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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

Quill soft resolu de plus, que nous
sommes en- favour du frappage fibre
ct illimite de l'argent au faux de
16 pour I, independemment ct sans
lie concours d'aucune nation etran-
gere, ct nous instruisons positive
ment nos del@gues choisis aujour-
d'hui de ne pas voter pour qui que
Sc soft qui ne serait pas en-
favour de ce principe et.- de
plus quill vote pour un senateur
des Etats-U nis en- favour du trap
page libre ct illimite de l'argent au
taux de &c pour I, ibre ct indedem-
ment d'autres nations.
Considerant avec raison ces reso-
lutions ci-dessus CONNIE positives ct
obligatoires, votre delegation dams
les mains de laquelle votre confiance
etait donnee, voyant avant tout lie ca
ractere sacr& de sa mission, determina-
que son premier ct seul devoir etait
de remplir fdelement vos instruc-
ton laissant toute autre considera-
ton apart.
La suite, en- omettant les details,
ct un resume exact de ce qui arrival:
De trente-et-un delegues choisis
pour representer la paroisse vingt-
huit etait presents.
Reorganization permanente de la
convention Giant fate, lie JUICE Fred
L Gates d'Iberie ct Honorable Jas.
Simon de St. Martin furent presen-
ties pour la nomination.
Plusieurs ballotages ayant etc pris
ct sans lie resultat dune nomination,
lie nom de NJ. Simon fut retire.
LIE quatrieme tour de scrutin Giant
ordonne ct lie JUICE Gates, I'm des
plus forts adherents Pamendement
sur lie suffrage, Giant lie sEUL CAND1-
DAT pour la nomination, lie presi-
dent de la delegation de Lafayette
expliqua la convention qu'&tant
instruit DE NE PAS VOTER POUR QU1
QUE CE SOFT FAvoR1sANT L'AMENDE-
MENT ct sachant que lie JUICE Gates
lie favorisait, d'apres nos instruc-
tons nous &tions obliges de nous
retirer, lie resultat etait quill laisse-
raft aux democrates pleine liberte
de voter CONNIE lis lie penseraient
convenable, ct nous.nous retirames
de la convention.
Des six delegues de la paroisse
St. Martin deux d'entre eux quoique
n'ayant pas etc instruits CONNIE vo-
tire delegation Pavait etc, compre-
nant ct exprimant les sentiments de
leurs concitoyens, Sc rctirerent aussi
de la convention.
CONNIE nous l'avions apprehende
nous avons appris que ceux qui res
terent a la convention, ont nomme
lie JUICE Gates CONNIE senateur apres
que nous nous etions rctires.
C'cst ainsi que nous avons agi ct
nous vous sou1nettons ce rapport fin
que vous puissiez juger de quclle
maniere nous avons execute vos
instructions. ResPectueusement,
ORTHER G. MOUTON,
A. NJ. MARTIN,
JOSEPH DUCOTE.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

Governor Foster said to a Judge
reporter at Shreveport the other day
that s'the most prominent issue in
this campaign will be the mainten-
ance of good government through
the success of the Democratic party
and the perpetuation of white SUI
premacy." The governor is right
AS long as the negro is political
factor white supremacy will be the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

The Republican campaign was
opened at Lake Charles on the 25th
Instant. An exchange says Candi-
date Pharr's speech was rather brief.
If the captain has not improved
as a speaker since ne preached pro-
hibition in Lafayette, blevity is
about the only thing which may be
said in favor of his oratory.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

Albert Delhomme, from Scott,
was in town Wednesday. He re-
ports that the first ward is still in
line for the Democracy and white
supremacy. Pharr and the Peoples
ticket are at a discount in that old
Democratic stronghold.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

Easton Duval, of the Houma
Courier, has issued trade edition
of which he may be justly Proud.
1t contains a whole fund Of valuable
information presented in a clear
ard interesting style. We congrat-
ulate our friend upon his success.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

There was Democratic meetin e
cio, last Sunday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

Captain Pharr's speeches are said
Christian and he believes in treating
others as he would like to be treated
himself
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

The suffrage amendment is as
dead in this parish as the Peoples
ticket.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

Elk Sheriff Duson of Acadia has
at last come out for Pharr. Du-
sons flop will cause little surprise
and no regret.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29
1GdLVST THE AMEND
"ENT

The Democrats of St. Mary par
ish held nominating convention at
Franklin last Saturday. Hon. A.
G. Allen was nominated for Judge
BY acclamation- Gov. Fosters ad-
ministration and the State ticket
were enthusiastically endorsed.
The suffrage amendment was con-
demned in most positive terms.
Like their brothers Of Lafayette the
Democrats of St. Mary are opposed
to the amendment and are not
afraid to say so. We have yet to
see the Democratic party of south
western parish declare in favor of
the amendment. Men who have al
ways been Democrats and whose
Democracy can not be questioned
refuse to support it. In his speech
at Shreveport the other day the
governor stated that he recognized
the fact that many good Democrats
throughout the State were con-
scientiously opposed to it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

In his speech delived at Shreve-
port Gov. Foster said:
Finding surplus in the treasury
which had been accumulated
through an honest and economical
administration of my Democratic
predecessor, which surplus has
steadily increased under this adj
ministration, through the Board of
Liquidation a portion Of this surplus
was devoted to the purchase and re-
tirement Of interest bearing State
bonds and the purchase and retire
ment of outstanding warrants of the
State for the years 1885 and 1886
and past due coupons and baby
bonds. All these obligations were
and many of them were in the hands
of innocent third parties. The fol-
lowing figures will show the details
of these various transactions. Four
per cent bearing bonds retired s712,-
900, at cost of so9o,751.57, saving
thereby in the purchase Sal, 2oS.43
and an annual interest of S2S, 4So.
By a compromise with the creditors
the floating debt of the State, COM
prising auditors warrants and cou-
)\'IASS "CAC SSlIlCu anu lCllI GU d. TIC
rate Of sixty cents on the dollar for
warrants and 46.15 cents for cou-
pons.
Under this agreement warrants of
1855 and 1886 were retired to the
amount of s315,555.25, at cost of
s1S9, 1888. IS; past due coupons to the
amount of S54o, 900. 20, at cost of
500, oo4.44. This comprises all of
the outstanding warrants and cou-
pons presented. There are yet out
standing coupons amounting to
s13S, sos. So, which are provided for
by setting aside s63,S2o. IS to meet
them, under act No. $50 of 1894
authorizing the Beard of Liquida-
ton to purchase baby bonds exclu-
sive of interest. There have been
retired of these bonds S2o5,1s5 500,
at a cost Of S15o,5So.oo, saving by
this transaction sara, 545.71. 1t
will, therefore, be seen that the
total indebtedness of the State has
been reduced s1,s77,seo.76 at a
cost of SI,254, 57S.55 saving to
the. State the sum of ,So2s,S2I.
and annual interest of S2S2, AS.
After the current demands for the
year 1895 have been met, it can be
safely stated that there will still re-
main in the treasury of the State
surplus Of 100000.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

STATE OFFICERS;
Governor:
MURPHY J. FOSTER,
OF St. Mary.
Lieutenant Governor:
ROBT. S. SNYDER,
OF Tensas.
Secretary of State:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
OF Orleans.
State Treasurer:
A. v. FOURNET,
OF St. Martin.
State Auditor:
w. w. HEARD,
Of Union
Attorney General:
NJ. !. CUNNINGHAM,
OF Natchitochcs.
Superintendent of Public Education:
PROF. J. v. CALHOUN,
OF Orleans.
DISTRICT OFFICERS:
Judge:
JULIAN MOUTOrJ.
District Attorney:
MINOS T. GORDY.
PARISH OFFICERS:
Representative:
10. BROUSSARD.
Clerk of Court:
E. G. VOORHEES,.
Sheriff:
/. A. BROUSSARD.
Coroner:
DR.. \. r. TRAHAN.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-29

DAY ana date hrSt above written.
Signed: N. REAUN,
Parish Assessor Lafayette Parish.
Section 2. Be it further ordained by said
City Council of Lafayette, La, that said
election shall be held under the general
election laws of the State of louisiana, and
at the polling place established in said town,
and the ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed written in the form set
forth in the said annexed petition to this
Council.
Section ;. Be it further ordained etc.,
that the Board of Supervisors of Election for
the parish of Lafayette are hereby author
lied to appoint commissioners and clerks to
serve at said polling place; to give due
notice of said appointment and of the time
and place of holding said election, and to
make returns of said election to the City
Council and according to law.
Section 4. Be 1t further ordained, ETC.,
that the assessor of the parish of Lafayette
shall furnish to the commissioners of election
as herein before authorized, complete list
of the taxpayers with amount of their
sessments, respectively in the incorporated
limits of said town, duly certified; and shall
also furnish duly certified list of the cleo
tors of SAID town to the commissioners of
election.
Section S. BE it further ordained, etc..
that the commissioners of election shall
ceive the ballots of all propcrty-tax payers of
the town of Lafayette, entitled to vote at
said election under the laws of the State of
louisiana, and before depositng the same in
the ballot box shall endorse thereon in the
presence of the elcctor, unless the ballot
shall have been endorsed; the name of
the voter and the amount of his assessed
property; and said commissioners shall make
returns of the number of votes, and the
amounts of the assessed value of the proper
ty voted for and against the levy of said
special tax.
Section s. &c it further ordained by tho
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
COXEY AT THE CAPITAL.
He Arrives at Washington to Present
 His Great Financial Scheme.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Freighted with his new financial scheme and samples of his proposed non-interest bearing bonds, on which a likeness of little Legal Tender CoXey occupies the place usually occupied by Autographs of Lincoln and Grant, General CoXey, of Coxey's army fame, yesterday in vaded the capitol. His appearance is somewhat changed since the time he tried to march the unemployed up the capitol steps. The loss of his mus tache almost disguised his identity. He wore butternut colored Overcoat and on his cuff buttons was picture of himself, surrounded by the inscrip- tion, Keep Off the Grass" Coxey said he had talked with Speaker Reed. He wanted to present his financial scheme to some committee, and was steered to that on finance and bank ing. Chairman Walker rather disap- pointed Coxey by extending to him the glad hand and wearing his most pleas ant smile His call there, however,
 was extremely brief. Chairman Walker received copy of the Coxey CoC ICdl lhS LlDl ol WI1Ch sets forth the details of his financial scheme, and said it would be referred to the committee.
 The document was stamped in red | ink, and turned over to the committee clerk. On cne front page of this li-
 brary is a picture of Legal Tender CoXey, in her fathers arms. She is saying, Papa, I wants to shee wheels go wound" On the generals forehead I are shown the cogwheels- the
 non-interest bond bearing bond bill
 wheel and the other the good roads
 bill wheel. Below the picture is the l inscription, And so does everybody
 who wants good times again."
 CoXey distributed some of these cop
 ies before he left the capitol. He
 went to Philadelphia in the afternoon
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
CUBAN MATTER SIDETRACKED
Gave Place to the Pacific Rail-
 roads in the Senate.
PettigreW of South Dakota Made Bitter Attack on the System Cuban Question Goes Over Until After the Holidays.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The sen ate was unexpectedly diverted today from Cuba to the Pacific railroads. An unusually large crowd was in the gal leries anticipating that MT. Vest would continue his speech, begun yesterday, on the attitude of MT. Olney toward the Cameron resolution. The interest this has awakened was shown by the presence in the diplomatic gallery of First Assistant Secretary of State Rockhill, who is next in rank to MT. Olney in state affairs and who has had special charge of reports coming from consuls in Cuba. Foreign delegations also were we'll represented.
 Soon after the session opened MT. Pettigrew of South Dakota called up his resolution relative to the trust notes of Pacific railroads. The sen- ator made a savage onslaught on the Pacific railroad system in general, charging that combination of private interests was seeking to absorb and close out the government. This opened the entire question and MT. Morgan of Alabama followed with a bitter arraignment of the Pacific roads, charging them with fraud and crime on a gigantic scale. The speech lasted until shortly before o'clock, when the morning hour expired, thus sending over the Cuban question until after the holidays.
 MT. Call secured the adoption of the resolution asking the secretary of state for information relative to the killing of Charles Gavin, an American citizen, by the Spanish forces in Cuba
 Further than this the session was uneventful and the senate adjourned for the holiday recess, lasting until January 5.
 The house today passed the legis- lative, executive and judicial appro- priation bill, then adjourned for the holiday recess. This is the first time in the history of the congress that the legislat e bill has been passed before the holidays The day was devoted to the annual debate on the civil service law and as usual the attempt to strike out the provision for the commission was overwhelmingly defeated. The bill as passed carries $22, ,669, ,369.O2.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
CARNIVAL ON THE ICE.
Great Preparations for the Skating
 Contests at Montreal.

MONTREAL, Dec. 22.-Tbe execu-- tive committee having charge of the international amateur skating compe- tition for the championship of the world in distance skating, and which opens here during the first week of February, has decided to extend the date up to which entries may be re- ceived to January 31 next. Elaborate arrangements are being made for the event, and the executive committee is holding tri-weekly meetings.
 Many of the leading skaters of this and other countries have already en- tered, and a breaking of records is looked for. The two principal events will be the international amateur races for distances of 10000 and 5,e00 meters respectively Copies of the invitation and rules have been prepared in all continental languages and forwarded to the skating clubs and societies of European countries.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
FAILED AT ST. PAUL.
Three Years Hard Times Too Much
 for the Stockyards Bank

ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 22.-State Bank Examiner Kenyon today took possession of the Bank of Minnesota and as result the Union Stockyards bank also failed The Bank of Mime sota had capital of $2,000,000 and was considered one of the strongest banks in the west.
 Assistant Cashier Robert T. Miller gave a brief statement of the reason as follows: we had large retail trade" said he, which has suffered materially from hard times for the past three years, during which time our individual deposits have decreased from a million and a half to s700,000. Then in addition to this the inability to collect large bills receivable or notes and the general depression in money and business all over the coun- try. That really is the story in few worlds
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
ASHES TO ASHES.
Kate Fields Remains Will Be Gre
 mated at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-The steamer Belgic that arrived from Hong Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu, brought to port the remains of Miss Kate Field. The body of Miss Field was placed on the Belgic on December 15. Consul-General Mills of Hawaii attended to the removal of the casket from the vault in the Honolulu ceme- tery and the placing of it on board the steamer It is intended that the re- mains will be cremated here, then the ashes will be sent to Mount Auburn.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
PLEASURE AND POLITICS.
Two Senators Make a Social and Polit-
 ical Call on MT. Hanna

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 22-Senators Thurston of Nebraska and Shoup of Idaho arrived in the city this morn ing and were driven immediately to the office of M. A. Hanna, where a long conference was held. While it was noted that the visit was of a so- cial nature it was known that the prime object of the conference was to discuss cabinet matters and as a gen. tleman close to MT Hanna stated, there was little doubt that Messrs. Thurston and Shoup came here to se- cure MT. Hannas influence toward the selection of some man from the silver district which they represent, as a member of the cabinet.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
THEY WANT AID.
Southerners at the Capitol to Ask for
 Money.

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA big delegation from various cities along the Mississippi river and it's tributar- ies, all the way from La Crosse to New Orleans, were at the capitol yes terday to urge jetty repairs and build ing and other improvements. It in cludes representations from the cham Der of commerce, the cotton, sugar, maritime, steamboatmen's and produce exchanges of New Orleans, and from the chambers of commerce of St. Louis, Pittsburg and La Crosse. They will be given hearing by the senate com mittee on commerce today and by the house committee on rivers and har- bors tomorrow. Ex-Governor Stan hard of Missouri is one of the St. Louis delegates.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23

delphia shipbuilder, who introduced them to the secret of various discov- cries that his chemist has been mak ing for the utilization of the corn crop.
 MT. Cramp explained that his chem ist had discovered that cornstalks could be made worth $2 a ton or $5 an acre by mechanism which would extract from them alcohol, cellulose, a material for mattings, carpets, papers, smokeless powder and cattle food su- perior to any other. These direct ben efits to the farmers of the great corn growing states of the west would be over $225, 100000 per annum on an acreage of less than 40,000,000.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
HAD MONEY LEFT.
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Has a Balance on Hand.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Re publican congressional committee, having paid all bills, find consider able balance on hand, differing de- cidedly in this respect from the re- suit in former campaigns. Perma- nent headquarters have not yet been decided upon. Some of the members think there is no necessity of them during the winter, but many are in favor of starting to work next sum- mer, after the new committee is se- lected, for the campaign of the ensuing year. While MT. Babcock insists up- on retiring, the executive committee is equally anxious that he shall remain at the head of affairs. Mr. Babcock states that the work is of such an arduous character that a third term of it is absolutely undesirable. He feels the effects of the hard work of last fall greatly, and will leave Friday for Hot Springs, Ark, for rest and re- |cuperation.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
MANY FIRMS GO UNDER.
Financial Disasters Follow the Failure
 of the National Bank of Illinois

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The failure of Angus & Gildele general contractors, the American Brewing, Mating & Elevator company, the Georgia Weisse Malting & Elevator company, and George A. Weissa, individually, all of these being due to the collapse of the National Bank of Illinois, were the echoes today of the bank failures of yesterday. Runs were made on the Golden City Banking & Trust com pany, the Hibernian Savings bank and the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, but none of the runs were of much im- portance. No statement was filed as to the assets and liabilities of the two corporations.
 The failures today were the result of the failure of the National Bank of Illinois. The two companies were borrowers from the bank and were indebted to it when it failed to the amount of over S5OO,- GOO. The corporations were both or ganized through the efforts of George A. Weisse
 Robert B. Jenkins, one of the direct OTIS of the National Bank of Illinois, says: 'The directors did not know the size of the loan on the Calumet electric. The discovery of the condi- tion of the loan was as much of a sur prise to me as to the public. The Same is true of the loan to Dryer & company
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
PISTOL UNDER HIS PILLOW.
AWoke Tired of Life and Killed
 Himself.
Tragic Death of Frank Phister, a Clerk in the Indian Bureau-Was Son of Ex- Congressman Phister of Kentucky.

WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-Frank R. Phister, clerk in the Indian bureau, killed himself early yesterday morn ing at his boarding house, 922 I street northwest. His room was on the fourth floor, and when he came in Tuesday night he seemed to have diff ficulty in reaching his apartments He awoke at an early hour, and it is sup posed he was in a depressed state of mind. No reason why he should have resolved to kill himself can be aa- vanced. He held a good position, and had friends and acquaintances always willing to give him a helping hand. The deed was done with a pearl handled revolver, which was usually kept beneath the pillow.
 The discovery was made about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, when a colored waiter went to arouse Phister for breakfast. The waiter opened the door and was startled to see the bed clothing covered with blood He ran downstairs and gave the alarm. A number of those in the house rushed up to the young mans room. They found Phister dead, and it was evi- dent that he had been dead several hours. He was attired in a night robe and was in bed, covered except the head. The pillow and bedelothing were saturated with blood from wound in his head.
 The condition in which Phister was found would suggest that when he awoke yesterday morning he drew the revolver from beneath his pillow, and, placing the muZzle at his right temple, pulled the trigger with fatal effect Death must have been instantaneous, as there were no signs of struggle. Every one in the house was shocked at the news that Phister had commit ted suicide. The room was searched for note or something that might throw more light on the suicide, but nothing was found.
 The ladies having apartments in the house heard a sound like pistol shot about 4 o'clock in the morning, but thinking it came from outside the house they paid no attention to it un- til they learned of Phister's act, and then they concluded that it must have 1 been the shot that ended his life which they heard. The condition ot the body would also suggest that the shot had been fired about that time
 | Coroner Hammett made q careful examination of the room When he saw the revolver that had produced the fatal wound firmly grasped in the hand of the dead man there could be no doubt but that it was case of sui
 eide. He was also informed of the young mans condition the night be- fore, after which he decided that an inquest was unnecessary. He gave permission for the removal of the
 body to an undertaken and will issue certificate of death today to the ef- feet that death was the result et sui cidal act
 Frank R. Phister was the son of the late Elijah c. Phister, who represented the Tenth district of Kentucky in the
 Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh con-
 gresses.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-23
MEDALS FOR OFFICERS.
Senator Sherman Introduces Bill tc
 Allow Their Acceptance.

WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-Senator Sherman, from the committee on for eign relations, has reported favorably the bill allowing Admiral T. o. Self ridge and other United States naval officers who attended the coronation of the czar last May to accept medals presented to them by the Russian gov ernment. In reporting the bill MT
 Sherman presented a favorable rec ommendation from Secretary Olney, in which he said the medals were only souvenirs of the occasion and not dec