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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
WILL MEET HERE.

As may be seen in til. proceed
ings of the Police Jury the State
Agricultural Society has accepted
the invite alton to hold its next me ct
ing in Lafayette. This should be
good news to the people of the
town and parish. The State Agri-
cultural Society is a popular and in
fuential body composed of leading
men from different sections of the
State. Its members are intelligent,
practical men whose meeting in our
town will be fraught with many
good results. Messrs. Alex Del
homme, Sr., Ben Avant, J. c. Blu
chanan, Overton Cade, Aurelien
Olivier, II. E. Toll, J. O. Brous-
sard and L. G. Breaux have been
appointed by the Police Jury to con-
fer with similar committee from
the City Council to make the neces-
sary preparations for the meeting,
which will lie held some time next
January. The time of meeting is
yet far off and some people may be-
ieve that we are rather previous in
our remarks, but we are of the opin-
ion that the committee should lose
no time, SO that the people may be
enlisted in the work of preparing a
reception BETTING the occasion.
We should not let this opportunity
escape without taking advantage of
it in everv possible way AS we
have said, we will entertain promi-
nent men from all portions of Louis
lana, and it is of vital importance
that when they return home they
will be in a position to say good
word for Lafayette and its people.
There are many other reasons why
the people Of the town and parish Of
Lafayette should show to the agri-
cultural society that they keenly ap-
preciate the honor thus conferred
upon them.
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Police Jury Proceedings.

| LAFAYETTE, La, Nov. ;, 1895.
The Police Jury met this day in reguia,
X. c. Landry, A. ID. Landry, H. NJ. burke,
G.. c. Brown and Alf. Hcbcrt. Ab,cn.
! ]. G.. St. Julien, Alfred Del:lomsnc and JOS.
w. Broussard.
| The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The following report read AMI APP
proved:
LAFAYETTE, La, Nov. 2, 1895.
| To the Hon. Police /h,y:
Your committee appointed to secure the
approaching convention of the Louisiana
State Agricultural Society at Lafayette,
wonld respectfully report that duty success
from Hon. John Dymond. president, notify
ing of the acceptance of the invitation.
Your committee has also secured through
Mr.. J. J. Davidson, agent, reduction of
railroad rates to one fare for round trip for
delegates from all points the Southern
Pacific together with the assurance that the
company would assist by advertisement, etc.,
in promoting the success of the convention.
1t is respectfully suggested that represent
tative committee from, the various wards be
appointed to complete the arrangements,
already inaugurated.
T. NJ. BIOSsAT, Chairman.
r. c. GREIG, Secretary.
BY motion, duly made, the following gen
tlen,en were appointed to act in conjunction
with like committee from the City Cou neil
in pertecting arrangements for the conven-
COn ana the entertainment OF delegates and
guests: Ist ward, Alex Delhomme, Sr.; I'd
ward, Benz Avant; 3rd ward, J. c. Buc-
hanan; 9th ward, Overton Cade; 9Th ward,
Aurelien Olivier; 9th ward, II. E. Toll 9TH
ward, J. q. Broussard; 9Th ward, L. G.
Breaux. The committee is requested to
meet at the courthouse Saturday, Nov. 16,
at II o'clock a. m.
The president and secretary were author
lied to extend formal invitation to the Po-
lice Juries of the various parishes to partici-
pate in the convention of the State Agricul-
tural Society to be held in Lafayette, Jan.
-, 1896, by appointment of delegates
thereto.
Messrs. burke and r. c. Landry were
authorized to employ Mr.. ]. f. kee, to
perintend the construction of two certain
bridges on the new road recently traced in
their respective wards.
Petitioners for the establishment of a pub
lie road and the construction of bridge
across Bayou Vernal,on at Darmas Brous-
sard's and also counter petitioners praying
for the road and bridge at some more favor
able point. were presented and by motion
laid on the table.
At noon the Police Jury adjourned until
2 O'Clock p. m. at which hour upon reas-
sembling no quorum was present. BY mo-
ton the Police Jury adjourned until next
regular meeting.
Il. c. LANDRY, President.
r. c. CREIG, Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

It is related that two brothers
Kept a saloon in a Missouri town,
and one of them went to Chicago to
lay in stock of liquor. A revival
was in full blast when he left home
and he had hardly reached Chicago
when he received this telegram
"Bill-Buy no liquor. Will join
che church tomorrow night; bust
ness is taking US to hell. Jim," That
night Bill went to hear Robert y.
lngersoll lecture. AS soon as he
got back to his hotel he sent oft
message as follows: 'sJim-Hold
off till come; have it from a prom
inent citizen Of Illinois that hell is
closed up. Bill"
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For Sale.

THE "LONG" PLANTATION
on Bayou Vermilion, about miles
in rear of Lafayette, La, now I'M
der lease to Ad. Won Kalckstein,
until December 81, 1895. Con
tains about 1000 acres superior
arabic land, fine residence and new
barn, also gin house with machin-
cry, cabins, outhouses, etc., and
some fine wood land; we'll adapted
to the culture Of sugar, cotton or
rice; possession January 1st, 1896.
For further particulars apply to
Judge G. DeBaillon, Lafayette, La. :,
or to Messrs. w. 1. Hodgscn & Son,
New Orleans, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

them may be mentioned Senator
Morgan of Alabama, Rev. NJ. j.
Savage of Boston, Postmaster Gen.
eral Wilson,, Senator Butler of
North Carolina. 1t is wonderful
that the price of this excellent mag
azine will be reduced with the De-
cember number from S.. 90 to $3.o
yet, it is proposed to make the
Arena for 1895 ADLER. brighter and
more inviting than ever. srs
From the sugar Cane State to
the Golden Gate.
A ride of Three Thousand Five
Hundred Miles (3,5oo) made in
five days in Pullman Tourist
Sleeper through the great States of
Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona and California, to Portland,
Oregon, with only one change of
cars. This is what the Traveller,
Sight-seer or Homeseeker can do.
Sights of mountain grandeur, supe-
rior in vastness to any in the known
world, open upon the vision,
changing with kaleidoscope rapid
ty from the last beautiful bit of
scenery to new ones even more SO.
The Southern Pacific Railroad is
the artery over which the finest trains
tun over the best track of steel rails
in the South, reaching from Gulf to
Ocean. Her equipment is modern,
her road-bed magnifcently ballas-
red, and her motive power is un-
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Ali these qualifications are facts.
Her employees Away courteous. A
trip from ssThe Land of Sugar Cane,
Rice Fields and cotton" to the Pa
cifc Coast is an education in itself
never to be regretted. Write for
any information to the nearest rep
resentative of this great system of
railroads and steamship lines, and
receive in return your question
answered, reliable and to the point.
Any of our readers contemplating
trip will do well to inquire of the
nearest Southern Pacific Systems
Agents before buying elsewhere.
S. F. B. Morse, G. P. & T. A.,
New Orleans. La.
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NOT so nv Lara We Z1E.

We note in The Shreveport Judge
that the newspaperman in that
thriving little city is not any more
appreciated than in other sections of
the country. Though it is princi-
pally due to the efforts of the local
papers that the next State conven-
ton will be held in that city not a
single representative of the press
appears ON the committees of
''prominent citizens" appointed to
see that proper and suitable arrange
ments be made for the reception of
visitors. We sympathize with our
enterprising confreres of Shreveport.
We must say, however, that in La
fayette the local newspapermen is
strictly in it, and our sympathies go
to our ill-treated brothers despite the
absence of that 'sfellow-feeling
which makes us so wondrous
kind" Lafayette editors have al
ways been great favorites. Since
the checkered journalistic existence
of Ordway 1 the people of this town
have never failed to recognize the
services of the local press. No one
will dispute the fact that that bright
but cratic genius was amply
rewarded for what he did for the
town. He certainly enjoyed the
confidence of many people-and no
doubt profted by it. His abilities
were readily appreciated by the
solid business men of the town who
attested their esteem in various
ways. We believe that he was
made secretary of the Business
Mems Association and at one time
he was decidedly in vogue. Unfor-
tunately he was suddenly called
away by the death of a near relative
in some western State, but, unlike
the cat, he never came back. Since
his departure the local press has
continued to be recognized. Edi-
torial modesty precludes any refer
ence to ourselves, but there are our
friends VanderCruyssen and Gools-
by. Their names may be frequent
ly seen on subscription and other
committees-to say nothing of
the lnnumerable other honors
that arc actually thrust upon
then, such as rear seats to entain-
ments, etc. We repeat that our
sympathy is extended to the Shreve-
port papers, but we are compelled to
say here in Lafayette that lingering
commodity known as the country
editor is ttin it" from the start,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
TIE ARENA, which is pubI1she e,

THE ARENA, which is publishes
monthly from that great seat of
learning, Boston, has just closed
the sixth year of its most successful
and brill ant career. A critic has
very properly characterized this
well-known magazine as the sIead-
ing literary, progressive and refor-
NATIVE review published in the En-
glish speaking world" Its pages
are filled with contributions from
the greatest minds of America and
Europe, which features alone makes
tEis publication invaluable 10 all
thinking people. 1t is especially
indispensable to those who wish to
keep in touch with the advance
thinkers of the world. We have be-
fore us list of the names of the
eminent writer's who will contribute
to carly issues of the Arena; among
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Mrs. w. B. Meek. who resides at
Camptonville, Cal, says her daugh-
times with severe cramps in the
stomach, and would be in such
agony that it was necessary to call
in "A physician. Having read about
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrohoea Remedy she concluded
to try 1t. She found that it always
gave prompt relief. 1t was seldom
necessary to give the second dose.
't1t has not only saved US lots of
worry and time" she says, "but al
SO doctor bills. 1t is my opinion
that every family should have bot
tie Of this remedy in the house. :"
For sale by all druggists.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
WA TER FORKS.

VA TER Works.
Editor Gazette:-At the last ses-
sion of the City Council resolu-
non was adopted authorizing the
waterworkS committee to borrow in
behalf of the town $500, an amount
deemed necessary to survey and dis
trict the corporate territory in order
TO procure estimates for the pro-
posed works. When it is consid
cred that at best the project is ex-
tremely doubtful from the fact that
the probable cost of such works will
hardly justify the people in conse-
quent taxation, as the area to be
protected renders any limited sys-
tenn out of question. But aside
from arguments which arise in mind,
it certainly appears strange that just
when the city is unable to meet cur
rent expenses, when her resources
are at the lowest ebb with no imme-
date prospect of betterment, the
Council should jeopardize its sound
business policy in such venture.
There is another worthy cause, in
volving no uncertainty of benefit,
which has demanded and was re-
fused assistance on the ground of
the city's financial straits-a cause
that stands pre- eminent in any COM
munity-Educatlon Consistency,
thou art jewel indeed.
TEACHER
With all due respect for s'Teach-
or's" opinion we believe that he is
wrong in censuring the Council for
its action in this mater. 1t is
granted that at the present time
there is no money in the town treas
ury. That is a fact which we all
know, but will ssTeacher" set up the
contention that the Council must
make no move for waterworks until
sufficient amount of cash is on
hand to carry the project through?
With the present revenues of the
town it would probably take fifty
years to get waterworks. 1t is,
necessary that a special
tax be levied for the purpose and in
order that the question be presented
to the taxpayers in an intelligent
and comprehensive manner the
costs and specifications of the pro-
posed plant must be ascertained,
and it is with that end in view that
the Council has made the appro-
priation to which our friend so
objects.
For heavens sake, how much
longer must we wait if we are going
to have waterworks at all? We be-
lieve that Lafayette should have
and electric lights, and
all good citizens should do their ut
most toward getting them as early
as practicable, instead of looking
around for impediments.
1t is also conceded that <teduca-
ton stands pre-eminent in any COM
and it is right that i: should
be so; but in "any community"
where the people are alive to the
cause of education good system
Of waterworks is one Of the things
upon.
If :Teacher" is DESTROYS of pro-
noting tie cause of education in
his town the best thing for him to
10 is to exert his energies and influ-
,nce to secure waterworks. After
hat is done the rest will be easy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
HWHERE rs TAFT"

Anent the stcomite" we are con-
strained to PROFOUND the great Wat
sonian query to our esteemed con-
temporary, The Advertiser. AS the
organ, exclusive and inclusive, it
should be in position to give US an
intelligent answer.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

We have not a word to say de-
rogatory to Judge McErery, either
as a gentleman or as a political
leader. but confess to a feeling of
nausea when we read the gush about
him that appears in some of the pa
pers which SO persistently abused
him four years ago. If the Judge
was such a sinner during the last
campaign what has he done since
Saat time to make him a saint?
And what has Gov. Foster done to
transform him from saint to the
villain he is painted by some of his
4uondam friends? Is it possible
that we can find no more consist
ency among journalists than among
politicians? - Mansfield Democrat
Journal.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year,
When tits too warm for whiskey
straight,
Too cold for lager beer.
IN. O. States
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Pity Holmes can not be sent to
Tyler, Texas. Hanging is too good
fer such a fiend.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Say, Advertiser, what has become
Of the ''eomike rxee1fJ de Ia faction
anti a0,winzs<>1zkf1e2" Just as mat
ter of historical fact, tell US where
i is.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

All fair-minded men concede the
fact that Gov. Foster has made an
excellent executive, but all men,
fair and unfair, will give him the
credit of being gilt-edged poll
tician.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Eugene Field, the journalist and
humorist, is Dead
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

1t takes one million dollars a day
to run this government. Half of
that sum is paid out for PENSIONS,
however.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Notice to Members of the Judicial
District Com mittee.
To the Chairman and Members of the Seven
tcenth Judicial District Democratic Com
mittee:
We hereby request you 70 meet at Able
vile, Verniiion parish, La, on Saturday,
Nov. g, 1895, for the purpose of taking such
action as may be deemed necessary for the
nomination OF judicial district officers.
J. F. ABsH1RE, Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09
For
Lung
Troubles

"Seven years ago. my wife had
a severe lung trouble, which ply
sicians called consumption. The
cough was distressing sind attend
ed with splitting OF blood. AS
doctors did not help her she tried
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

ohamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is unequalled for Eczema, letter, Salt
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eye Lids.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
TO HORSE OWNERS.
For putting a horse in a fine healthy con-
dition try DIR. Cadys Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss OF appetite, relieve constipation, correct
new life to an old or over-worked horse. Is
cents per package. For sale by druggists
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-11-09

Remember that we do all kinds
of job printing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-14

Five People Killed and Others In.
jured mt Cherry Hill.

HACKENSACK, n. j., July 13.--A ter
rife storm swept over this section this
afternoon. doing great damage. At Cherry
Hill small village a few miles from this
place, it developed cyclonic fury. attended
by the demolition of the village and num-
ber of deaths. Cherry Hill received the
full sweep of the winds fury and within
minute after the storm broke, twenty
seven houses, nearly the entire number in
the village were wrecked. The storm made
a clean path throught the center of the
place, carrying everything before it. Houses
we're unroofed and thrown down. Trees
were uprooted and the crops in the fields
ieveled to the ground. At the present time
il is known that five were killed and the
injured are numbered by scores many Of
them, 1t is believed. fatally. The dead are:
CONRAD FRIEDERMAN, hotel keeper.
EKs. RsNhh oNi>No"N roLisA hAsoR-
A CHILD OF WILLIAM AHRENS.
The storm came from the northwest, her.
aided by great banks OF clouds and a stir
ring breeze. The atmosphere was warm
for a time, then cold, and then, after a Sec
ond rush of warmth. came tornado, car
rying death and destruction in its course
The storm center was about 800 feet in
width and the strip over which it passed
is mass of ruin. Not building in its
path was spared. Those that were not COM
pletely demolished were unroofed or moved
from their foundations Great masses of
wreckage were carried through the air by
the gale, adding to the destruction. The
depot standing between the tracks of the
New York & New Jersey railroad was de-
molished
The wind first tore the roof from the
building and landed IL a hundred feet away.
Then the walls fell. The station agent was
taken from the ruins later, badly injured
The freight depot was also wrecked and
the big platform carried away.
Opposite the depot was the hotel kept
by Conrad Derman. In the hotel at the
time. besides the proprietor. were his wife
and three children. Just as the storm broke
he hurried them into the street, fearing
that the building was unsafe. Then he re-
turned to. secure some money, and had
reached the door to the street when the
whir}wind struck him. He was caught up
and hurled fifteen 10 twenty feet to the
ground. AS ne lay there the building toppled
over on him. crushing out his life. One OF
his boys was injured by the falling tim
bers The infant of the Ahrens family was
lying in a crib when the crash came. The
house. was unroofed and a flying stick
struck the child in the head. tearing of
one of the ears as cleanly as though sew
ered by a surgeons knife and causing
death When the husband. who is New
York business man. returned. the sun was
shining brightly and his wife was sitting
amid the ruins with the dead body OF her
child In her arms Two Of the Polish labor
crs who we're Killed had sought shelter IA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-14
MUST PAY TAXES.


NEW YORK. July 1s.-The Board of
Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church
and the Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church have failed in the at
tempt to have the assessment and taxation
upon its property at Fifth avenue and
Twentieth street for the year 1894 declared
illegal decision was given to-day by
Judge Beach In the special term of the
Supreme Court, sustaining the demurrer,
which was interposed in behalf of the city.
Judge Beach gives Judgment for the city
on the demurrer. with leave TO the Board
of Missions to amend the complaint. The
Board OF Missions secured possession OF
the property on April Is. isss and. made
preparations TO erect its new building.
Some of the leases did not expire until
May 1894. and. In the meantime. the board
WAS receiving the rents and profits under
tho leases which did not expire until May
l. Judge Beach says thas during the tax
able period the property was not In actual
use by the Boards OF Missions: nor held ex-
clusively for the purposes Of these two COR
porations. but from It they derived the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-14
BARROOM TRAGEDY.


SAN FRANCISCO, July &c. B. Hender-
son. Of Rochester, n. Y, a commercial
traveller, fatally stabbed Clarence Barr.
Chinatown guide, in the barroom OF the
Baldwin Hotel to-day. Henderson arrived
from the East yesterday on the annual trip
which he has been in the habit Of making
from Rochester for boot and shoe firm.
of which he is said to be a partner. He
spent the night visiting various resorts.
where he drank heavily. To-day, while
conversing with Barr. a chance acaua.nt-
ance. Barr invited him TO drink. the irvi-
tation being accepted. Neither offering TO
pay. the barkeeper asked for the money
Both men denied being the host, and dur
ing the alteration which followed Barr
called Henderson a liar. The two grappled.
but were separated, and Henderson, who
was using very abusive language, was eject
ed. He Immediately re-entered and. draw
ing a large pocket knife. plunged ii into
Barr's abdomen Henderson was arrested,
and is now in Jail awaiting the result OF
Bars wounds. Henderson takes his arrest
coolly His one desire seems TO be TO keep
the knowledge of his predicament from his
wife.