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II THE DAILY PICAYUNEr-NEA7 ORL: Afr TTTTtn rr -forr i i f.lslici tfco food delicious end wholcboms wOVsVf, AKfM CDRRENT COMMENT lilfiiississippi; mm J- Itt Bute Eu Eeiouroea, "Wilcli if Would 3Uke it the Wealtilst Cm- Konwealth la tie Union '-v fct i Heeded la liar Energy "and More Big Factoriei. Tie CepvUIeam State Committee Will 21eet Jaly A Tae Batler Jnrj 1 5 sun WV -yZ-'ifrrBM KCATC1I- BURBA1K.) i 218 Capitol Stzeet. Jackson, Miss Jon as. ItftSAj The state of Mississippi possesses no-bounded natural resourcee that only need to be Judiciously developed to make Ula one of tha most prosperous atataa of tile American union. Xhe prodwctrreneas of its soil, the mildness and chana of Ma climate and the variety of Ma agricultural products should Invite to the state the resident of north-era, eastern and western states, where climatic and natural conditions are ao essentially-different-.

The famous cotton lands of the delta are rkTher thaa the lands on the Nile, while Ma uplands are specially adapted Co the raising of food product. vegeta- bles snd fruit of almost every hind and variety. The nararal conditions of the atate axe almost Ideal, and all that la necessa-rr la the adoption of a broad-gauge, high-grade policy in the administration of Ha pobUe affairs, by which the Investment, of' csltal front abroad, and home capital aa well. -will be stimulated and encouraged. -Jli The atate haaan enormous wealth In Its forests.

There are hundreds of thou-aanda of seres of the famous lone leaf yellow" pros In the southern part of the state, while there la an almost Inexhaustible supply of valuable hard woods In the delta, consisting ef hickory, ash, poplar, walnut, and many varieties of oak, besides a osuMtty of. the Aneat cy- press. The wole parpose of the people of the state should be earnestly and. rntelli-greatly directed, towards making Missis-sippt a (teat inanufacturlnc state, and at the same time improving and dhrer-slfyinc ka agricultural resources. Upon tbeee two fandamental conditio oa de-.

penda the rotors svocreas and prosperity of the state. Cotton manafiaotorles shonkl be estab tlshed. BArht here, Is the heart of the eoitoa-rrowins bert of the sooth, the manufaotnre of -cotton yams and standard cotton fabrics will psy handsome profit, as has been practically demonstrated by the few fnsUrtatlons of the kind saw In the state. The maxrof aoture of wood prodocta will Kr the lTeatoro is anch enterprlsea. It KlaaUslppl hickory is ahpped but" of the state, manufactured Into wagons and other TShsclee, which are shipped back to the state and bought by our people.

Oaks and walauta are shipped abroad and brought back for sale In the shape of fnrnMure and articles of do men tic use of ererr sort. The deretop. meat of these Industries wlU promote the general Interest stud stimulate and encourac a gresit rmrtefcy of manor In. dumxies. Important, and economic reforms and Improved methods in planting and farming ahomld toe.

Inaugurated on broad and systematic lines. To this end technological schools should be estabashed, and the whole subject of the material Interesta of the state stud. led Intelligently, STBtemajUVcaUy and act-entlftcailyr This matter has nerer been properly handled, -or studied br the nubile men of the state, and the pobrdes of the etnte is ronnnig In entirely different directions." however, the pee-. pie are begin al ax te cosfldder and as-, predate the importance of this subject, aud the talk all ova the atate la to send the beet and-moat progreessve men from the different countlee to the legislature, and to relegate to the rear the profes-." sional poUtlcUns, those connoranta who fatten at the public expense, and whose only idea of government la a eemblnaitloa troat for the olnces. It is xetttnx to be reamLllr mMwfrtnrwt In the state that there can be no real imwpenxy-Msertaja'T there can be no material and liidiisl nrorreaa-wlth an tinsatlatacery vc Xi tlon of pontics and a low otaWaha rf bte.

Oood gov-. ernment, a fatffni nu patriotic admin-: latrwtlon of laws, -irblch thesnselTes are enacted noon an lntolurent contention of the requlrementa of the state, 4s the XandaoneiKai and lndispenalble condition progress and prospetaty. With such a gorernment, ana pnmuius- ior cne warns ox tne state, Inviting the confidence of investors, with assurances of irnnl protection to capital, and. moreover, with the assurance and guarantee of stability, the state of Mississippi can at ones be placed upon i-- the great highway of progress. Instead of 'lagging In the rear of the procession that is merlng onward to wealth and jnrwer ana greatni At a meeting of the committee of the HiaslaalppI Chess Association, held here to-day.

the following programme waa arranged for the grand chess tournament to be held at Jackson, July 17 1 Tourney to be a one-round contest, each slayer contesting a game with, every ether player. If the contestants desire, both a major and a minor tanrnev will be held, the players being divided according to their playing strength. Any. Mississippi player belonging to the nun vaean associsuon may enter US tourney. Is deference to a considerable prejudice against prise, it waa decided to award none carrying with it ownership: bat a handsome silver cup will be provided." which will remain the property taw wgatuwi, lut names OX tne aav naal champion being taVbed thereon, year after The pUyer, making the biggest score becomes the champion of the stats and president ox tne association.

The slaver maklne- the eeeond vhMt score becomes, first rice president, and the third player becomes second Tics president. On Monday, July 17, at 9 a. the players wUl sssemble at the senate cnamoer. in tne stats capital. Rales for ttlav will be a reed troon.

Honrs of play (nmless altered oy com-. rnon conaentK will be from a. m. to 32:80 p. ilO to 8:30 p.

nu, and from :30 to 100 p. m. Monday, the 17th will be devoted to tourney proper. Tuesday, 6:30 P. V-Interestlnr blind.

fold perxormance, visiting experts contesting, aaas one or mors games WedDeadar. 8:30 F. PeriBatH chesa, the single player engaging fifteen or more slayers almoltaneooaly. The public are cordially invited to attend all exhibitions ef chesa play. Kfforts will be made to secure reduced rates from railroad a and hotels.

Players Intending to participate are re- "1 uestea to seaa tneir names to Mr. M. J. mlta. president, or Mr.

K. Jama. curuuf aaisa. Mr. Tall, of this city, has been elected principal of the.

Ed wards High School. Mr. Wall Is a brother of Mr. Percy Tfall. elected iaat i week srlnclnal ef the Utlca High School.

Both grado- acea last ween arauuaaps coitege ana deserve the prompt recognition which has been given their merit, which Is gratifying to their many friends here, and mast be deeply so to their devoted toother, Mra. Wall, of the Jackson grad- aa. svaowiB. Chairman Lea, of the Republican state committee, has called a meeting ef said committee at Jackson at 13 o'clock. point men of supervisors of the census may be brought before It.

This com-mlttee is composed of fifty. -v i Jong st 'his reaidenee in this city, la on the nign roaa to au iccwumra imiuu He left last evening for a sojourn of a couple of weeks st his old home In Scott county, after which he purposes to vlrnronilr enter noon hia camnaian for auditor of public account, "It is not oersecution to ten the truth on a man. especially when the truth goes to show that he la unfit, for an office to which he is aspiring." Bo wrote Judge Iongstreet In his incomparable "Georgia Scenes," and he adds that reasoning, based on the Idea that to tell the truth on a candidate is to persecute him. "will make rascality a passport to office." Let's hsvs no such passports in Mississippi. The Jurv trvtnr Butler for the mur der of Deputy White reported that It could not agree.

It stood six for acquittal and six for conviction. Judge Powell refused to discharge the Jury and toia mem to try again. Superintendent Whitfield has decided not to bold the training school for Institute conductors, scheduled for Jackson. Elegant furniture, piano, by auc tion this day at Curtis' Art Booms, second floor of Exchange, 84 Baronne street. Nearly all the goods are consigned from a prominent Esplanade avenue residence.

UNION FKANCAISE. Commencement Exercises of Its Ex cellent Free School, Tax) Preach Consul DlstriDntlna; Sfeaml sua Premiums to the LeSktlma: Pupils. The school founded and maintained by the Union Francalse held Its closing exercises In Union Francalse Hall, Rampart street, near Dumsine, last night, before a large and very appreciative audience. Among the notables present were: M. J.

Trie-band, vice consul of France; Prof. Alcee Fortler. president of L'Athenee Leulsla- nalse; Very Rev. H. Mlgnot, curate of the St.

Louis cathedral, and the officers and directors of the Union Francalse; the consul of France, honorary president, represented' by Tice Consul Thieband; M. Felix Larue, honor ax president: F. Jau- bert, president; R. Dagoret, Paul Borde- nave, rice presidents; George Damlens, secretary; Ant. Castel, treasurer; Win.

Gomes. F. Surmely, C. Jaubert. Alcee Fortler, Arletlde Alciatore, J.

A. Mallhes, Octave Garsaud, B. Simon. B. Caserea, Unas.

Topptno, directors; Messrs. jean Sense. A. Pdne and Felix J. Dreyfous.

honorary directors. A patriotic chorus, -la (Marseillaise." by the pupils was the first number on the programme, and It waa followed by a pretty tableaux, "Salute the French W'l. PUtU DAA X-T a 1 a a Monies on. Julienne SouBe and Iaabelle Oorrege. A one-act comedy waa rerr ably hnDer- eonated by Misses Eleonore Negrla, Hen- necta jacoo, (Jiaire Auory, Jeanne Kum-iano.

Miss Emma Blalas recited, and the next occupants of the stage were Misses Cecile Boussel, Helens Monies un, Emma Blalas, Jeanne Cellea, Kiikia Dubois, Marie Tarrlde, Adele Raynal, Jallenne Soulie, Jeanne Monlezun, Berthe Botto, Odette Demoruelle, Jeanne Bernard, Eugenie Neggia, who were applauded in a comic song. An EngUah commedletta, "Miss Constant's Tour of Europe." was enacted by ratsses junnaoetn uauTin, Anna Auruien, isertne itotto. Biancne castetx. Leonls Dutrey, Anna Raynal, Jeanne RumJano. auss Anna naynai piayea a selection on the slther, and next came a comedy In one act.

In wmcn. nazucioated Misses Amelie Haydel, Josephine Cassard, Louise Botto, EmlBenne Marchand, Re-glna Taney, Viola Mares. The whole echoo nnr a rJurniL sail then Mr. Thlebaud, vice consul of France, uaimuim meoais ana premiums as zoi- owa: Gold medaL donated h-r PAthmM Lonlslanalse, for the best French scholar, awarded to Mlse Henrlette Jacob. uoid medal, donated bv the late Fran.

cola Tnjague. founder of the school, as a ptno iuu ivnuuci, won DJ atlas Manette OenwracDe. 811-rer tnedal for merit awarded to Miss Anna AuxUlen. First; Class First premiums to Misses Bleojoore Nefgto, Louise Botto, five premiums; Anns Raynal. fire; CJothUde Romlaao, five; Viola Alares, five; Berthe Botto, five: Helene Monlexun, four; Blanche Casteix, four; Eugenie Xerzlo, four; Julienne SouHe, three; Julie Chac-nard, three.

First Grade Second Class Miss Elisabeth JDaosln, At first premiums; Miss Claire Aubry, -three first and two second preznums; Miss Emlllenne Marchand, two first and three second. Third Class Mis Josephine Csssagne, 11 and three second premiums: Tsel. three first and two second; Miss MathlMe Demoruelle, two first and three second; Mlas Jeanne Ra-mlano, two first and three second: Miss Begin Taney, one first and three second. Intermediate Grade Fourth Clam Miss Anna A uxi lien, two first and three second; Miss Leonle Dutrey, two first and three second; Miss Jeanne Lagan, two first and three second; Miss Exilda Dubois, one first and three second; Miss Ellae Barthelmy. two first and three second; Miss Ernestine Lagarosae, four second premiums.

Fifth Class Miss" Odette Demoruelle, four first premluma, Sixth das Mlas Emma Haydel three first and one second; Miss Emma Biahu, three first and one second; Miss Jeanne Bernard, two first sod two second; Mies Adele Raynal. two first and two second: Miss Jeanne Celles, Miss Marie Taxride. each, two first a ad two mamm Preparatory Class (Miss An tenia Botbv Lxce urai; auss Jeanne auraieaua, two first and one second: Miss Celine Demoruelle, two first and one second; Miss jLancasse. two nrsx ana one second; Miss Hortense OullMe, two first and one second; Miss Rachel OoiUle, two first and one second Mhu Palm.Tm nnrin wo. first and one second; Miss Adele Grossier, two first and one second; Miss tuniio wwnou, two, urst ana one sad; Miss IsSbells Bonnecarrere, two first premiums.

Eighth fTsss (Utusrs TTlsintis nn. oruelle. Marl Rumlano. Stella Jacquet. iMarcelle SouUe, IsabeBe Larmrosse, Jean- enae aegis, Bath Chsrvet, EmUio CharveL AngeleCassarne, Philo-nienePrleur, Louise Parlay.

Berths No-don, Edmeo Louise Bonnecarrere, laaoeUe Corregs, each, a premlusn for correct reading. Medal for. needlework and kotttlng were awarded to uism ciitm inhn first; Miss Jeanne Lagan, second; Miss The llnJon FraBcwtaj, Rntvnnl I. flourishing condition: and tes seventy-five vupua, UHicr xuiuon ox tne zouowing v-vrua muie ana semens teacsers; miss first; Miss Jeanne Lagan, second: Miss Glrard. first grade; Miss M.

Michel. Eng-Uah; Mlas Incle Testard, music; Miss T. juacoacro, tancy worn. :v.TJlfCXai "MAMTB. asrtnsr Sf Arkssisi.

Owned and conducted by the United states government; win eradicate the effects of grip and cure rheumatism, malaria 4-maaK liver and nervous disorders, paralysis. Mood and skin diseases and chronic and (uncuoaat uerangemenxa. Mountain' cli mate ana coot, aeugartxul summers. Leading KaI.Ii aiuiii th. whiJ.

A if Avnn a T.rl Tnll-mn xrA.w era, and 100 others. Address the agers iur mn. ana u. WOOley, secretary, Business Men's 'League, for uiustraxea pampniets oz information. semmes memorial day; in toe codrt, Too Eapreme Bendi Iatexrirpting tie Course of Law To Pay Tribato to "a lUstor Called Tie LoxiiBiaoaaBar Freseatbg Some EepresentatiTet To Toleo the General Feeling; at the Loss of the Great -Jurist.

A large number of lawyers, almost the entire bar of the city, assembled In the supreme court room yesterday morning to commemorate the memory of the late Thomas J. Semmes, the Nestor of the Louisiana bar. who died i few days ago. The Justices of the supreme court ecu-Died their plsces on the bench, and the Jndges of the court of appeals and the civil district court were seated in front of the bench. After the reading of the minutes by Clerk Hyman.

Mr. W. S. Benedict, aec-retary of the Louisiana Bar Association, stepped forward and read the memorial prepared by a committee of the association. It was as follows: To the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana: Under a rule of the court there is In scribed on its records the following entry: "xaonuB j.

semmes, born in ueorge, town. D. Dec. 16, 1824: admitted to the. bar by the United States circuit court aittinr.

in that district, in March. 1845: admitted to the bar ox Louisiana, Feb. 17. 1851." This in the well-known band of Mr. Semmes.

and we now ask tout leave to add: "He died in New Orleans, of heart failure, on Friday morning. June 23. 1899." The last survivor of the incorporators of our Law Association of 1855, he waa constantly tne nest smong its members, and viewed with pride lta enlarged usefulness and Influence when he enrolled his name under Its new charter of 1899. In the death of Mr. Semmes we have lost one who.

for more than a generation, has br universal consent been regarded as its most brilliant and able representa tive. It was sudden and wholly unex-Dected. for althourh he bad reached the advanced age of 75, he still retained the full enjoyment of hia mental faculties, and was still, appsrently. In good bodily health. None oz nis inenas suspectea that the end of hia brilliant, career waa ao near.

It waa hoped that, for many years to come, we would hare with us him, whom with common consent we looked upon ss our undisputed leader, ranking with, in all respects, the most famous advocates of the great cities of this country. The feeling which we entertained for him was one of mingled admiration and affection. Hia pre-eminence as a souna sna wise leeal adviser, and hia wonderful skill and ingenuity in forensic argument, were conceded without reserve. To these rare qualities of intellect he added qualities of heart that peculiarly endeared nlm to the younger generation of lawyers, whom his teaching and example ao largely contributed to form. His unfailing and generous spprecia-tlon of them, and hia warm commenda tion of their efforts, were equaiiy in consonance with the generosity with which he always responded to their calls upon his store of learning.

TTI. II. waa one of thonrht. Of Study snd of work. Constantly In pursuit of duty to clients, ne waa ever reau wr hia case, for the court and unmindful or all aave the method by which reason in their interest could avail.

Often called in to h- waa hta Invariable habit to give the Junior every opportunity for dlstlngulShment, and attribute to him the credit of success, if attained. He was absolutely free from any spirit of detraction or Jealousy toward his adversaries, or those who might be regarded as rivals in his profeaeion. He thoroughly enjoyed Intellectual ability, and In speaking of the performances of able men, no ne ever heard from him a word of disparagement. He waa, in tne truest ana oon mcaac, a man of proud and independent spirit, to whom the Men eoold never occur to aeek to raise himself to the detriment of another. Hia speeches were dtatlngulahed by a perfect lucidity of statement and con ciseness wmcn Rtmra iuiubbiuic, uuu he had presented all the material points In his argument, very briefly in point of time, and which yet afforded him time for an adequate discussion of the facta and principles on which the case would ultimately oe decided.

Wltti an Intuitive instinct, he was ever prepared to meet and overthrow bis arirersarieV movements with an acumen and grace not only to counsel, but especially toward the court, that most frequently ended, then snd there, the llti ration in which, he waa engaged. He wanted no time In discussing Immaterial evidence. His statements were positive, and he trusted to the food sense and Judgment of the court to disregard matters not requiring consideration. Hia fund of knowledge was extraordinarily large. He frequently illustrated and mmalnated the principles under discussion by apt references to cognate princtnlea in fields of law apparently art the- other extremity of the continent of Jurisprudence, or by a clear showing of the economical and social principles out of which had grown the rule of law.

The kUl and swiftness wrh which he aiprpfied governing rule to the facts of a given case were due to his profound understanding of the reasons and principles on which the Docntive rules of law are based. This thorousrh understand ing and atrfll-ty to recall and apply them gave hater. ave won ma great strenarca aa a oe. WhUe he kept himself accurately Informed as to the general course snd trend of the Judicial development of the principle of our system, he did not burden his memory with a multitude of cases. Knowing wtaat -had been decided and what he deemed essential, he -knew when, where and how to apply st between indlviduala fcn reference to any principle that were brought into being by the htijpstVoa in which he was then engaged.

let in his days, from the earliest case we have been able to find (In 1852,. 7th Ajl, 185) to the month of his death, he 'encountered, during forty-seren years, the airiest lawyers of each generation, and has been, during the past generation, the acknowledged peer of all. With affable manner, close attention to detatta, and founding nil upon his view of the merit of his -clients' interesta, it is not surprising he attained such eminence. Times change, and we change with them, but within the memory of the bar no change la manner, study or method was had in Mr. Semmes.

Tnough. the country was in disorder, pofiiJcal embroilments constantly arising, bitter war prevailing for many years, he went into all with a calmness and active brain by' which wise discussions were had and wholesome doctrines prevailed thereon. In his early days at the bar he was appointed United States attornuy for this district, and his clear and Xorteal pleadings are there, etitt extant. This position led him into the domain of pontics, in which! thereafter, to the time of his death, he parlici'pated, either as sn actor in legal matters or aa an adviser rn change reiotrve thereto. -Never swerving from the political view he adopted on reaching' manhood, the legal lore of our state is replete with his acts la furtherance of that doctrine.

Hia lnduagenc and regard for others Is exempttaed la his act of last will. Just probated. We have lost our oldest member; the bar its ablest colleague or opponent; the bench the- clearest and meet anaiytioai pleader and reasoner, and tats clients a sawyer not now to be replaced. His family hare our sympathy In their great-loss. We respectfully request your honors to grant space upon your minutes of this day our tribute.

Respectf nly submitted, HENRY DENIS, Chairman ALBERT VOOBHIES, KRT3TTSCHN1TT, E. D. SAUNIE RS, rW. S. BENEDICT.

-When the reading of thia interesting document had been completed, Hon. Edgar H. Farrar arose and read the follow- -wGott, Vhit8 Hand, 5 Ijrxuriani Are fotind in the perfect action ol the pores produced by CrmccBA 8oAr, a sure pre-Tentive of pimples, blackheads, red, rough, and oily akin, red, rough hands with shapeless nails, dry, thin, and fanig hair, and simple baby blemishes, because a proven tire of inflammstion aU clogrrfnz of the Toasa. J5fjrtbute to the memory of his departed friend: vLJ P1. Court This hour hv PPlnti.

by your direction, to hold a memorial meeting in thU high tribunal in honor of our lost leader, who. LyeSr" an4 honors, has passed to his rest. The voice that for nearly half a century -was heard at tMs bar. snd always Instructively heard, is silent forever more The -robust thinker, the cogent reasoner, the wise counsellor, the CKar-headed, sound-hearted man, who was the prop of court and bar and litigant remains with us only ss a memory. But how grafilous and how honorable a memory will always attach to the name of Thomas Jenkins Semmes I Of all that galaxy that shone in the legal firmament of ante-bellum days, containing Benjamin, Soule, Bradford, Dufour, he alone persisted Into the present generation; yet, not like the last leaf upon the tree, with palsied hand and enfeebled brain, but remaining to the end a perfect realisation of the pagan poet's prayer mens ssna In corporo sano.

The old-time courtesy dwelt with him alwaya: New men, new manners, new times and rough neither brushed It away nor acidulated Its suavity. The benevolence of his character, naturally great, was Intensified by his strong religious convictions, which made him a persistent and consistent follower of the Catholic faith. His charities, his kindness to the poor, the friendless, the widow and the orphan were almost without limit. To his brother members of the bar, and particularly to the younger members, he was a model of generosity snd helpfulness, siring his advice and guidance, and opening to them his vast storehouse of learning and experience willingly and without stint. 1 To the bench he was alwaya considerate and respectful, so that even the Judicial harpies who disgraced some of our courts In the reconstruction period forbore to strike their talons Into him or his clients.

Even the keen wound of reversed Jurisprudence, or mangled finding of facts, failed to upset the equanimity of hia temper. As teacher for many years In the law school of the Tulane University, his lectures were remarkable for their combined terseness snd lucidity. Though educated In the common law, he became a thorough-going civilian by adoption, and never waivered In his loyalty to the latter system. Indeed, he lamented and reprobated the constantly Increasing tendency of the court and the lawyer to encroach upon the principles of the civil law by looking for their law in the common law text writers snd not In the code and Its commentators. Hia public life as executive officer snd as lswmaker are part of the public history of this people, and no page thereof that bears his name speaks snght but honor snd devotion to duty, no matter what private sacrifice he was called on to make.

Aa a private citizen his voice, his vote snd his parse were always arrayed in defense of those fundamental ptincl- of government by the people and or the people, tree from the meddlesome control of lntoleranta and theorists snd the Jesdlng-strlngs of oligarchs-principles which he believed had been evolved from the fire and slaughter of the American revolution, and transmitted to posterity to be kept as a possession forever. Into the sacred precincts of his domestic life we pass not beyond the port-sis. There stand the stricken widow, hia wife for a few months short of fifty Tears, snd the mourning men and women, their children, who attest 'the loving and devoted husband, the tender and cherishing father. But above and beyond ail these Qualities, clear, calm and intense hke Hes-per In the evening sky, shone a feat luminous intellect, quickened by study of the hum ni tie, trained In the logic of the schoolmen, patient of labor, firm in grasp of principles, tenacious of memory, rapid in analysis, sitting the false from the true with unerring Judgment, and no more stopping in ita progress to catch up a quibble or a trlflle than an eagle stays his soaring to catch a fly. In his system of study, Mr.

Semmes, Hke Lord Coke, thought it better to seek the fountains than to follow the rivulets of the taw. His aim was Baconian, cog-noscere causae rorum, to discover principles, to find the fundamental data of morals, of sociology or of public policy upon which alleged principle was baaed, to test tfhose principle and their foundations both inductively and deductively, and when thus tested and found true, to use them as instruments for the demonstration of other truths, and to Wield them as weapon to detect fraud and to unmask error. Hence hia arguments and his briefs were singularly void of that "puerile erudition" of the text book and the digest with which some men pad out their own lean substance. In every case his mind sought a principle on' which to rest as instinctively as the orga-nless Shoot of a growing vine sweeps eurrounding space for a support. Therefore, ae Always reasoned out his cases before he examined the authorities.

If they agreed with him, all well and rood; it sot, then they had to stand the shock of his relentless analysis and the coil of hi grim logic. When a great lawyer's Zrfe work la finished and Mr. Semmes was Indeed one of the treat lawyers of this time he may well say with the lyric poet: Non omuls mortar; mnltaque para mel vrtabK Ifbltlnam. The work be has well wrought Is more enduring than brass, more perennial than marble. The remoraeles hand of time ha made ruVbisa heaps of the proud cities of the ancient world.

Rust and. canker have eaten up the effigies of heroes and lmperstors. But the labors of the great lawyers who built up that system of written reason called the Roman law still remain aa rules of action and of right for he greater part of the dvlhsed world of to-day, and their names are as toousenold words to the students ef that system. Mr. Semmes's Impress upon the Jurisprudence of Louisiana is too large and too masterful to permit his name and fame to be forgotten; for truly indeed can we apply to him the encomium of Utptan: "A high priest of the law, who worshiped Justice, who possessed a knowledge of the equitable and the good, who separated the right from the wrong, the lawful from the unlawful, who sought to make men good not only by the fear of punishment, but by the nope of reward, and who professed a true and not a false philosophy.

City Attorney Samuel L. Gihnore next addressed the court. He said: It is our duty as men to pay respect to greatness; it is our duty as Christians to do honor to the dead. I stand here, reverently, to discharge this double duty, as an humbl friend of the great man who has passed sway, only asking ieave to pay a modest but a loving tribute to his memory. Wfcen.

-on tset Friday eaorning. the news cams to -the people of this city of the sudden death of Mr. Semmes. every ne in this community realised wrur a shock of sad emotion, that the ablest, the most learned jurist, the strongest, the most enlightened statesman of. the south had gone to take his stand before the last -v No man smong; ns" -could remain unmoved by the mournful tidings, nons could restrain a sith of affectionate regret, for waa not Mr.

Semmes the sst fostrious company of public men, tae sooth's glorious past brought forth. The grand story of Mr. Semmes' life wUl be told snore eloquently than I can teH it, trie genius will extolled, his labors wondered at. his services to his country gratefully I will but say a word or two of one of Ms many virtue, a virtue which is the greatest of all virtue. -rlrtu possessed anch fullness that It has diffused Jta sweetness even across hi grave, his charity.

As a young man I sst at Ids feet, pupil; In more advanced years I sat st ttU side, still learning, and all hia lessen were taught to me, a to ere-ry one of nis younger iegai brethren, with that Snsleness and kindliness which, denotes generous heart. v' -Krmmn amemr those of our calling ever found Mr. Semmes too much engaged to listen to narrations of doubts snd difficui- ties ana give nij Vr so conn of any calling ever found Mr. Semme unheedful of a story of distress or heattAUna- to relieve Not to the great Institutions of his own.reMglon did he confine tis contributions knew, in poverty, neither Jew nor Gentile, but gave with free and wuilng 'Aand wherever want and smffer-lag Even when Mr. Semmes was perform-Dr what to all must be among the solemn acts of his life, writing down the wishr to be last remembered and respected by thosa who 4ove us.

snd whom we leave behind, the greatness of the man' unselfish soul directed the pen that wrote the lines he addressed hia beloved wife, that noble lady who shared hia Hfe, hia tolls, Ma triumphs, knowing fall well his words would find ouVck echo in her gentle heart. He said: Be kind to those among my debtors who may need your kindness." -Wlhen Mr. Semmes wrote hi wlB he built a monument. When, hereafter. Hie name of Thos.

J. Semmes la mentioned, when his talents snd his learning are recalled, when his great deed Are referred to. we must aH remember nd nerer fall to tell that in the book of life tola name wH be found. Uke Ben Edem's. as one of those who loved his fellow-men.

General Miller snd Mr. E. T. Merrick followed, with tributes to the memory of Mr. Semmes.

and Mr. Harry EU HaM, dean of the law department of Tulan University, of which Mr. Semmes was one of the professors, presented resolution which bad been adopted by the faculty. Mr. Hall read" as follows: Whereas, from 1873 to 1879, as professor of civil hvw.

and from 1889 until the time of his death, as professor of coa-atltntlonal iarw. common taw and equity, Thomas J. Semmes devoted. In this law schooL great part of fals valuable time and his inestimable teaming to the education of the young bar. He taught, as he always thought and spoke, with lucid strength.

He was foud of the problems of the law. liked to solve them, and, from th snarl and tangle of confused theories and inisinterpretAtion. to draw forth the golden threads of truth. But, more than this, he ioved the youth whom he taught, and. with marvelous affinity, hia mind discovered and coalesced with those brighter intelligence which are always found when many are gathered together.

Kind, considerate to all alike, he watched these select few with eager, curious delight; inquired whence they came, and followed them with an interest aSmost paternal. Of his relations with this faculty tt is useless to speak. No one could live in the dear and lofty atmosphere of his thoughts and be shown, as familiar, the kind senarbUlry of his heart, without first admiring, and then sincerely loving a man so distinguished by nature and education. For nearly half a century his life's work was In the legislative halls and in the courts of this state; and the In. tultive insight, the comprehensive grasp and uncoonpromiaing accuracy of his intellect so helped to frame and Interpret lta laws that, in gazing at his coffined form, one could almost believe that he saw lying shrouded before him a very part of the Jurisprudence of Louisiana.

He died of years; but he died in the fullness of his fame, his faculties unimpaired, the light of his superb intellect undimmed. His body dragged out no weary days, rocked upon a bed of pain: his mind groped not blindly in the darkness of aendllty. For him no shadowland lay between the brightness of perfect manhood, and the effulgence of eternal faith; but. with one short step he passed from death to life. There is one sun by day, but a million stars by night; one light of the mind, but countless Ughtn of the heart.

And in Che gloom with which his departure ha shrouded all of who loved him, we lose sight of the brilliant intellect which vivified the world about him, only to see gleam through the dark canopy of death myriad memories of his sweet charity and kindly actions even as the stars, invisible by day, glorify the firmament at night. Resolved. That with our loving sympathy, copies of these resolutions oe sent to his bereaved family snd be presented to the supreme court of the state. Chief Justice Nlcholls requested Mr. Justice Frank A.

Monroe to respond for the court. Justice Monroe said: T'It Is quite within bounds to say that no fairly intelligent person could hare been thrown into even casual association with the late Thomas J. Semmes without being Impressed with the tsct that he was a man of extraordinary mental capacity; and with thoae who were afforded better opportunities for observation this Impression crystallized into a conviction that he would leave tew abler men surviving him, either In this country or elsewhere. He possessed. In a marked degree, that characteristic ef great intellects, the faculty of reducing at ence, and with scarcely conscious effort, questions apparently the most difficult, to their simplest proportions, subjecting them to a mental process which might perhaps be compared to that by whicu.

In a smelting furnace, the dross la burned away from the pure metal: An exercise of power, of Intellect and strength of perception ao intolerant of irrelevant matter aa to wither and destroy, without ever becoming entangled with it. Endowed by nature with a great mind, he had ail the advantages which the love, the opportunity and the physical capacity tor unlimited cultivation could aiford. Hia mental faculties were In a condition of perfect training from his school days until the day of his aeath, and his wide reading and experience afforded him a fund upon which he could draw to the great advantage of those wno appealed te or relied on him. It was not only that he possessed this vast fund of information, but mat he alwaya seemed to have Just completed an Inventory of his stock, and to have at his immediate command the particular principle, precedent or fact needed for the occasion, Bis fertility of resource was. therefore, wonderful, but not more so than the unerring exactness with which, he resorted te that one, among many which might- suggest themselves, best suited to nis purpose.

The Judge to whom he addressed himself might, or might not. accept his legal propositions, a applied to the concrete case, but no one could ever complain that those propositions were lacking in either force or clearness; What he had to say waa stated with a perspicuity that made plain lta meaning to the dullest; comprehension, and, when he had nothing to say, he said nothing. He was always prepared with his case, not that he came into court with a formidable array of books, but that if he referred to books st all. the authorities to which he called the attention of the court applied so directly to the-matter at Issue ss to render a multiplicity in reference superfluous. "His breadth of information and capacity for clear statement made Mr.

Semmes an invaluable teacher of law, and his connection with the law school of the Tulane University enabled him to render a service to the people of Louisiana, the good effect of which, most highly appreciated by the students who. have attended his lectures, will be felt in this state for generations to come. His association and Intercourse with the members of the faculty waa characterised by aa amiability and kindness of demeanor to which there was never an exception, whilst in the matter of the examination and graduation of students, there was alwaya a conflict between hia desire to raise the standard of legal education and his disinclination to give pain to the individual before --my-v-i--- "In the convention which adoped the present constitution of this state, he waa looked upon as the adviser of the entire body In many difficult situations. As chairman of the Judiciary committee, and as a member of the subcommittee which had charge of the Judicial affairs of the dtT of New Orleans he rendered services of priceless value; and It, no doubt, will be a source of satisfaction to many of the members of that convention, and particularly of that committee, that they were afforded 'the opportunity of being thus associated with a citizen of hia attainments in a work of such transcendent Importance -to the state which they all loved. The bench joins with the bar in denlorlng the loss of a valuable cltisen and a great lawyer." TRIBUTE.

JPlAees Wreath ok Elosmei The following beautiful tribute to the memory of Mr. Thomas Semmes is from the pen of Judge R. N. Ogden. presiding Judge of the court of appeals, whose, eloquence is weU recognized in Louisiana: 1 -Y The reward of a well-spent life la to be found not only in the glory of the world to come, but in the honor In which the cherished memory is held in this: No better exemplification could be found than in the scene enacted a few days since by representative of the u-tire community in their attendance at the church at the burial of Mr.

Thomas J. A colossus of Intellect has been crashed. A Hercules of troth. Integrity and ability has fallen. A knight whose domestic snd social life was as pure ss Sir Galahad haa gone to find the sacred eangrael; and we are left with mournful hearts to do reverence to his greatness and to lament In with grievous sorrow our irreparable los.

I do not Intend to eulogise his many virtues, nor dwell on characteristic traits. This task has been placed la hands more competent but not more willing, snd the eulogy of his excellency, the archbishop of this diocese, recently delivered, makes it impossible for me to say more in his praise. But I desire to attest the great loss, not only to society, to the profession of which he was an exalted member, but to the Judiciary by the extinguishment of, this legal luminary whose brilliancy and clearness of intellect, so frequently penetrating the obscurity of complicated questions of law, brought darkness and doubt into the clear light of truth and Justice, Y-, Mr. Semmes was. Indeed, a wonderful man.

i' His intellect wss electrical, as, well as analytical. -y He waa a walking encyclopaedia, and with a versatility of information equal to the of literature." Profound and deep as an artesian well, his wit and humor' sparkled -at -times like joy-a-ivlng champagne. and yet he was clothed si ways with a gentle dignity becoming' the greatness of the man. As a lawyer he had no superior. In debate he devoured his antagonists as the serpent of Moses swallowed up those of the Egyptians.

He was generous, affable, constant In "his friendships, jnst to his word, and an otter enemy to all that was Y- It Is said that, conscious of approaching death, his last moments were spent in prsyer. What an Impressive one that should be alwaya on the tablets of our mind, this good man, this great lawyer, whese learning, ingenuity and eloquence had so often obtained Judgments, reversed Judgments, pleading at the bar of heaven for a stay of judgment, but, alas! in vain. i Yet If the good work done In this world can be placed In the world to come, we have the comforting assurance thit our honored dead lies peacefully In the bosom of a loving father. Cafe Dining Cars and elegant new Pullman Sleepers on New York train, finest scenery, highest sl-tltudes. cleanest snd cool-eat root thronra.

moun tains of Tennessee snd Virginia. Train leaves 7 :30 p. m. dally. Ticket office: St.

ChsTles Hotel. CUSTOM-HODSB NOTES. OaVbm avav Paerts R.1 esua Crop BmlleUns. Through the enetgetie work of the weath Bureau la Puerto Sic sad Cuba, there say been organised In those Islands sections of the climate and crop sarvcis, whose weekly climate and crop bulls tins, similar to those of the Louisiana section, of whim copies sis furnished every waek, ara now being regularly Issued from the eaatrai stations at San Joaa and Havaaa. la organising this work la these newly acquired possessions the weather bureau haa bees very aucceaaf al.

la addltten to the regular weather bursas stations, at Havana. Clenfuege and fiaattago, Cusa; and at San Jaan, Puerto where trained observers are la charge, keeping a coatlnaous record of weather conditions and Instruments! readings an 1 telegraphing reports to Waahlagtoa at a. as. dally, saaay voluntary stations have seen estaMUhe, and equipped with atindard tharaaometars and rata gauges, la both islands, snd the work of locating others is being prosecuted. Arianganenta have already bean completed by which the ntoataly meteorological report, such as are now issued by th various cllmats and crop service centers In the Unltad States, will shortly appear.

The monthly reports, like the weekly bulletins which are attract-lag much favorable attaatlon ars to be prlaU la both 8panlah and KagUaa. Is the national climate and crop bulletin. Issued at Waaalngtoa on Cuasdiy of each week, is now given a talerrp)la summitry of to climate and crop ron-iltljos mailing in Gab soring the wsek ending Mtnday, thos placing th Ons sectlja the same footing wit ta various elimat aad crop serrlc sections of the baited States, so far as ths pohUcatlsa ef weakly samaaaries ef the cllmats aad crop sr concerned. Ths weakly and monthly pahMcatlr mentioned above are for fre distribution end, account of ta similarity of both ta cllmats sad prod nets sf Caba to those of southern Loulalaaa, there is ao doubt that they would be latsrestlng, instructlTs and of vain many la this country. Persons desiring same may havs their addresses' added ts tas list at either Havana or baa Jnaa, sr bath, by addressing a request ts this tfic.

A CI -rll Serrlce Bi A competltlv elimination, under ths rules of the United States civil servlee coaimlssloa, of appllcaats for the grade of mastsr, mat, esflneer and ssslstsat saglaser la th classified lighthouse servle of ths Bight district, will be held at the custom-nous building on July 27, 1899, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. 'Blank applications can be obtained from A. T. Wad ha ma, commander, D.

S. Inspector of the Kighth lightaooss district, chairman local civil servlee board. Applications will not be accepted sal ess rs-celTed by th board -by ths hour of closing business on July IT, 189. Therefore, all persons desiring examlaattoa should secure blanks and all them at oaoa, in order ts allow time for any necessary corrections. Poslmar, irimtshlmsT, Artlatlo Arrauasremiemt.

Monro Vlrmt Prls. OUR- LADY OF GOOD COUXSEL. Tato Bora' school Glres sua Imter ewttmar Eatertaiameat. Last night the boys ef the school ef Our Lady of Oood Counsel gave an entertainment waVA proved very pleasant affair. To-night the girls will have their turn, and to-morrow the formal commencement exercises of the school will be given, when the meritorious 'ones win their rewards for the year's application.

The entertainment last night, given In the hall, adjoining the school, on Louisiana avenue, near Chestnut street, waa well attended. The programme waa diversified, and for an hour or longer served to entertain the friends and relatives gathered. J. Graham and B. "Welsh opened the entertainment with a piano duet, "Dream which was followed with a song by the school, Mr.

M. Zollinger being the accompanist. The primary department then told of "The Nineteen Men," after which the dialogue entitled -The Runaways" was given. Masters J. -Mire, J.

Powers, R. Delord and J. Schilling were the characters, the music being urnlflhed- by M. Zollinger, J. La- rte, J.

Welsh. L. Elmer, W. Boning. Delord aad A.

Dnans. "The Gesture Song" was given by the primary department, and then foilowed another dialogue, "The Dancing Dutchman," by Masters H. Kohl, W. Kohl, J. Mualane, L.

Esmer and Zresler. During the Intermission which followed refreshments were served by the following ladies. In charge of that department: Misses Tnomas, Houser, Graham, L. Thomas, A. Thomas, L.

Cardenas, S. Menendes, Brink, Oesano snd Hogan. Hoinnger, J. "Welsh, M. Elmer, W.

Boning, J. Laporte, R. Devord. A. Dumas, M.

Zollinger Welsh furnished more music upon violins snd pisndoUns, after which was a cherus, The OaUant Maine," by the school. Ths Intermediate department gave the "Jolly Tars," a recitation. 'The Sailor Crew7 was given by th subjunlor department, sifter wbdh more violin and mandolin music, 'The Btrd Organ," another dia-iogue, followed brief intermission. Mas-ters C. Turner, H.

R. Mullancy and W. Kohl were the actors. Then followed In succession a piano duet by M. Zollinger snd Keegnn, a drill by th nbseniof department, lnstrotnental music by J.

Graham, pianist: M. Elmer. L. EK mer, J. Welsh, J.Laporte, W.

Boning, A. Dumas and L. a comic recitation, and an interesting piece telling about a Georgia camp meeting. "Ho-rn'T Alley," by several of the above pupils of the school, after which "Just Sing a Song for Ireland" closed the entertainment, E. Welsh accomaanyinaT ths olae In the singing.

-7 The door committee -was composed of O. Goets, Charles Becker, Oborles J. Lehmann and L. Rico. The floor committee was O.

Lelts, J. A. Carley, W. 8. Bender and J.

Ihrmann. OOCTQ OUT OF TEX CXTT FOB THB MMMIt MONTHS CAN HAVE THB D4 1LT PlCaXCNiE MAILFO TO THEM AT AM POINT IN XHJS liMTED BTATti 08 CANAn. jfORfl A MONTH, POST AOS IN. CLLijf r. AXDh.F WLLiL IB CHANOiD A i O'TEN AS I--ISFD.

IN MAKI.VG A r.ino-: crv i a of rOTH tea li-J aiJ lS tor OFilC-i r) An Excellcst YTfc pleaoant methci i effeet of the wU-k 8TBTJP OS FIGS, the OAJLIFOEXIA. FIQ Uruatrate the Talu ef JlQnieV' -laxatir known to be saedicintiiy presenting them in the xxeshina- to the taste'and a the system. It Is the trenrthenlns; laxative, syatea effeetaaUx, fiw-headaches and fevers -promptly, and enahllnc sae hahrtnal constipation pemi perfect freedom from every able quality and srfbsti-'-actlnr on th kidneys, livtr em, without weakening c-thatn, auke ft the ideal kux lav fho prootsa of ntanfac rt used, a they are plea: taste, but the mesioinal zrJ rsssedy are obtained froa," other aromatic plants, by known to the OAJLjJCr' SfUUP OCX only. Mja crd 1 bcnenoial effects aad te tiXML pssas nrsaetabcT of the company pdntoi a x'wsJ3r pasag. CAJPbRNIA FIQ r' IN ST.

BEHNAI. Alrreiis Leaked ftr Trt FlaaJlyFeBjidl Gainer to tne Hospital Tr: let in His Lest. His Aa? Ssurrenderinar. A shooting affray. ocecrr sOanghter-house last trez: o'clock, the principals belBg and us Ahren.

The latter v. In the left Accordinc to the aeases Anrena was tatoxicat bees tn am ugly mood It Is said that he he: thets st Laeoste. and threat' nim, and Laooste deemed t. provocation to draw his blase away. The two mea near each other, and for tniss its mark was wellalr- Ahrens was employed erecting some touildings tor house cozmpany.

and some forenoon yesterday there standing between hlai asl joe McDonald, ter diammaal. Hs was hi, with the turn affairs ad lll-f eettng against MoDor hsnced with every drink he took. He tarried in neighborhood of the place employed, and sought aa settle the difference with 2 the manner of pugiUsts, Lui did not want trouble, ani ar nest to avoid his At o'clock, when all xt? off, Ahrens expected his encounter wrt. McDonald, pressed cosfidence in his minister a drubbing to time he was in the the new buildings are belnr A tew minutes later Utri John Laeoste. who were la snd were probably attract tl tt1r, put In an appearaace a to what was oeing said It some way.

Ahrens and Peter a war of -words, which cl. Mows being exchanged. Tie were sepaTated, but- Aarens v. have Included Laeoste labia fane and foul language after angered the Utter, and toe tween the two started eere. i s4d to have reiterated his guage, and advanced towari.

i who drew hi revolver and UPmlwtt- After the shooting Laeoste Judge A. Nunes's office and Ahxens at first refneed to rece.v-attention, contenting himself i Lacosteill sorts of rUe sames. i a while taflammadon set is 1 no longer walk. He was taken. I ubaequentiy asked to be coi the hospital- Officer 8erpas for thVSulahce was removed to the boepial Both Laeoste and Ahreni known, and have many trie -greatly deplore the affair.

Chief Sanitary Inspector Aflam iDal, of the parish boanT of turned the pariah, which he Wu the PurpW of lnvestlgatoy res of charbon and to Inst of stock in oispoaln of anin from the disease and in adopt. I4elfaund that charbon had Talalgerwxtent in some sectlo pansn, wae '-Av diaesse careless in treating nosing of carcasses or were i--chirks? waa contagious and 1 The reaidenti did not see dste its dang erpus- and the fallurejte It respsnsible tow -the the disease. Bstoi mended the Inoculation ci promptness in cremsUngtse of deed ones, which ordinance of the police jury, adoption of ethir health figured that the npper sec. Bernard sustained S'i" the plsgue. which was due number of specslators te herds were attar ked and He believes that some legi-.

would guarantee ore thor tlon sgaisst the appearaace in future should be cted, of health, and he wUl s-passage whea the health P)soa M- Bernard mourns anothe noble woman, Mra. H.v. Terre-sux-Boeufs, who exjurf brief -Illness. Deceased was throughout the wt ed with the publle schools tor ty years. She wss.

a sweet, and talented woman, and a grievous shock to hotjt acqualnuaces, many, of tc their preliminary edocatlon MrsT Smith leaves four toourTber loss. The burial i In the St. Bernard 55f5Tf Some artful thief, whs had f-hlmself with the plaeeand i Ings. entered a back room oft estlbllabment of Mrs.R- i nights sgo and secured no smount of $45. 'The robbery mltted between the hours while the owner and a were sitting in front if froperty was missed a tew was stolen, snd the i which waa instituted by people -wss unavailing- clew, and none has been dic-The Sabbath school of Baptist church will glj exhibition on July la, Uge.

Robert ent, is busy completing arr Secretary -N. H. Borgno board, returned yf Baton Rouge, whither he vi nes, la speaking of levee Knnes said that contracts and. rebuilding new trict would be let in a all plana shall hare been board is in excellent fins and wlU strive Its level the levee line la sn un; safety and excellence. Dan Ryan, one of I'T getie business men, is, coast on a business known in th two pai..