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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-10

If clerical officer in one CT the
depar tmellts at Washington is thus pracucal-
" permitted in one instance to nuiiify an
of congress and to set at defiance the
authority Of the President of the United
States and the Secretary of the department
in which he serves, what is there to prevent
any other clerk in the same department from
setting aside other acts OF congress, and thus
piunging the whole country into UnendinG,
confusion ?--Baton Rouge Advocate.
The editor Of the Advocate is
too we'll acquainted with practical
politics not to know that if Corsti
tuition Bowler was not carrying out
the wishes Of the president and the
sec: etary Of the treasury he would
have been beheadcd in the first
round. The Louisiana planter
must not expect anything from the
present federal ministration-not
even simple justice.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-10

Cal Hicks is fighting Senator
Blanchar to a finish. Between the
Deard!css editor and the bcwiskercu
statesman the fight promises to be
interesting, though we believe tie
latter is bigger man.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-10

Miss Anita Martin was visitor
in Carencro this week,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-10
THE GAZETTE.

SUBSCRIPTION Price, ST. Per Year
All styles of raCe-hOrse watches
at BiOssat's.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-08-10

Tomorrow the Pelican Brass
Band will give a basket picnic in
Girard's woods. All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Davidson
have returned from their bridal
tour and are now at their beautiful
home in McComb's addition.
Mrs. VIM. Clegg left last Sunday
for Ratford, Va, where she will re-
main a month or two at the home
of her brother.
DR.. Wadlington who was SO Sc
riously i'll at Scott has about COM
pletely recovered. His recovery is
a source of pleasure to a great num-
Der of people.
Mr.. w. S. Torian and niece, Miss
Matte, left this week for Goliad,
Texas, where they Will spend some
time.
Rev. n. Armstrong, the Method
list pastor at Franklin and formerly
of this town, came over Wednesday
to attend the Sunday school conven-
ton.
White Sewing Machine sold on
easy payments at Biossat's jewelry
store.
Marcelin Lacour, Of Avoyells,
has been on visit to his son, l.. A.
I>acour at CarenCro. Mr.. Lacour
was the guest Of Mr.. J. c. COuvil-
Ion.
Pat Bonner, foreman Of the
Algiers round house, was the guest
Of Mr.. J. Mitchell this week.
J. N Roussel, resident-student at
the Touro Infrmary, visited the
family Of Mrs. A. Cornay Monday.
Master Dan Church, of Dcs Allie
mands, is visiting at the home of
his uncle. Sidney Bouchard.
Paul Bailey, the efficient drug
clerk at Clegg's, went to New Or
leans this week on business.
Drs. +. r. Martin and Durio, the
well-known physicians from Breaux
Bridge, were in Lafayette Wednes
day.
Miss Anna Gamard, who was the
guest of Miss Yclande Rigues, left
Tuesday for her-lome in New Or
leans.
Misses Lila Olivier and Anna
Cormier of St. Martinville, and Miss
Edvidge Olivier, were in Lafaye
Tuesday.
Charles l.. Voorhies was in Lafa-
yette this week. He went to Huron
to repair the machinery of the large
refinery at that place.
Miss Lizzie Ferren left Monday
for Washington after spending some
time with her relative, Miss Lorena
Marsh.
Moss Bros. & Co. sell bicycles
for cash and on easy payments. If
interested ask for a handsome cata-
logue, free.
C. c. Higginbotham, of tonso-
rial fame, was in Lafayette the
other day on his way to Houston
where he intends going in business.
We heard young man sing
something like this last Monday:
eff we had never met, never parted,
I would mt be broken hearted"
Rev. de Stockhalper, the eloquent
and beloved Jesuit priest SO we'll
known to the Cath OllCS OF l.afa
yett-, has been elected president OF
the ST. Charles College at Gran"
COteau.
Misses Claire Liable and HelOis<
Olivier, of ST. Martin parish, wert
guests at the home of Mrs. Eraste
Mouton this week.
DR.. IRONS Dental Parlors, owe
post office, are always open from
$50 a. m. to 1850 p. m. and 8 to
p. m.
Puck, Judge, Texas Harpoon
North American Review and othc
periodicals on regular sale at Mos
Bros. & Co.'S. Subscriptions at pub
blishcr's rates taken for any news
paper or publication in the World
Will e.. Chevis, the geutlcma a,
whose trenchtnt pen makes tn
Baton Rouge Advocate SO intensel.
interesting, was in Lafayette a fey
hours Monday. Mr.. Chevis con
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themselves are laboring. They accuse him
of being a disturbing element in the party
for trying to retain the power the party
has vested in him and to prevent it's being
torn from his hands by group of political
adventIrers."
1t has been surprise to a great many
people how Mr.. Quay happened to let his
enemies steal march upon him and set
the pins against him to such an extent
His friends say he was totally unaware of
any effort being made to upset him until a
short time ago. There were no complaints
coming from the people, 1t is said, and this
fact is quoted as a strong argument in
behalf Of the claim that the anti-Quay
movement is a conspiracy Of handful Of
plotters to accomplish his ruin. Mr.. Quay
was resting in the calm assurance that
everything was peaceful. no evidence to the
contrary coming to him, and never a
thought occurred to him that his leader
ship was in danger of being questioned
Mr.. Quay scouts the idea advanced by
his enemies that the people are tired of
his domination" He calls that assertion
rank demagoguery. He says in the matter
OF federal patronage he has exercised only
that general supervision which the Con-
stitution vests in a Senator. and the peo-
pie have had what they wanted.
Mr.. Quay adds with a smile that they
will find out what domination Is II the
combination now after power ever gets a
fcothold. N. o. NJ.
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EvADING ExTRADITION.
Two Alleged Criminals Quickly BE.
come Citizens of Mexico.

Two Alleged Criminals Quickly BE-
come Citizens of Mexico.
There is some reason to fear that couple
of absconders from the United States have
discovered a hole in the meshes of the
law that may not be easy to close. and
their discovery may make it impossible
in many cases, to secure the extradition Of
criminals fleeing into Mexico from the
United States, no matter how grave may
be the charge laid against them. About a
month ago the State Department. upon
the application of the governor of Iowa,
sought to secure the extradition of Chester
and Richard Rowe, the former treasurer of
Poweshiek county. Iowa, who had en-
bezzled about 10000, and the latter his
brother, charged with completely in the
crime. The men went boldly to the City
of Mexico under the name of Rose. and
when 1t was sought to serve the eXtrad1-
ton papers they set up the claim that they
could not be extradited by reason OF the
fact that they were not citizens of the
United States, but were naturalZed cfti-
zens of Mexico.
They had accomplished this change in
their nationality by the simple process of
purchasing some real estate and clect1ng
to become Mexican citizens, and according
to the lax Mexican law this was sufficient t
to make them actual Mexican citizens. AS
under the eXtradition treaty between the
United States and Mexico neither country
is bound to surrender its own citizens IN
answer to a demand for extradition 1t is
apparent that the way is thus opened for
a general evasion by criminals unless the
Mexican government should decide to take
a broader view of the Mexican law. So far
no official notice Of the decision of that
government upon the point thus raised has
yet reached the State Department, but as
it stands the letter of the law seems to
favor the Rowes and the matter has given
rise to serious apprehension at the depart
n.ept as to it's future results.
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AN AMERICAN ARRESTED.
The State Department Having TIN
Case Officially Investigated.

The State Department Having the
Case OMcialIy Investigated.
The State Department has taken cogniz-
ance Of alleged indignities offered by the
municipal authorities at Kissingen, Ger
many, to Mr.. Louis Stern, prominent
merchant of New York city, and the matter
is now In course of official investigation.
According to informat tion received here.
Stern was arrested at Kissngen a few days
ago for an alleged insult to Herr Won Thu
engen, deputy commissioner of the Spa.
Stern incurred the displeasure of the Ger
man official by allowing his son, youth of
sixteen years, to attend pubic ball, III
violation of the officials orders. The COM
missioner held that the boy WaS.too young
to appear at such festivity, and he be-
came 10th when he learned that his orders
had been disregarded. Mr. Stern apollo
giZed to the commissioner as soon as he
learned that his dignity had been touched,
but the commissioner refused to accept 1t,
and placed Mr.. Stern under arrest. The
American residents of the Spa naturally
became very indignant at the summary
action of the German official. and sent tele-
graphic appeals for assistance to the various
American consuls at posts in the vicinity.
The consul at Bamberg was the first to
: respond in person, having taken a train to
<i:singen as scon as he heard of the cir
Q Instances He made formal request for
le release of Stern, and finally accom-
plshed that result by giving bail in the
sum of 1000 marks, and agreeing tina,
Stern should rot leave his hotel, even to
drive or promenade. pending the settlement
Of the case. Acting Secretary Adee has
telegraphed Mr.. Jackson, charge daffaires
at Berlin to promptly investigate the case
and see that Mr.. Stern is securely pro
tected in all his rights as an American
| citizen. The result of the judicial inquiry
| will determine whether the case calls fol
any redress or reparation.
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UNCLE SAM AT ATLANTA.
The Elaborate Preparations for GOV
ernment Exhibits There.

The Elaborate Prcpa atiOns for Gov
ernment Exhibits There.
The various government departments
will be nearly, if rot quite, as well repre-
sented in the exhibits at the Atlanta expo
sition as they were at the worlds fair.
From the geological survey large number
of specimens of valuable precious metals
and minerals will be sert in well-protected
cases. The work III Washington on the
Agricultural Department exhibits will be
completed at the end of the week. There
will be fifteen carloads in all, half of
which are already on the way. The ex-
hibits of ornithology, mammalogy, en-
tomolosy, the bureau of animal sniustry,
the division of publication and the weather
bureau were shipped yesterday.
Chairman Ddbney of the government
board of management will leave for Atlanta
at the end of the week, when the Offices of
the board Will be established there. The
following have been detailed to take charge
of the respective bureau exhibits of the
Agricultural Department.: C. r. Dodge,
fiber Investigations: w. F. Tomlinson, agri-
cultural museum; p. Fl. Dorset, vegetable
pathology; DIR. y. X. Fisner, ornithology
and mammalogy; Wnl. =. Lang1on, jr.,
agricultural soils; Prof. B. z. Fernow. for
estry; w. A. Taylor, pomology; DR.. c. +.
Dawson, bureau animal industry; f. A.
Preb!e, ornitholosy and mammalogy; Prof
c. F. Marvin, weather bureau; G. II. Hicks
botany; d. w. CoIuillett, entomology: y. J.
Pieters, botany; George Is. Sudworth, Tor
es,ry; Amanda Newton, waXworker.
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THE RIGHT OF APPEAL.
Customs Collectors Arc Bound by the
Sccretary's Views.

Attorney General Harmon has rendered
an opinion on the question of the right of
a collector of customs to take an appeal
to the court from the action of the board
of general appraisers. The Attorney Gen
eral holds in effect that the collector may
take an appeal whenever in his Judgment
the rights of the government require it,
but as q subordinate of the Secretary of
the Treasury he is bound by the Secre-
tarys views in the matter. Therefore If the
Secretary is of opinion that an appeal
should not he prosecuted the collector Is
bound to dismiss it. The oas; under con-
sideration arose over sonc imported cur
rants. The hoard of general appraisers
decided that they should be admitted free
and the collector at New York took no ap-
peal Subsequently, however, Similar
case arose in San Francisco and the col
lectcr there took appeal. holding that
they were dut:able at the rate of one and
q half cents pound. The Secretary has
taken no action. but il seems to he the
general opinion that he will order the ap-
peal dismissed.
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WO0DWARD's COMPLAINT
Nothing Has Been Received From Him at
the State Department.
His Beirg n Spnnfard No ORense, but
terances VIII BE Investigated.

AS no official complaint from Franc
Woodward, the New York newspaper cor
,espondent, against the United States con-
sular agent at Gibara, Cuba, has been re-
ceived at the State Department 1t is pre-
sumed that the matter has been made the
subject of personal communication to
Secretary Olney. Mr.. Woodward's COM
plant is that the consular agent is an Of
ficer of the Spanish government and that
he was insolent and reasonable in his ut
terances.
The first charge would carry no weight
with the State Department. Because of the
difficulty of finding suitable persons to un-
dertake the business of these small agen-
cies, where the remuneration is not suf1i-
cient to attract an American from his
home. the department has adopted the prac-
tice of permitting the consular officer in
whose district the place is located to name
some resident who might undertake the
duties of the Office. The person named
is usually, or, at least in the majority of
cases. a native of the country; and while
the department Is required to confirm the
consul's selection, this is generally purely
pro forma proceeding. The fact that the
appointee is an official of the government
of the country does not disqualify him from
our point of view, although IL some cases,
notably in Great Britain and Mexico. the
governments of those countries will not
permit their officials to serve a foreign gov
ernment.
The second charge, touching the utter
ances of the agent, may be Investigated, and
in this case the complaint Of Mr.. Woodward
will be referred to the consular officer hav-
irg general charge in his district, who hap
pens to be Vice Commercial Agent Joaquin
S. Adam, at Nuevitas, also Spaniard. If
1t is true. IS alleged by Mr. Woodward,
that Consular Agent Beola openly asserted
that the United States was in sympathy
with the Cuban insurrectionists, he will
doubtless be called to account for this
statement, but this point must be sub
stantiated by the examination of the Nue.
vitas agent. 1t is probable that one effect
of the complaint will be to cause a rear
rangement of the consular agencies in this
particular district, for at present this
anomalous condition exists, that the agen-
cy at Gibara, which is dependency of the
Nuevitas agercy, pays in fees about a
thousand dollars a year. while the princi.
pal agency, at Nuevitas pays only -four
hundred dollars. Therefore, it is possible
that the place at 'Gibara may be erected
into a full-fedged consulate, If Congress
| assents, and thus be filled by an American
citizen.
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SUBURBAN HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
A Meeting to Hear Oral Arguments to
he Held Thursday.

he Held Thursday.
Arrangements have been completed for
the meeting of the suburban highway COM
sion in the office of the Secretary of War
on Thursday morning at o'clock. In ac-
cordance with notice previously given, the
commission will, on that occasion, be pre-
pared to hear oral arguments for and
against the plan of street extensions in
territory covered by what is known as sec
ton one, as prepared by the Commission
ers of the District. The commission is COM
posed Of the Secretary OF War, the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the chief of en-
gineers Of the army. OF these Gen. Craig
hill, chief of engineers, is the only one
now in the city. Word has been received,
however, from Secretary Lamont at Gray
Gables, and from Secretary Smith in Geor-
gia, that they will return to this city in
time to attend the meeting. According to
Gen. Craighill, the meetings of the commits
sion will be open to the public, and every
thing in the nature of secrecy studiously
avoided.
A Special Map Prepared.
Capt. Fiebeger of the District engineer S
Office who is acting secretary of the COM
mission, has prepared special map of the
territory included in section one of the gen.
eral plan of extension for the special bene-
fit OF the highway commission, and he has
also made compr ehensive synopsis OF all
the protests received from property owners
against the execution of the District Com
missioners' plan: The meetings will be held
from day to day until all persons interested
shall have been given an opportunity to
present their views. However, If the wishes
of the Commissioners are respected, the ar
guments will all be brief and the time al
lotted to their hearings curtailed as much
as the vast Importance of the interests con-
cerned will permit.
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THREE DAYS OF QUESTION
Examinations This Week for Government
Printing Office Places
Nature and Classi flcation of the Tests
and the Way the Registers VIII
BE Made Up.

Passing under the pretty stained glass
legend "Concordia," at the entrance of the
civil service building, at the corner OF f
and Sth streets, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, two hundred applicants for
places in the government printing office
will be examined as to their fitness for the
service to which they aspire. The exam
ination will take place in the basement,
where erstwhile cool beer, dark and light
once foamed and cheered those whom 1t
did not inebriate. 1t is delightfully."- cool
spot row, as heretofore and the candidates
for service at the government printing
office need not sweat from causes external
to themselves and the examiners. Captain
Webster will preside and board OF ex-
perts from the government printing of
flee will act as referees. All the applicants
have been notified on what day to appear
for examination.
tions-O compositors, (2) press and book
binders and c0 skilled laborers. Men only
will be received for the positions of press
man. bookbnder or helper, and women only
for the positions of folder. sewer, feeder,
numberer or gatherer. Men and women
are eligible for ccmpoSitors or counters.
Men must be between twenty-one and
forty-five: women between eighteen and
thirty-five.
Vouchers Required.
Applicants for the place of cOmpoSftor,
pressman or bookbinder must have had
five years experience in their trade, four
years an apprentice and one year as
journeyman. They will be required to file
a sworn statement, showing their expert
ence, when and where they were employed
ard the names of their employers. They
must also furnish vouchers from three
persons certifying to their length of service
and their skill and experience in their
trade or, II this cannot be done. by their
fellow-workmen who have knowledge OF
the facts.
Compositors, pressmen and bookbinders
will have only a preliminary examination
this week. A practical. test in printing
tNpesetting and bookbinding will be had
| later. Applicants who fail to make 20 per
cent out of possible 100 in the practical
test will not be appointed. Separate regis
tiers of eligibles in all the classes except
that of skilled labor will be kept. Certifi-
cations will be made acorcding to states and
| territories.
Character of the Examinations.
The subjects of the compositor examina-
ton are as follows: Orthography. penman-
| ship, letter-writing. arithmetic. practical
| questions. The arithmetic will not extend
| beyond fractions and percentage, and the
| fifth subject-practical questions-will count
| heavily in the examination. The subjects
| of the pressman and bookbfnder eXanlina
| ton are as follows Orthography, penman
| ship, copying, arithmetic. The arithmetic
of this examination will be of an elemen
| tary character. The subjects Of the skilled
| laborer examination are as follows: Or
| biography, penmanshp, copying, arithme
| tic. The arithmetic of this examination
also will be of an elementary character.
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Representative Hits Improvement.

Col. Corbin of the army, who has just re-
turned from a visit to Representative Hit
at Narragansett Pier, says that that gen.
tleman is very much better than he was
when he left Washington, and is now able
to sit on his porch in the open air for a
few hours every day. He said he had never
seen such Improvement ip the condition of
a man who wss recently SO near death s
door, and that his friends now conf
dent of his ultimate recovery. Col. Corb.n
is hopeful of his restoration to health N a
few weeks unless some unlocked for set
back should occur
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In the Sugar Planters Interest.

Mr.. Tho mas j. SenImes, one of the lead
ing lawyers OF New Orleans and of the
south generally. arrived here today in the
interests of the sugar planters of Louisi-
ana whose claims for a sugar bounty,
which have been allowed by Congress. have
been held up by Controller Bowler. MIR.
Senmes spent the day at the law library
of Congress at the Capitol preparing his
arguments in the case, which will be heard
before Mr.. Bowler on August Z at the
Treasury Department.
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MIR. CARLIsLE's VACATION.
He Will Tour the Great Lakes or
Light House Tenders.

Secretary Carlisle has practically COM
pleted all arrangements for his summer
vacation. Accompanied by his wife and
sen, William and his daughter-in-law, he
will make tour Of the great lakes, and
will be gone about a month. Going by rail
to Buffalo the party will board the light
the Welland canal Lake Ontario and the
upper st. Lawrence, including visit to
the Thousand Isles. Returning, the party
will go to Detroit, where the Marigold,
into service, and delightful trip taken
through Lake Huron, the Straits of Mack
inaw and Lake Michigan to Chicago. from
which city the party will return to Wash
outing for the Secretary and the members
of his family, and they will undoubtedly
return to Washington thoroughly invtgo-
rated.
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Tie Sick Negro colonists.

The surgeon general Of the army has
received a telegram from Assistant Surgeon
Ten Eyck, who was detailed to look after
the sick negro colonists who are returning
to the United States from Mexico, dated at
Eagle Pass, Tex, stating that nearly 800
of the colonists arrived at Eagle Pass on
the 28th. Eight of them, who were i'll with
variola have been closely quarantined by
the state health authorities. The sick col
onsts at Torrean are coming on well, with
one exception, and are all well cared for.
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Capt. ]. w. Pope Of the quartermaster
generals department, who is in charge OK
the government prison at Leavenwor'h,
Kan. has come to Washington to consult
with Attorney General Harmon in regard
TO the transfer of the prison from the niiii-
will assist in the transfer to Mr.. French,
the newly appointed warden.