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hue Emsry (IL) chrum fs wieth, T H J4 s e e.r a. Nes eited am printed . . .. .. ......... ..... ... . . . ..4 .... .. . . ` .. ... ... . '-. ..... T i 777 piiii .. :4lI U 'Il.u'.'ll VPlIsXVILNQ:' fIllTON MILLS. Camp to be Spemd as Sees as Mr. Asher bs prt of its It lstlesgatla. WILL B BUILT ON COS.iEAT EMlaIrl Feasible ad legely Profitable and Ile Vry Tulag for This Cratry-Loeag Will be Caled Tagatllr. The Progressive League of the city of Opelousas some weeks ago ap pointed -a committee to investigate the practicability of establishing a cotton mill at this blace on the co operative plan, and Mr. Phil L. Asher was made chairman of the committee. Mr. Asher had been in correspondence with parties familiar with the matter, and had gained sufficient information -to- make--it -plain to the League that such an enterprise was entirely feasi ble and hugely profitable and the very thing fthis country, and i, fellow committeemen have given him carte bl ahe to conti~ue his correspondence and gather all necessary data to be eabit~t~re meeting to take place as soon as he is ready. Mr. Asher informs us that he is ad vancing well' in the work, and in the near future he will notify the Presi dent of the League that he is ready to report. When that is done the work of organizing by the League will begin, nd it is beyond question that ,' tr . will be l;ittle difficulty in getting one mill here, owned by the people, ini the nexti two years at the latest, and tmost probably for. the next season. In this connection the following in terview of Mr. 8mmerfield, of Balti more, ..who recently made a tour of inspection of a number of cotton mills i.n the Piedmont section of the Caro linas, with the Manufacturer's Record, ;ill prove of -iterest. Among other things he says: "All of the mills more recently erected are equipped with modern buildings,' with houses and grounds surrounding them, the latter being attractively laid ffP, The mill villages everywhere are being greatly im prove, having streets well paved and lighted, and with ;sidewalks in most cases equal to those found anywhere. New residences and stores and- other buildings are to be noted in all of them. All of the mills, as far as my obeervation lad,- aretegin tan success fully, intelligently--ai d in a molt up to-date manner. The average equip ment of the Southern cotton mills to day in the way of buildings and ma chinery is higher than that of North ern inills, this being due to the fact that the buildings constructed at a later date have embodied in them the very latest improvements, and are de signed especially for the most modern machinery. "While what I have said refers es pecially to the cotton mills, so far as my observation extended it applies to every class of industry. Most of the labor for the cotton mills heretofore was drawn from nativoe help, but owing to the high price obtained for eotton they are taying on the plantations ardrtue no inceptive t wBdrk in the cotton mills. A number of the mills now send wagons to the- mountains beyond and bring back laborers for their mills. These are provided with houses and are educated to work in the mills. The mills are also doing much to better the surroundings of their employes, and many of them ap propriate money to supplement the regular school funds so that the schools may be ept open for the full term. They alsWtvie playgrounds, base ball grounds and assist their employee Sin building union churches or denomi national churches, while public halls aretuilt for entertainments and such purpoees. gome of the inills are op erating savingse banks - a-acommunity interest to enable their employes to save their wages and purchase their own homes. Taken altogether, the section through which I have traveled isbroadeningand improving in a won derful way, and there is every evi dence there that not only will this prosperity continue unabate8, but that eve greater results will be accom ptE~~d Tablongtll lines." Uncle Mell's Dexterity. "You have a fast article as your stredt co tmissioner here rem.s ed PoliteS Juror -Muller, who live in Wasbi ton. "Last Monday when I cam* I*to yoer city I encountered a " .t. idid near the, thlic commisioner, Mr. Durio, of the fact. Imagine my surprise when I went home that evening to find a new 12 f.oot bridge in the place of the broken NEWS FROM ALLi OVEkRTLW STATE. Artesian Well at "Pineville--Alexandmra Policemen: Fined for Playing Slot Machines--$4,000,-, 000 Hotel in New Orleans.. The barbers of Tangipahoa parish have organized into a union. Oil has been discovered in Webster' parish, on the farm of J. B. Clements. A $25,000 shrimp ands oyterem-s ning factory will be established at Morgan City. Three dairymen were fined for plac ing formaldehyde in milk, in Shreve port; last week. The new Masonic temple at Ham mond was dedicated last Saturday. It cost $12.000. A DeSoto parish farmer sold $670 worth of strawberries off of a three acre patch, planted as a "side crop." The salaries of the principals of the Carencro, Scott and .Youngville schooxlsLafaye~tte pa sh) have been raised from $85 to $95. Nine thousand two hundred and forty children atten+ed public .ahool in Calcasieu parish' last session, ac cording to the report of Superinten dent McNeese. The Rock Island will build a large brick depot at Alexandria. It is said that through service between Alex andria and Little Rock will soon be inaugurated. The Baton Rouge State says that some of the planters of that section have announced that they will make no further effort to raise a cotton crop, but will plant corn. Pearl Wight, of New Orleans, who severalmonths ago was tendered the position of internal revenue collector by President Roosevelt, announced last Monday that he would accept. The Hammond Sun complains that blind tigers are getting to be numer ous in that town.- " vey nw g t r° DEATH OF ]![MIT DONEHO0. Home Paper Eulogizes Mother :.of Our Episcopal Minister. The Independent, of New Cumber land, West Virginia, in speaking of the death of Mr'S. Eleanor McCown Donehoo, Wife of ex-Senator John R. Donehoo and mother of Rev. John deQ. Donehoo, Episcopal Rector at this place, which occurred at that` place last week, says: "Mrs. Eleanor McCown Donehoo, wife of ex-Senator John R. Donehoo died very suddenly Monday morning at 4:30 o'clock. While Mrs. Donehoo had been ill for some time her death came as a shock to her family and to the residents of this community. She had been in ill health for some time suffering from a complication of Miana aQ "Mrs. Donehoo was a daughter of the late John C. and Eliza Sproule McCown, of Fairview, this county. She was born July 10, 1835, at Fair view. Attended the common school and later the Steunbenville seminarj. From girlhood she was a member of the Presbyterian church and a wo man of many distinguished graces of character. "On April 25, 1860 she was mar ried to John R. Donehoo. She and hEtr husband- l resided aWas1ihintin, Pa., and afterwards in several other towns, wh'en in 1874 they returned to Fairview and removed frbm the' latter place to New Cumberland in 1890, where they have since resided. "Mrs. Donehoo was an active work ea in her church as long as her health would permit. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother and a kind and good neighbor. -She is a woman who will be missed from the community and the many friends of the family extend sincere sympathy to the sur viving members of the family,, who are besides her husband, Rev. Jay DeQ. Donehoo, Rector of the Episoa pal church at Opelousas, La., and three daughters, Misses. Nellie and Christine, of the home circle and Jessie, wife of C. S. Bradley, - of this place. "The funeral was held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. W. E. Hill, of East Liverpool, in the absence of Rev. Richelsen, pastor of the church of this place. Interment took place in the New Cumberland cemetery.". r. Merriek" Fiixlng U >p Dr. Merrick W. Swords is occupy ing offices in the. Landa Buildiug rooms 7 and 8, and is fitting them up magnificently. He has provided himself with the latest medical appliances and books. Dr. Swords graduated with honors at Tulane this session. He is the son of Sheriff M. L. Swords, and the Clarion wishes him much success in his chosen profession. two one or two barrels of booms are shipped from Pontchatoula by team," Rev. M. J. Hoover, for six years pastor of the Emanuel Baptist Church at Alexandrias has resigned to as sp aiepaorate ofaBitiist C tirch at Newport, Ky., a city of 40,000 population. Burnaman and Baulch, two Alex andria policemen, were fined $5 each for playing slot machines. The May or in finding them said that officers had no right to violate the law to catch violators. The Alexandria Town Talk tells us that a splendid artesian well with a natural flow of 50,000 gallons in 24 hours was brought in at the plant of the Alexandria Lumber Co. near Pine ville one day last week, at depth of 1070 feet. Financial arrangements have- been completed for the building,. oaf .a fit teen story hotel on Canal stre,. on the same block where the Masi on Blanche stands, in New Orleans. It will be named the Audulbo~ Hotel, and will cost $4,000,000. Willis Tracy, a white maii a.d a member of a prominent Bat. gouge family, was murdered while on his way home in Baton Rouge Sunday night by a negro barber named Phil Thomas. The negro confessed, and was taken within, the walli of the penitentiary for safe keeping. Both oil and gas have been struck at Belle Isle in sufficient qusutities to make it pay, says the Franklin atch man. The supply is large enough to furnish the'fuel without e xpe for the operation of salt wror, which will tuin out 500 tons per da. The development of that islan4 ill now be as and effective. Mr. J. E. Dailey, from thea Set ond Ward, Breaks the ice. Mr. John E. Dailey, one of the mem bers of the police jury from the second ward, broke the:ice in ward' politics this week by announcing himself as a candidate for re-election. He is, we believe, the first to announce himself for any of the ward oflices. There will be hat oine me.uerr of the Police Jury from that ward. Under a law enacted by the Legisla ture at its last session, introduced by Representative Peyton R. Sandoz, of St. Landry, every ward but one in he parish will hereafter be= represented by one member each, the exception being the Opelousas ward, where on account of its population two mem bers will be elected, making that body nine instead of seventeen members. Mr. Dailey has made an efficient, painstaking, conscientious member.of the Police Jury, and puts forth his claims to re-election in the following circular letter to the voters of his ward: "I take this method'i-.announcing myself as a candidate for lection as Police Juror for this r -ŽBv ing served you faithfully sad c.n scientiously I do not hesitate to- ask for your support. As. there will be only one member to be electedl from this war& I wil% If elected, be able to serve the people of the whole ward with more satisfaction to them and myself in ward matters, and. give bet ter satisfaction to the taxpayers of the parish in parish affa-rs. "The. office of Police J*ror, uas yo well know, 'it one that does notWpay, and-is consequently an honorary posi tion only; but I shall always feel honored if celled upo to serve 'my people in any capacity. / "Earnestly soliciting yaur vote and support, I am, very sincerely, . --- .... - J. EDAILEY." SMILL OFFICERS. St. Landry Cotton Oil Co. Hold Annual Meeting. The stockholders of the St. Lan dry Cotton Oil Co. met in regular nn-; nual session last Monday, and elected a Board of Directors as follows: - Board -4f Jec# -J. R. Nortan, I. B. D biesea, ?Dr:J. A. Haas A. L Stagg; Jonas Hiller, J. R. Norian, Jr., and KennahB~illio. The Boasd of Directors ealete4he follow ig of icers: President, J. J. Norman; Vice President, E. B. Dubuisson; Secretary and Treasurer, A. L. Stagg; Attorney, Kenneth Baillio. MeNers. Norman and Hile 1rar_ from NewOrleanas and came aup for the meeting. they Crlt s r yirtithat usutret The Coloradoe Southern, New Or leans & Pacific Rilroad Company will probably be engaged in fighting seven suits for damages instituted by citi zens living along its line in the west ward continuation of Cheney street. Two have already been filed, and others are to follow, we are informed. Those already filed are by Messrs, Geo. W, Kelley and W. B. Lewis, ag gregating in amount of damages about $7000.- Those to follow are Messrs. A. C. Jones, Albert Mouret, Cyrus Tatman-4- RA~-Gidry, :E..M: Boagni and Mrs. David. Messrs. Lewis & Lewis represent the plain tiffs, while Mr. Dudley L. Guilbean, the regular attorney of the road at this point, will represent the railroad; and if in the mixup the city of Opel ousas is involved, which it will .prob ably be, City Attorney P. R. Sandoz will take care of the interests of the corporation. 'Mr. Kelley, in his petition, the gravaman of which is that of the other parties, avers that in the year 1898 he. bought a strip of land from the school board of St. Landry parish, facing now Cheney street, but at that time the property of the said school board, and which said school board then set aside fbr the use of- pur chasers of property along that strip. At the time Cheney street did not ex tend tio beyond the then western limits of the corporation, andt did not include the strip of land in question. Subsequently thejimits of the cor it th strip w taea n by the city as a street, but without the con sntiand without consulting the school board.. .,. Colorado Southern at a later p~eriod wa. anted a. right-of way over this strip,+:`.- o ntintation of"Cheney street, withont ~ i thor it _of the school board or vote of tI people, and the said road has assumed complete possession of this strip, destroying, obstructing and prevent ing the use of same as a roadway or tthoroughfare and preventing the in gress or egress of the people along the strip from their homes. For this, and for the additional inconvenience and danger resulting from sparks from the passing locomotives, the continuous .noise of 4.gnal whistles and trains and the : trembling and shaking of the earth, and the conse quent depreciation of the property in value, he asks for damages in the ,r* MOtflf sum of $3000. No motions have been made in the case yet, and it is rumored that Colo rado Southern officials are due here to pursue an effort to amicably adjust the matter. When it is tried, if it sbioula come to trial, Judge Lewis will recase him self in the suit involving the property of his brother, Mr. W. B, Lewis, but will be competent to try the other cases, although involving, the same poits o"flw aid equity : NO SPECIAL DEITVERY After. July 11 New 8 tem . m. oto No speciaeliiery simr be needed after Jl 1 :tai re:. mediate delivery of a lettera. Pursuant to an act=f the last ses sion of Congress, Postmaster enral Mayer has- issued an order that on and after July 1, if there be attchied to any letter or package of mail AEt ter, ten cents worth of stamps of ay denomination, with the words "pecial delivery" printed or written om the envelope or- coveF in addition to the postage required for ordinary de livery, the article wibeth handled as if it bore special delvegy stam.p. The postmaster general has decided also in the interest of expediting special delivery to recommend to con gress: an .enactmeat to the present law whereby such letters may be left at their destinatio' without proaur ing receipts in all cs. UntIl an gress can act, a broa constrption of the priaeti lill be given, so that receipt will-be accepted`of -any bne occupying the premises-to whom ordinary mai might be give. Eilk Order frmit e. The local lodgeof the Benevolent Protective Order of Elkl hasjustor dered a l t o Club ad lodgte oaom R ftnitire The Elks wilrootsse to improve. mentsy on their building. it nind ood Weather the E p.nW ai sh Will- Make About a Half Crop--.stimatek by Police Jurors from Every Ward. 0" W 1 nom:% 2;~ l·~a ~ **. Withthhe end in view of ascertain ing the true condition of the crop in ,t Landry, as . wels, as. he damage `done to bd ges by the later tleod th C>arion n last Wednesday interviewed every membej of the- PFo Jury here in attendance on the regular meeting of that body. These gentle men are representative citizens from their various sectiona, and being farmers in most part themselves, are in direct touch with the people and local conditions; therefore their opi nion and estimate can be accepted as fair and advised. It will be seen that conditions are not near as bad as had been reported and that with continued good weather a fair crop will be made in many sec tions. Of course all estimates are b ~aon aood easo from now on. The expressions of these citizens will 'rredttihlnterest by thdee who have wondered to what extent this section had been injured. FIRST WARD. Judge Adolph Guillory, the esteemed member from the Plaisance section of this ward, was not at the meeting Wednesday, and therefore could not be seen. He had attended the ses sions regularly (for he is a regular attendant) but that day. We, regret this, as he is a close observer and a just critic. From Messrs. Durio and Halphen, howeVer, we learn That the cirops in this ward are in fairly good condition, and that with & coptinuance of sun shine there is hope of over a half crop of cotton and a two-third of corn. Some sections, of course, 'sf fered more than others, but as a whole, the outlook is not gloomy. SECOXND WARD. Mr. J. E. Dailey and Mr.1 Pierre Ar cetean 4s t ard the ,fOr Goulee Croche, near Church'Point. Mr. Dailey.-"With continued good weather--such as we have had the past week-we should make over a half crop of cotton and a two-third crop of corn. The farmers are inde 4actiga at Work tqng to recoup the losa time occasioned by the ad verse weather. On the rich black bottom land of Vai ton late corn succees well, and ;reason that I say we w i a two th ird. crop. The bridges did you ask about? Why,. they were wrecked. I and my colleague, Mr. Ar9eneau, attended to the work of rebuilding them to a great extent ourselves; that is, in my section, inmy portion ofa het ward, I personally let the contracts and saw that the work was properly done by giving it my individual supervision. In that way, without taking any lat tering unction to my soul, I maytruth fully state that many dollars were saved to the parish, as the cost of putting all the bridges in the ward in repair only amounted t, I believe, sonething like $125." Mr. Arceneau. - "About one-half cotton crop, about one-half corn crop, is a rough estimate I would place :on the crop prospects. inmy section of the: second ward. That is, where seed for replantingnthat apiplies toothcotton amTcori,-available, a fair crop will be made. Some planted uas s fivetimes coa ton, and that exhausted the e esp plyp pretty pch. In " car ma:y-I may ay most-of the armers feed e rs to their sc,. with h re salt that t iv e hav e o plant. we could sea cly getpaybody to do the repairing mta i asonable price. I batouade my own te e thadut in Stime isnduiduaaly is the repair g te bridges e Aictuding -ve l ~a briges. td-d- , h i c4lt of 8to2 the psrish, wbwenI hai been aPked $75 topat oeh ofthe brd.ges in repair. My coleague, Mr. Dailey, and I have many all bridlges if the wart witch are not uaer the super vision of the road contractors, be cause the roads in auestion have not been sold." THIRD WARD; Mr. Louis Stelly is alone in repre senting the Third Ward, there being aut one membertallotteito that ward; which constitutes the Port Barre, Leonville and Arnaudville country. Mr: Stelly lives near Arniveille. Mr. $telly.-"Tbe ern carop will not amouant to much in my section I may say 20 percent. The cotton reop is more hopeful, and I may put that down at 4 .percent. The cane crop, however, has not been injured by the bad weather, and S0 per cent of the average crop ill be made, and thebet seed cane I have seen made fo klidg tom.e Tea, myt bridges were badly ; htorwiat etat I am not Prepared to ay as yet." FOURTH WARD. This Ward is represented byMr. N. M. Riar u, of the Atchafalaya see tion, andri W. F Clopt a, Preidqt of the Poll'e Jury, ~ from iirrow. Mr bichard was called away on pressing businessa and could not be seen by the Clarion "man when out "interviewing. Hlowever, he stated Monday that the prospects in his country were not rosy by any means, and that the people there had to contend not only with the rain water, but also with the seep age water from the Atchafalaya, which is at a high stage now. Dr. Clopton.-"It is hardly possible to estimate the crop of my section, at this moment. The tenants have no corn to feed their teams, and you -have-to-have teams -telant -There will be a large loss of acreage usually .planted.on this accoaunt.. If..you in sist on an estimate as to the probable crop, I will say one-third cotton and one-half corn. Some cotton has not been worked at all, but the corn planted before the weather set in has made well, and of a good quality of corn. Practically no bridge damage, except in the Waxia section." FIFTH WARD. The Fifth Wardis reprpresented by Mr. Anthony J. Muller, of the town of Washington, Mr. J. B. Deshotels, of: Grand Prairie, and Mr. Homer Savant,.of Whiteville. Mr. H. Savant.-" 'General Green,' and his army, the unmercjful and un military aggregation which I men tioned sometime ago as threatening our section, has got us good and strong now. He is in undisputed possession of the country. I nay say that there will be scarcely a third cotton and a fourth corn crop made in the Bayou Benuf country. The oily crop tha has thrived there is make nearly a full orop., The labor sitpation has added to the.distress of my section. There are hundreds of acres in weed in the Bayou Beauf sec tidn in whicha plough was not planted this year on account of the scarcity of labor." Mr. Muller.-"On the Bidstrup place I will make a full crop. Don't be surprised-it's a fact. My corn is made now, and I have a good stand of cotton. Yes, it's high, well away f$i talood water. The neighborhood of Washington, and from Opelousas to Washington, a full half crop or better will be made." Mr. Deshotels was not in attend ance at the meeting on Wednesday, and was not seen. ý He returned from New Iberia Monday morning in the wee ama hours, having attended a Knights of Columbus meeting there, and when released from. his duties here that evening went straight home and did not return. Mr. Desbhtels is both a farmer and a merchant, and we regret that we did nit get to talk to him on the situation in bi section. Capt. Samtel Haas, police juror from the Sixthward, had been away from his tow' t Chicot) for fasveral wiert= ize r: Heii in tha eie -isef i the elok .ad a -prestp mt e tuch of hope, however, "and'Mlthat citerd heare , eta of i. past a he planed crop iceptt ted h t pto thie 2i5t. of lae a i% if. Whc eriet and orfc io e at' ie ) ol he worked depends ea , with thz re et that hea between ow e and mea i ti r hate. phecn sedrop wil tderabo aierf , and he wias afrdl that teronttinad notn le dight.) the crop, b thad washed away the ertilizer. Hlves in :the boll weevil section of the arIsh,'bat-he did not anticipate any danger fro.. that source. The Seventh is represeated by Mr. Adraste Lafeur, of Plaisance, Mr. B. L Lafleur, of chataignier, and Mr. Evariste Vidrine, of Mainou, the latter the rice section of this parish. Mr. Vidrine.-"There is lots of rice to be planted In my section yet, but as we have practically all this month in which to plant successfully, you see we have every hope of making a good rice crop. Rice planted up to the 25th of June is in time. We have both irrigated and Providence rice there, and of course the Provi dence depends entirely on the rains we are to have between now and maturing time. The corn will he about half, while cotton will hardly (c nttnued on rage Eight.) 34 PAVLE Alderman John W. Lewis appeared before the Police Jury last Wednes day and asked that the X1500 bndg eted for the improvement of the courthouse sqare be turned over to the city council to be lumped 'with a sum to be appropriated by the city. He argued that by doing this the work could be done. much cheaper and expeditiously than if the parish through its committee already ap pointed attempted .to use .the. appro priation independent of the city, for the latter, whe' in obiwidt of ihe money, goold let out the contrac for the entire work in one, whereas the other way, lhr both bodies having r: hger .in the pie, a conflict might be occasioned. The police jury accepted this view, and promptly, turned the money by resolution over to the Board of Alder men of the-city,:and we -understand bids will be called for at once and the work commenced within .the next month. It is proposed first to pave the sidewalk around the. square, forming a biOulevarzd at least eight feet -wide and perhaps twelve, and this alone will take more than double the par ish appropriation, the city furnishing the balance of the mon t necessary. Concrete walks- ts:he1 ~eoortouse will also be built, and when, that is done the ladies of the Civic League will go to work in earnest on the square in the effort to biati4 & and to make it.one of the prettiet in the State. The late rains have kept the good ladies from. doing any work an the square, and the luxuriant growth of weeds now on it is not .a part of tik plans. We learn .that next we .if the favorable weather continues. has been selected as harvest time. BITTEN BY HORSE. Little Julia Duson n eets With Painful lnjcries. On last Saturday evening little Julia son, aged six, daughter of Mr. aniMr. . R. Duson and grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Dupre, and who is now stayig at her' grandparents, met with a fearfal accident, which will probably per tially disfigre her for life. There was a new colt in the barn yard, and little Julia and her younger brother. (aged 4 years) went :to led it, not letting her older oilknow of their purpose, howver. a 1, is pre sueed that the chlldrent fed thilieha ful of oats to the colt. on ~Ea round, nu thlat the mother of 4o~t aM p to share in the meal an the little children ted t defend it, whereapon the eare bt Julia e The rEts aet a tel ur r the efo wand over he lhf S alur heio, Taea a piece of olesh se ero te a half llar... The child was tso w ton the do e of `Dr. hate, t he re tbeaagonld te heofed with se t , the ,o redoi. ors°te sear it u at-et couat o poen ,tor h itatle one: mch at ach;as we 20. Withglad to say it now wll o s pollted. Sp ric Lne Tl a Tss. Mr. porick Vidrine wo over Mr. lias Ardoin at the eleb ot wiheld in Ville latte thlast Saturday, to break the rtie between these gentle men, occasioned by each receiving 17 votes at the primary election ke tfor town oeral Wicers held the Saturday before. They were running for memb1r of the town council, and the popularity of both was shown miles. the vote re ceived by each when it came to a tote a tete contest, the loser being only two votes behind his successful opponent, the vote standing Vidrine 22, Ardoin 20. Within two votes of a full vote was polled. Pipe Line To Krots's. A prominent member of the Opel ousas Rod and Gun Club is out withd a suggestiof that arrangements be made to ran a pipe line from the club house at Second Lake to Krots's Mineral Wells at Latanier, a distance of about seven miles. The cost, thinks this enterprising ' member, would not exceed a thousand dollars.