchez, Miss., who, with --. Roberts and others, was working at Ferriday, got into a difficulty with O4 of the negro carpenters, whose 1€ was Ernest Calhoun, of Vidalia, .tk resulted in the negro being snao by Mr. Stevens. Stevens was placed ader $500 bond, and will have a pre ~Iary trial at Vidalia, The shoot Stook place Thursday. The negro as able to walk about Saturday. SOfficers for Cotton Oil Company, S.Ardia, La.: At the annual meet tof the stockholders of the Ar igltla Cotton Oil Mill and Manufac -tung Company the following officers -i's elected to serve for the ensuing itr: President, Prentiss M. Atkins; YIb president, B. Capers; secretary Md treasurer, F. . Taylor, with D. I. Atkins, D. E. Brown, Jr., A. An Idron, J. E. Reynolds, J. W. Sherard, II Miller. J. L. Baker and Joseph Idoff as the board of directors. A halend of 10 per cent was paid. S Crescent City News. )i ew Orleans, La.: Henry Stewart, Urbly ill rowed out into the lake, thimself in the head, fell over f o, and was drowned. SJ. B Lawrence, at Coliseum Baptist Church, preached on Sdefending the doctrine. Uette rescued Mobile fruit ship M organ, and towed the vessel crew to South Pass. boat Belle of Jefferson sank at Harvey's Canal awaiting re. THE REBIUILDING OF PRISCO. " w/ /% ItIN 7/1 ~7Ill /i /'4I 4' / /2 -, *11I..r dCc* / /~ 1 SCHMITZ UP AGAIN S IS ARRAIGNED ON TWO COUNTS OF ACCEPTING BRIBE. MAYOR WILL ANSWER JULY 3 S The Motion That Indictments Against Halsey Be Set Aside Was Continued. San Francisco, Cal.--Before Judge - Dunne Friday Mayor Schmitz was arraigned on two indictments, one a charging him with accepting a bribe of $2.250 from the officials a of the San Francisco Gas and Electric company to withhold his veto from an ordinance passed by the board of sup e ervisors fixing the gas rates for 1906-07 at S5 cents instead of 75 cents; a the other charging him with accept e Ing a bribe of $5.000 from the United a Railroads to withhold his vote from an ordinance permitting that corpora L tion to electrify the street car system. Judge Dunne set July 3 as the date on which the mayor will answer these indictments. The motion of counsel for Theodore t V. Halsey, agent of the Pacific States e Telephone and Telegraph company, 1 that the indictments against Halsey 1 be set aside on the ground that the i grand jury that returned the Indict ments was illegally constituted, were s continued by Judge Dunne until next Tuesday morning. In Judge Lawler's court arguments on the motion to set aside the indictments against Patrick i Calhoun and other United Railroad of 3 ficials went over until July 8. Cotton Leak Case Closes. Washington, D. C.-E. S. Holmes, Jr., former associate statistician of I the agricultural department, conclud ed his testimony in his own behalf in his trial on the charge of divulging crop reports. Evidence in the case practically is concluded. The gov ernment consumed the afternoon in prayers for instructions to the jury and the defense will be neard Mon day. It is expected that a verdict will be secured next week. Turnerbund Opens Meeting. Louisville, Ky.-The annual turn test of the Indiana district of North American Turnerbund opened with 3,000 visitors and 500 athletes from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ken tucky in attendance. The feature was the broad high jump, won by Paul Gaertner of the Chicago Turngem einde His jump was 10.5 feet broad and 4.6 feet h.gh. Indiana Cigarette Law Invalid. Chicago, Ill.-Judge Chytraus de clared the law passed by the last legislature and prohibiting the sale of cigarettes in Illinois, invalid. He held that the body of the act did not con form to the title. The judge declared that the law was declared to be an act to "regulate" when, in fact, it was an act to prohibit. Condemn Liquor Traffio. Davenport, Ia.-The Iowa State Sunday School association has closed it s annual session by adopting resolutions condemning liquor traffic and electing officers as follows: Pres ident, J. S. Corkey, Winterset; treas urer, J. F. Hardin, Eldora. French Mutineers Landed. Stax, Tunis.-The French cruisers Desaix and Du Chayla arrived here and disembarked the soldiers of the 17th regiment of infantry who recent ly mutinied at Agde. To Have Largest Steamer. Hamburg.-The officials of the Hamburg-American Steamship Com pany confirm the report that they are about to order a steamer which will exceed in siz, the Cunard line's new-turbine vessels. The liner will be commissioned in 1910. To Banquet St. Louls Officers. Rio Janeiro.-The American Minis ter Irvin B. Dilby, will give a banquet June 29 to the officers of the U. S. Cruiser St. Louis. RAILROADS ARE BUYING CARS Lines in Both East and West Are Making Heavy Expenditures. New York.-The Harriman, Gould and other large railroad systems have placed car contracts within the last few days calling for an expenditure of upward of $:,.000,000 and orders are pending for cars to the value of fully $10.000.000 more. Heavy contracts are also about to be given for locomotives for use on Eastern lines. The principal contracts call for 14. 100 freight cars. The Harriman lines have ordered 6,000 refrigerator cars. The Missouri Pacific has contracted for 7,000 freights. The most important contracts pend ing are for the New York Central lines. It is understood in railroad equipment circles that specifications are being prepared for 6,000 cars, 3, 500 of which will be ordered within the next few weeks. The Rock Island system, it is stated, is also about to order 3,000 freight cars. NEW YORK BUILDINGS BURN. Scores of Workmen Had Narrow Es capes from the Fire. New York.-A fiire in several frame buildings at the mouth of the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel, at the foot of East Thirty-third street, im perilled the lives of scores of men at work underground. An alarm was hastily sounded and the "sand hogs" brought to the surface as quickly as possible. All escaped in safety ex cepting six, who were overcome by smoke. They were saved by their comrades and taken to the hospital for treatment. It was at first reported that two men had been killed, but after the fire was brought under control, it was stated that it was believed that all the men had safely escaped. The three buildings at the mouth of the shaft were burned. The loss is small. APARTMENT HOUSE BURNS. Large Number of Omaha Families Are Driven Out of Homes. Omaha, Nebraska.-At an early hour this morning fire broke out in the Martin fiats, an old four-story apartment house located at Seven teenth and Webster streets, and oc cupied by a large number of families. The building is of wood and offered little resistance to the flames. One man is reported to have jumped from the third floor and was badly injured. The building will be a total loss and in a monetary way will not amount to more than $10,000. The name of the man who jumped from the third story can not be learned. The police and firemen have not been able to enter the building. Francis Murphy Reported Dying. Los Angeles, Cal., June 28.--All hope for the recovery of Francis Mur phy, the aged temperance advocate, who is ill here, has practically been abandoned. Fire Causes $300,000 Loss. Birmingham, Ala., June 28.-Fire destroyed the Chalifoux building at First avenue and Nineteenth street. The loss will be $300,000. Schooner Sinks with All Hands. Dunkirk, France.-The schooner Violette, with 19 hands, has sunk here off the coast of Iceland. Cuban Intervention Continues. Havana.-The announcement of Secretary Taft that American inter vention in Cuba will continue 18 months was received here with slight interest. La Discuscion editorially ap proves the decision and says that the period will be fully occupied. Rev. Hopkins Gets Degree. Burlington, VL,-At the University of Vermont commencement president Matthews confered the honorary de gree of Dr. of divinity upon Rev. V. H. Hopkins, Berkley, Cal. CLEMENCEAU WINS SOCIALISTS PROVE NO MATCH FOR FRENCH LEADER. VOTE CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT Master of Parliamentary Debate Cites Years in Which He Had Fought Oppression. Paris, France.-The chamber of deputies by a decisive majority of 120 after an exciting eight hour debate, voted confidence in the government's policy regarding the winegrowers' movement. Premier Clenienceau's victory was more d(ecisive than his most ar dent friends had expected. I)ur. ing the session the extrelme social ists put forward speakr after speaker from the south, but notwithstanding their savage attacks they provced no match for M. ('lemenceau. who is a past grand master in parliamn-ntary debate. The premier based his defense of the governmelnts use of force upon the ground that the situation in t he south, with two hundred munticipali ties striking and their population re fusing to pay taxes, coulid not be tol erated. With consummate skill he re plied to the reproaches that he had 1 become reactionary by recalling the long years during which he had fou::ht against opplression and injustice and by referring to the time when, as of Montmartre under the commune lihe almost sacrificed his life in endeavor ing to save French officers from a mob. After Clemenceau had conclud ed, M. Jaures, the socialist leader, at tempted to turn the tide. but it was too late to llaki, an imlpression and by a succetssioIn of votes the cabinet was sustained. DAMAGE JUDGMENT UPHELD. Widow of Kentucky Fued Victim Sues for $8,000. Frankfort. Ky.-A damage judg ment of the Clark circuit court awarding Mrs. Abriel Marcum, widow of Attorney James I3. Marcum, who was assassinated at Jackson, Blreathitt county, and her children $8.000 to be recovered of Judge James Hargis and Edward Callahan on the ground that they had caused Marcum to be shot was upheld by the Kentucky court of appeals. Hargis was the county judge and Callahan the sheriff of Breathltt county when Marcum was assassinat ed. Tragedy Suspect Held. Carlinville, Ill.-A man was arrest ed Friday morning who tallies with the description furnished by the Madison police of Frank Novak who is alleged to have shot and killed Frank Steber in a saloon near Madtson 'rues day evening. He gave the name of William Relbold, boiler maker, from Chicago, and declared he was in St. Louis on the night of the tragedy. Misappropriated Company Funds. Paris, France.-Charles Woots Gam mon of Sacramento, Cal., director general of the American Exploration company, who was arrested here June 3, charged with misappropriating $200, 000 of the capital of the company, was released in $1,000 bail, pending the decision of the magistrate who is in vestigating the charge. Rockefeller Appeal Denied. Chicago, Ill.-"This court is no respecter of wealth or other claimns of immunity." Federal Judge Landis informed Attorney John S. Miller of the Stanard Oil company Friday morn ing, when counsel for the trust ap pealed to the court in chambers to have John D. Rockefeller excused from the necessity of being subpoenaed in the rebate cases. Canal Progress Regarded Good, Colon, Panama.-Depsite the strike of the steam shovel men in May and the heavy rainfall, the earth taken from the Culebra cut last month ex ceeded half a million cubic yards. This result is regarded as splendid and as being due to the strenuous efforts of Lieut. Col. Goethals, chief engineer, and his staff. Second Lynching in a Month. Alexandria, La.-The body of Ma thias Jackson, a negro charged with criminal assault, was found hang ing to a tree about twelve miles from here. He was lynched after being taken from a deputy sheriff who was bringing him here for safe keeping. This is the second lynching this month near here. Explosion Frees Prlsonert. Sabastopol -The explosion of an infernal machine here shattered the prison wall. Twenty political pris oners escaped. Dived From Third Floor; Died. Newark, N. J.-Raphaelo Savaro, who pleaded guilty to assault on an eleven year old girl, killed him self in jail. He dived from a balcony on the third floor of the jail to the lower floor and struck on his head. Prince Receives Harvard Degree. Boston, ,ass.-After receiving the degree of doctor of laws at Har* vard Prince Louis Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi, left the city. His flagship, the Varese, sailed for Quebec. AUTOMOBILES IN GERMANY. Statistical Bureau Gives Out the Num ber and Kind Used. Berlin, Germnany.-- Some interesting infolrniation tcoieirnin:, tihe automnobile ollv(\'eOlllIe t il (;'llllu has just but-n S;made public by thI. sta:istl:ial bureau. O(n Jain. 1 there were 27,02G auto. mllobiles, including nttior cycles in the counltry. Of this total 1,211 aitomoi. hiles were used for dra.\age and s.,i lar purlltposes, anti of the renmaining :,', Ilmac.hines 1:..7ouo were motor ey(les and only 10.11.i alitoinabil'li, in the usual sense. More than half the latter were of eight hotnolpower. D)uling the half tear unded Sept. '0 last there were ".+20 automlobile ac cidents in German\. in whch l ,,' caused injury ierl'sunl<. The uriunuhb of 1''irsoins kiilP l anl ounllld d arllountt. ed to 1,57U, inclil ing t1 killed. KNOX ADDRESSES LAW SCHOOL. Filipino Students Win Two Honors Out of Three. New iHaven, c'onn.--The erator cof the day at the s.nui r ,,ecrt'ise' ill th,. law school oif Yale uiiivtrsi'ty was I'nited States Senator Philander ('. Knox of I'ennsylvania, and his sunbiert was "The I evetloplnt of the Ftederal Power to Regulate ('onnmerce," In the gradulate class of the threo honors, two are won by Filipinos, Jose Escahm. of I'ramanga. l'hilippine Islands, takes a magna unum lan do honor, and Mariano lI norade de Jova of Jlolanzas, I'. I., takes an honor cum laude. Russia Issues $25,000,000. St. Petersburg, Russia --An im perial ulkase issul1 directs .M. Kok ovsoff, the finance nilister, to issue $2',,000,o00 in 4 plr c'nt rentes for purposes set fort h in the budget, in cluding famine relief. The council of ministers has invest ed thit emcnituand ants of all imperial palaces with ex. ceptional powers. Pays $3,600 for One Dollar. Philadelphia -For otne silver dollar sold at the auction of the Matthew Stickney collection of coins the sum of $3,600 was paid by lHenry Chap man for a collector known as "Her cules." The same person paid $6.200 for the Brasher New York doubloon, race value $16. 'T'he dollar sold was one of ,he six silver dollars remaining of the mintage of 1804. Candidates for Guatemalan President. Mexico City, Mexico.-Advices have been received here that in the con gress of Guatemala on June 6 two can. didates were named for the presidency of that republic in case of the retire ment of Cabrera. These two candi dates are Gen. Marianao Sessano and Gen. Juan Barrios. The latter is now the minister of foreign relations. Caroline Islands Hurricane Swept. Sydney, New South Wales.-The German steamer Germanic. which ar rived here, reports a hurricane, ac companied by immense waves, which swept the Caroline group. Many islands were devastated and It is es timated that at least 200 natives per ished. Condemn Liquor Traffic. Davenport, Ia.--The Iowa State Sun day School association has closed its annual session by adopting resolutions condemning liquor traffic and electing officers as follows: President, J. S. Corkey, Winterset; treasurer, J. F, Hardin, Eldora. Kirkman's Sentence Commuted. Leavenworth, Kas.-Hugh Kirkman, former lieutenant In the United States army, was discharged from the Unitedl States penitentiary here, his sentence of three years for embezzlement hav ing been commuted by President Roosevelt. Arkansas Governor Pardons. Little Rock, Ark.-Gov. Pindall par doned E. O. Butt, formerly state sen ator from Carroll county, convicted of the bribery of Senator R. R. Adams of Grant county, and sentenced to the state prison for two years. Butt be. gan his sentence Jan. 1, 1907. Dr. William Osler Denounced. Los Angeles, Cal.-A resolution, de nouncing Dr. William Osler as " Medical nihilist," and refuting his the ories regarding the age limit, was in troduced in the convention of the Na tional Electric Medical association by Drs. C. G. Winter, of Minneapolis, and E. G. Sharp, of Guthrie, Okla. The resolution was referred to the advis ory board and will be reported back to the convention for action. Big Copper Company Incorporated. Dover, Del.-The Consolidated Cop per Co. of New York city, with a cap ital of $500,000,000, to operde in Alaska, was chartered here. The in corporators are Edward Ii. Neary, An ton J. Dittmar and Ralph Brill, all of New York city. Funston Admits the Expression. San Francisco-Gen. Frederick L. Funston admitted that in his letter to the Fourth of July committee of this city he used the expression, the "un whipped mob;" that it was not direct ed against any set of men except what he terms the "uncontrollable element" Daisy Day Adjudged Insane. Peoria, Ill.--Henry P. Day, a veteran newspaper man, and better known as "Daisy Day," was adjudged Insane and has been taken to the Bartonville asy lum. EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE The tix i.ll of Itlalla, ICounty will show it a see.,:.neat of alot $5$2.000, ti llle an ir c rea: of atI* bo t $1;,.(o0 i t,0 lever last tlar. llntlc Me1a' . mai earl' irs have l(lne a str,l i e', t (lritL. that they can. tIt e;\' onI the wage, paid--$1;100 to lt year- for eight heors' s rvice. \While Tihomia.s Tle tns.eI(d was act i, pi( aoulnaktr dur.ng a quarrel, th rttEl ni s s ii th of Tl'al,.hque i h, I .T., Sat it di nlight,. fei was shot three tlnes alnd inst'antly killed. Aft (, I "is fi. r tll Standlard Oil Com t,lM,. aill ;alled t~ the ('asited States (.oel'u: fur the Wi thdrta;wa of the- sl h p, 111 t 1r, J I1hn ). Ithkef,'lle.r. ,lJudge I.anli. refused wihraw to witraw the sub 1 rte tlrned miussionary from Japar, t l wl ormln'ertut -tori,. of a .apanese arTriy of a roil lo well-trained men who a :' lhle Iio lireak looes at atny ntinlent anld t start .s~lethting that will be hard 1,, .c511. Tlhur=,a mt\ rning. , hen A. P. () son i;p ' c ef the train at I1 ('ati p from l(llHoustonl, hf'e wa, at re-.,t d on a (charge o(f murder, li(rs daiaight,r being the al le.ge, xvictim lie was takln to the c1unty j jil at Whalrton. Dr. lenr y W. I.atshaw. a well knotwn denise, killed himself last week by firing a tlIlet into his brain. Grief over the death of a wife and daugh ter and fin aial troubles are said to have e(n tihe cause of his act. The, lritt-Nelson fight which was schedule, faor July . was postponed until July :,1. A reason given for the postponement is the inability of Nel son to ctntinue training owing to an abscess in his ear. A heavy windstorm di,1 much damn age at Natche.z, NMiss., Wednsday. A block of wooden hotels. adja cent to ,Jamestown Exposition were burned Wednesday, endangering for a while, the whole show. )uring a storm near Clarksville, Tenn., Tuesday ni ght Nicholas Hege wood, a prominent farmer, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. Two of his negro tenants were fatal. ly hurt. Between fifteen hundred and two thousand drivers of the delivery wag ons of the American Ice Company, New York City, went on strike last Friday to enforce a demand for ex tra pay for extra work. Miss May Folk, sister of Governor Folk, of Missouri, of Treasurer Folk. of Tennessee, and of Dr. E. E. Folk, an eminent Baptist theologian, and James Avery Webb, a member of the St. Louis bar, were married at the home of Miss Folk, Brownsville, Tenn, June 25. John K. Shireman, who is a di rector and also is the secretary nof the Amarillo Street Railway Company, says work is progress ing rapidly on the railroad. Two and a quarter miles of the proposed se en miles of track are completed, and the whole system will be in operation by September 1. Farmers In Harrison County are all attaching small brushes to the single trees of the plows, so as to knock weevils and punctured squares off the plants and plow them under the hot sand, knowing they will get rid of many of the -ests in that way. Peter McAllister, 90 years old, for merly of Detroit, dead at the break fast table Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jos Le noir, eight miles northeast of Paris, near Faught. The body of a negro was found on the tracks of the Cotton Belt Rail road in the suburbs of Dallas at 8 o'clock Sunday, morning. As it was cold when found, the supposition is that the man was run over some time during Saturday night. Some of the waters from the wells at Carbon have been analyzed and found to be equal to the vichy waters of Saratoga. A stock company will take uip the matter of brngiing Carbon to the front as a health resort. A storm tlat assumed the shape of a cyclone passed through the north ern and eastern portion of McCulloch County Saturday afternoon. It de stroyed several houses in this county and nearly wiled out a little village called Whon. America secured another champion ship at the Internatioinal Horse Showq in London Thursday. Auditor B., A. B. McLay's chestnut gelding, won the cup presented by Sir Kowles for the best light harness horse. Chief Justice W. F. Frear, now at Honolulu, has cabled President Roose. velt his acceptance of the govermat ship of Hawaiian territory beginstug in August next. Pool rooms have reopee4 ,In Wgrtbh.