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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1894-06-16
PROCEDURES DU JURY DE
POLICE.
Lafayette La, May % 1894.


LIE Jury de Police s'est assemble &c
our avec tous les membres presents,
a rexception de NM. J. G. St. Julien,
r. c. Landry ct II. M. burke.
La lecture des minutes du derniere
meeting q etc dispensee.
lie secr6taire rapporte quill regle
avec le Lafayette ADVERTISER ct
quill est rest6 une balance de $500 en-
favem de la paroisse.
LIE stcretaire rapporte egalement le.
progres dams lie reglement des amen
des avec lie Sheriff Broussard ct I'm
delai lui etc accorde jusqu'au pro-
chain meeting pour un reglement fl
! nal
M. Martin rapporte lie progress OBJ
tenu dams les recherches pour les IL
tres des chemins publics ct un delai
lui a etc accorde pourun rapport final.
Sur motion, NM. Alf. Hebert, r
G. Greig ct L. Hirsch ont etc appoin-
ies un comite pour faire destination
pour repeindre la maison de Cour ain
81 que le pavage des banquettes qui y
conduisent.
| Sur motion, Mr. ALI. Hebert a6te.
| &
appointe ct autoris6 faire un contrat
avec MIR. B. Falk pour lie pavage des
banquettes autour de la mnison de
Cour 4 raison de s4S,75 par cent
pieds dc longueur sur six pieds de
largenr, ct s64,S0 par cent pieds de
longueur sur hut pieds de largeur.
Les dites banquettes devant etre
constitutes avec des briques ct cimen-
tees, Get Outrage doit e,re de
premier ordre. La moiti6 du montant
devant etre paye cash ct la balance 4
un an de credit sans int6ret.
La somme de s12 SO etc adiug6e
a Adrien Sonnier, Louis Sam Rodolph
Preiean ct Madeleine, indigents.
LIE comite appointe pour tracer une
route publique de Lafayette au Pont
St, Julien fait son rapport qui e,A
accepte ct approuv6. &c rapport con-
cerne la vieille route vers St. Martin
vile par Broussardville ct aucun
dommage nest alloue.
LIE tresorier SONNET son rapport
mensuel qui dementre une balance
en- main de s3.319.1S.
Sur motion les 1aessieurs suivants
ont ete appointes pour tracer une
route publiqle, au sud de rhabitat:on !,
de Mr.. ]. A. LeBesque qni ferait con-
nection avec la route publique qui
part au sud des habitations dc MN.
A. D. Martin ct d. Arcenaux, bien
attendu qu'aucune depense ne soft
inAigee i la paroisse pour le trace de
ce chemin. Ces messieurs sont vi
ledr Richard, J. G. Lat,olais, Lucien
Arcenaux, Alcee Martin, Toledon
Begnaud, ct i. D. Martin.
Mr.. brown a etc autoris6 d'acheter
le bois n6cessaire pour Ia reparation de
deux points.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1894-06-16

lie capitaine E. G. Baker, en- par.
tant pour le Bresil, ou il allait cons
duire lie nayire de guerre Nitckeroy.
await laisse a son tailleur pour nettoy-
er un giIet dams la poche duqnel il
await oubli6 s9400. lie tailleur 6tait.
honnete, heure,lsement, ct liza remis.
rargent au capitaiae q son retgu.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1894-06-16

+, Michael McGowan reclame s25. 1000
i Ia vile San Francisco pour sa pean.
qu'on lui a volee-en partie du moins.
Pendant quill etait malade q Phopital
les medecins ont profile de son SOM
neil pour enlever dc grands NOR
4ceaax de peau sur sa cuisse pour trai-
ter un Francais.
The morning call., 1894-12-03
SHREWD DR.. FLOWER
Worked Many Big Schemes Be-
fore His Arrest.
Taken to Chicago to Answer a
Charge of Selling Much
Worthless Stock.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2.-R. G. Flower, ex-
preacher, Christian scientist and land
sDecuator. was brought to Chicago to-day
from Texas, where he was arrested last
week, and locked up in the County Jail
charged, in conjunction with President
Smith, with obtaining $45. 600 by false
pretenses. Detectives who have been on
his trail, following him from Maine to
Texas. say he is the smartest man they
ever encountered. They haye traced his
history and say he is the head of medi-
cal institute having its headquarters at 500
Columbus avenue, Boston, where it is
claimed he practices Christian science.
He lives when at home in palatial resi-
dence on Commonwealth avenue in that
city.
DR.. Flower. as be is called, was arrested
Saturday night in East St. Louis. A de-
tective was on his way TO Galveston, Tex.
with requsitlon papers for him when the
two met and the doctor was arrested.
Flower had waived requisitiGn in Calves
ton and offered to accompany an officer TO
Chicago. but he was disagreeaby sur
priSed in East ST. Louis when the man
from Chicago appeared. Flower had in
his possession tickets for himself and wife
for Indianapolis, and was on the train for
that city when taken. General Manager
Sutherland of the Mooney and BOIand
Agency says his dealings with Foster are
typical Of the sort of business he has been
conducting for the past few years. 1t is
claimed Flower and Paschal +. Smith,
who assisted him in his ventures, met n.
q. Foster. a Wisconsin lumberman, in
Chicago July 8. 1893, in connection with a
land deal.
Ii Flowers case comes to trial the at
tempt will be made to prove that the doc
tor then represented to Foster that the
Deming Land and Water Company
owned 1900 acres OF land in and near Dem
ing, n. Mex, valuable franchises for irri-
CATION privileges and an artesian well, all
of which was. worth more than the capital
stock of the company-$7OO, The
stock was represented by Flower and
Smith to have been fully paid up. and the
claim IS made that they induced Foster to
pay them S45,000 on a contract upon
which they agreed to give Foster one
third of the common stock, one third of
the preferred stock and one-third of the
bonds of the company. Foster is said to
have found the property to be worthless.
1t is claimed Flower represented that he
owned 5000 acres of land in Virginia that
be would give Foster for his interest in
the Deming Land and Water Company.
Foster paid $1,000 or more On the strength
of the abstracts. but it is said a subsequent
examination Of the records in Virginia
showed the abstracts TO be false. Foster
then communicated again with Flower.
who gave him an abstract of 1900 acres
of land in Kentucky. which. like the Vr-
gina paper. proved to be false.
Many other stories are told of alleged
sharp practice on Flowers part whereby
he has gathered I'D large sums of mnnay
The morning call., 1894-12-03
SENTENCE RENTED.
General Swain Will Now Go on the
Retired List.


WASHINGTON. Dec. BY .direction of
the President, Secretary Lamont to-day
made an order remitting the unexpired
sentence of Brigadier- General David G.
Swain, Judge Advocate General of the
army. and directing him to take station in
Washington City. awaiting further orders
from the department. 1t is understood
General Swain will take a leave of ab-
sence and will be placed on the retired list
December % next, when he will have
reached the age of 60 years.
In the latter part of 1884 charges were
brought against General Swain by A. F.
Bateman. Stockbroker with whom the
gentleman had had dealings. Bateman
had borrowed money from General Swain
and given his note for the amounl. Later
he claimed the debt had been wiped out
by certain stock transactions. General
Swain denied this and transferred the
note to third pirty, who was asked to
bring suit on it. This man brought the
case to the attention of the Secretary of
the Navy, who declared court-martial,
which found the general guilty of conduct
unbecoming an officer and sentenced him
to suspension from rank and pay for one
year. President Arthur refused to accept
this sentence and returned the report to
the court, when they made it more severe
and resubmitted it. Three times it was
returned to them by the President, and
finally the court sentenced General Swain
to spenSion on half pay for twelve years.
The morning call., 1894-12-03
FREE SHIPS NEEDED.
Argument of the Commissioner
of Navigation.
Mr.. Chamberlain Says American
Enterprise Is a Century Ahead
of the Law.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The annuaE re-
port of the Commissioner of Navigation,
Eugene +. Cham berain. is mainly an
argument for free ships, based on the
maritime standing and policies of the
United States and other nations. He SAYS
that the American en- nterprlse is century
ahead of the law, for Americans own
more steamships forbidden by the registry
law to wear American colors than they
own steamships in foreign trades under
the stars and stripes. and that the admis-
sion of such vessels to American registry
is desirable to advance our maritime
rank. In thirty years only one American
steamship has once visited Hamburg. the
greatest Continental port, and last year
only two sailng-vessels entered there.
Every bushel Of grain which left New
York for Europe last year was carried
under foreign flag. OF 11,O00 vessels
passing the Suez Canal in the last three
years only six had been American. Every
civilized nation but the United States
allows its citizens the use of the flag of
that nation over vessels in foreign trade
wherever bought. having learned that
otherwise they will buy vessels under
foreign flags. charter such vessels or
abandon navigation altogether to foreign
rivals.
The report shows the extent to which
Americans have adopted these courses,
and the country's consequent loss of mari
time prestige and profit Other nations,
according to the Commissioner. realize
that from the freedom of the seas pro-
hibitory registry law cannot act as pro-
tective tariff for shipbuildng. so they
have abandoned it. Those undertaking
to promote ship-building resort to subsi-
dies. Free registry and subsidies are not
conflicting propositions. one encouraging
navigation, the other shipbuilding. The
report says only 3 per cent Of the British
merchant marine receive any Government t
compensation. and that discriminating
flag taxes have been abandoned by mari
time nations, as they invite retaliation,
which nullies prospective benefits.
Amendments to the net tonnage and
tonnage tax laws, the abolition of registry
bonds, and an extension of the power OF
the Secretary of the Treasury to mitigate
or remit penalties on sailing vessels are
recommended,
The morning call., 1894-12-03

terminate them. The Japanese were fur
ther excited by finding the mutilat ted re-
mains of the japanese prisoners. Some
of these prisoners had been burned alive.
l saw no resistance in the town during the
next four days. The Japanese pillaged
the whole town and killed almost every
man. Very few women or children were
killed. Those who were killed were prob
ably killed unintentionslly. / saw scores of
Chinese prisoners pinioned. stripped and
shot, hacked with knives, ripped open,
disemboweled and dismembered Many
were partially buried.
The foreign Minister expressed himself
rs intensely surprised and grieved
Hitherto. he added, the Japanese army
had been admired for its humanity and
discipline. He was unwilling to believe
it possible that they acted as reported. or
10 express an opinion on the subject. until
a detailed official report arrived. Mean
while ne authorized NE tn say that he was
certain the Government was sincerely de-
termined to act on principles of humanity
and civilization, and was firmly resolved
10 maintain the honor of Japan aud refute
Chinese slanders. am satisfied the Gov
ernment desires neither to conceal the
truth nor to permit ISLANDERS.
A ChefoO dispatch to the Times says:
1t is reported that the Japanese feet is de-
sirous of taking more prominent part in
the war. The feet was seen off Wei-Hai-
Wei, but has now disappeared. Wei-Hai
Wei is strongly defended. The Chinese
feet was still inside the harbor. Re-en-
forcements are being poured in from the
land side. General Chang is in command.
He is brave and competent officer. and
is assisted by several foreigners. The
Chinese people fear that if peace is made
the disbanded troops will commit outrages.
In few days time all traffic north will
close. The Japanese will have to act
quickly if they intend to attack Peking.
The last reliable reports received In Che
foo state that Japan has Informed the
American Minister that she is willing to
negotiate if China sues for peace. This
China has done, 80 an armistice ia likelv
10 be arranged.
The morning call., 1894-12-03

counter proposition. but it is supposed
to differ from Minister Denby's
original proposition mainly in respect TO
the amount of the indemnity asked by
Japan and in the addition of certain oner-
Gus guarantees for the faithful execution
of China's pledge. 1t is rumored that one
of these guarantees is the continuation of
the Japanese occupation of Port Arthur
until the treaty conditions are fulfilled,
but it is apprehended such demand may
involve Great Britain, to which nation
suct occupation would be obnoxious.
LONDON. Dec. "a dispatch from Ber
lln states that China has accepted the
English offer of a AZ per cent loan of
el. 200 600.
The morning call., 1894-12-03

delegate to the conference of the Fedora
tion Of Labor, and John William Benn,
member of the London County Council
and M. P. for st. Georges East. Mr..
Benn is deeply interested in temperance
affairs.
81 cannot talk fairly of American af-
fairs" said Mr.. Burns to the Associated
Press reporter, "for it would take years
for me to become familiar enough with
them to do so. | have been watching the
labor movement in America as closely as
| could at distance, and have concluded
there must be a little more of the milk of
human kindness injected into labor affairs
if they are to progress as l would like to
see them progress"
On the dock were gathered about Two
hundred members of the local labor unions,
who cheered loudly for "John Burns" as
be walked down the gangDlank. Then an
informal reception was rendered him. aud
Mr.. Dumar of Typographical Union No.
6 made brief speech of welcome.
In responding Mr.. Burns said it was an
agreeable coincidence that he, who had
been so strongly identified with the docks
in England, should make his first speech
in America on a dock, with the rattle of
ears.
The party proceeded on foot to the
Colonnade Hotel along West street. On
many of the corners were gathered groups
of dock-laborers aud cattlemen, who
cheered for Burns as ne approached, and
many of them, Who had come from Lon
don, greeted him with the old cry of the
London dock strike, "How are you,
John ?" to which inquiry Mr.. Burns re-
spOnded by stopping and shaking hands
with them.
Later in the day Mr.. Burns received
number Of newspaper men and talked for
an hour. After relating how Mr. Holmes
and he had been selected by the Labor
Federation at Norwich to represent that
body in the American conference at Dem
yer. he said their duty was to convey the
fluctuations of English labor to that of
America.
Of his own visit he said he came first, to
observe the condition of the labor move
ment in America and in what respects it
differs from that In EnglaDd; and second,
as mem ber of Parliament, to visit Con-
gress and get grasp of American politi-
cal affairs.
The workings of the Labor Department
under Carroll ID. Wright were of great in
terest to him, and as a co-councillor he
hoped to have the opportunity of Inspect
ing the various municipal departments OF
the great cities of America, particularly
New York and Chicago.
But above all, he declared, it was for
trade unionism that ne was TO work. He
believed ultimately the principles OF the
trade union would be universally regarded
as necessary for carrying out any move
ment for human progress.
Mr. Burns attention was called to
recently published statement that he had
said American workmen were ''no better
than African slaves"
THAT statement" he replied. sis
superstructure of misconstruction based
on a misunderstanding of what l said"
Then be explained that his remarks had
concerned the condition of the Hungarians
and Italians at the coke region as depicted
in cur blue books and which, if true, he
added. is a disgrace to any civilized
country on the face of the globe. Mr..
Burns will leave New York on Wednes-
day and will spend six weeks travelling
throughout the States.
The morning call., 1894-12-03
TO STAND OFF RUSSIA.
Cause of Engiand's Haste to Sign
the Japanese Treaty..

the Japanese Treaty.
TACOMA, Wash. Dec. 2.-In an inter
view in th, Ledger Captain John Pantop.
K. n. R.. master of the Victoria, saws it Is
current gossip and generally believed on
''the other side" that England had deep
object in Fastening to sign treaty with
Japan several months ago, after Japan
had won several victories. The supposed
object was to form an alliance with the
power likely to control the Korean siiua-
tion 10 order to prevent Russia from gain
ing power in the strategic quarter of the
globe-strategic particularly from Russia s
point of view, since her chief Siberian
port, VladiyostOk. is blockaded with ice
half the year. By remaining friendly
with japan it is fully believed that Eng
land will keep the Car out of Korea.
Many people in the Orient are beginning
20 think, Captain Panton SAYS, that China
has adopted and is now putting into prac-
tice the advice given TO Viceroy Lii Hung
Chang by General Gordon of the British
army. after the TAPPING rebellion. His
advice was that il an enemy ever invaded
China to retreat. retreat. retreat. until the
enemY's troops were we'll in the interior,
and then to turn the Chinese hordes upon
them and anDihilate them. Captain PAN
ton says: "The result of this war is hard
to forecast If IL is true that the Chinese
are carrying out Gordon's advice, which
seems quite probable they will yet swamp
the Japanese; vet If the Chinese allow
such places as Port Arthur to be taken one
cannot tell what to expect. Port Arthur
was Gibraltar. 1t had new guns from
Europe only a few months ago, and was
supposed to be impregnable. It looks as
II the Chinese mandarns and taotais
wanted TO throw the Manchurian dynasty,
and were playing into Japan's hands.
Everybody in the Orient is disgusted with
the way things are going in China and the
ro'ten state that that country Is in. It is
common gossip that The mandarins and
saoIals draw money in large sums from
the government for ammunition, shot and
sneli' ana TO maintain their troops, and
that they spend most of the money for
themselves or hoard 1t for future use. 1t
is the most rotten state of affairs that was
ever seen In any country in the world.
ANYBODY who has 'pulr with a man
DARN can get position OF some kind. For
instance farmer with a pull NAV he mt
In as captain of vessel in the navy. This
condition of things permeate, China
through and through. Over there II !.
called the mandarin squeeze" That
term applies to what would be cal,ai a
rake off in this country. Large contracts
for Government supplies are let. il ia
understood. with the understanding thai
the officials get a good percentage of the
contract price from the contractors
Sometimes the supplies are not purchased
or in very small quantities.
ut seems to be pretty well settled that
the Chinese had used up all their powder
and ammunition when the fighting had
finished at the battle of Yalu River. II
China's feet had plenty of ammunition. il
The morning call., 1894-12-03
THEIR BoAsTIN0 CEASES.
Ihe Iaylors Not So Ready to 90
Back to LYNN County

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 2-Sherin Car
son received advices this afternoon from
Sheriff Barton of Lynn County stating
that he would arrive here tomorrow and
take the Taylor brothers, the alleged mur-
derers of the Meeks family, back with him
for arraignment in the Lynn County
courts OF Tuesday. When the Taylors
were told that they were to be taken back
they became seriously alarmed, and the
elder brother expressed great fear that
they might meet violence. He also stated
that they would ask for a change of venue
at once, as they are satisfied they cannot
secure fair trial at home. The brothers
show decided tendency to weak ken now
that they know they will be taken back,
and the boasts they have made all along
to the effect that they wantad to be tried
In Lynn County have fallen fiat. The
Lynn County Sheriff will come with a
heavy guard and thinks he will have No
trouble to defend his prisoners. 1t is
thought the prisoners will be taken
secretly out of ST. Joseph and go to Lynn
County IN roundabout way.
The morning call., 1894-12-03
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Steps Were Taken Some Time Apo
to Protect Americans.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-It is stated
positively at the department of State that
there is u fresh reason for apprehension
touching the safety Of American residents
of Peking, and that United States Minister
DENLY has not made any appeal to the
department for protection since his origi-
nal dispatch sent some time ago and re-
ferred TO at the time in the Associated
Press dispatches. in which he stated that
should the Japanese troops attack Peking
the safety OF the foreign residents might
be threatened and it would be well TO send
force of United States marines to protect
the legation. AS is customary in such
cases this dispatch was promptly COM
municated TO the Navy Department and
fifty marines were ordered to be trans
ferred from the other vessels of the
American fleet to the Monocacy at Tien-
Isin. near by Peking.
In addition Admiral Carpenter was in
structed to put himself in communication
with Minister DENLY and to use his
discretion in doing everything necessary
to ensure the safety of the American
residents. All of this took place some
sine ago, and since then Mr.. DENLY has
made no further application for protec-
ton. He is al liberty any time to trans
fer his legation to Tien-tsiu, where it
would be almost under the guns of the
MOn0cacy, and in fact he was authorized
to do this at very early stage in the
war, when the Chinese showed symptoms
VT disaffection at the first reverses sus-
tanned by their armies. The legation
would certainly be much safer at Tien-
The morning call., 1894-12-03
LABOR'S FRIEND.
John Burns, NJ. P, Is in
New York.
WELCOMED AT THE WHARF.
Union Leaders Warmly Greet
Him Upon Arrival.
HIS MISSION IN THIS COUNTRY.
viii Observe the Condition of Wage
Workers and Study Ameri-
can Politics.
HIS MISSION IN THIS COUNTRY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Among the pas
sengers on the Cunard steamer Etruria,
which arrived here this morning, was
John Burns. NJ. P. the great socialist and
labor leader of London. A delegation
from the labor organizations of New
York City met him at quarantine. The
delegation consisted of E. F. McSweeney,
Assistant Commissioner Of Labor; Samuel
Gompers. president of the Federation of
Labor: Chris Evans, secretary of that
organ ization, and William O'Brien, the
walking delegate.
Mr.. Burns is accompanied by two
fellow-memb bers of Parliament - David
Holmes, who represents the town of
Burkey, 10 Lancashire. and who is presi-
dent of the Weavers' Association aud a
The morning call., 1894-12-03
GOADED TO FURY.
Even the Japs Can Be
Cruel.
PILLAdE OF PORT ARTHUR.
Every Chinese Found There Was
Put to Death.
SOME FIENDISH RETALIATION.
Now the Men of the Mikado Must
Act Quickly in Attacking
Peking.
SOME FIENDIsH RETALIATION.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The correspondent of
the Times telegraphs as follows from Hi
roshima, Japan: l have just returned
from the seat of war and had conversa-
tion with Viscount Mussa Munemitau. the
Foreign Minister, in regard to the mis- ,on-
duct of the Japanese at Port Arthur. l
informed him that had watched the jap
aneese army enter that town. The Chi
nese resisted to the last. l saw Chinese
In plain clothes with firearms concealed on
their persons. l also found explosive bull
lets. The Japanese reported that civil
ians fred upon them from the houses, and
they therefore deemed it necessary TO ex-