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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
Police Jury Proceedings.

Police jury Proceedings.
East Limits, parish of Lafayette.
AFTER due deliberation between
Mr.. w. F. Owens, of the Southern
Pacific Company, and the mayor
of Lafayette and Board of Health
of the corporation of Lafayette, the
Police Jury retired in special ses-
sion. Those present were: Presi-
dent r. c. Landry, c. C. Brown,
Ben Avant, John Primeaux, M.
Billeaud, Jr. Absent: John
Wilmington, Jr., Alonzo Lacy and
Alfred Hebert.
After appointing M. Billeaud, Jr.,
secretary pro. TEN. the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That no person from
New Orleans or any other infected
points. or any point that may be-
come infected, will be allowed to
leave trains within the parish of
Lafayette.
Resolved, That all goods ON
following list (same in hand of DR..
A. r. Trahan) are permitted to en-
ter the parish of Lafayette. Health
Officer DR.. A. r. Trahan is en-
powered to add or reject from the
list such articles as he may judge
ADVISABLE, alter giving OUS 0OtlCc 10
the railroad officials.
Resolved, That two guards shall
board trains to examine and see
who can and who should not dis
embark from trains within the
parish. DR.. A. r. Trahan will also
board trains occasionally to see
that all regulations are properly
carried out.
Resolved, That guards at the
limits of the parish shall examine
all freight trains and empty cars to
keep off tramps and other objec-
tionable characters.
Resolved, That passenger crews
from Algiers shall be allowed to
bring their trains to the east end
of Lafayette yard to change with
crews from Houston and two guards
shall be appointed to prevent any
intermingling between both the
crews and the public.
Resolved, That freight crews
line, or any point east as convenient
to the railroad officials. All trains
from Houston will be allowed to
enter the parish Of Lafayette, and
there will be no interference with
crews from Alexandria branch who
reside in Lafayette.
The above to take effect imme-
diately and to remain in force until
further notice. All previous resolu-
tons in conflict Herewith are here
by rescinded.
There being no further business
the jury adjourned.
M. BILtEAUD, JR.,
Secretary Protein.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.

0uSVSHpOIt JOURNAL
One of the most encouraging fea-
lures OF the business season, ended
on the first of this month, says the
Memphis Scimitar, was the show
ing made by Southern mining and
curing enterprises. Reports
from reliable sources indicate that
all of them were fairly prosperous,
even while similar industries were
in other parts of the
country, the result being due in a
great measure to the advantages of
the proximity of the raw mate
rial to points of consumption or
and to the favorable
climatic conditions.
This was especially true of cotton
manufacturing, which evidence a
growth both continuous and of re-
extent. For the fast time
the consumption of Southern mills
exceeded million bales, the exact
figures being 1,o47,67r bales, re-
an increase of 137,o7o
bales over the proceeding year.
The effect of business stagnation is
shown to some extent in the slightly
consumption per spindle.
There were 4s2 mills, against AIS
the year before, and this fact ac-
for the increased consump-
ton. despite the movement toward
finer thread and shorter hours at
certain mills. The rapid develop
ment of the business is shown by
recalling the fact that but $40, 8o4
bales were consumed in $4,000.
There were gains in consumption
as follows: South Carolina, 72,o45
bales; North Carolina, 26,851
bales; Georgia, 1898 bales; Ala
bama, 9,57s bales, and Kentucky,
286 bales. In other Southern
States there were increases of
smaller amount. These figures in
d,cate also the rank of the several
chief producers, South Carolina
leading with 1,1o3,s24 spindies,
followed by North Carolina with
9o4,117 spindles, and Georgia with
66s, o3o spindles. Virginia Is cred
tied with 13o, 1s3 spindles. Mary
land is not included in the list of
Southern States, though Missouri is
so included The Northern mills,
in the past year took 1904, $50
bales, or but 76o,o 900 more than
were taken for consumption in the
South.
There is probably not a single
mill in the South that has been
managed by competent persons and
under a proper business system that
has not made a favorable showing
by comparison with Northern mills
But it is not the advance in man.
alone that is of value to
the South. The constant increase
of consumption by home factories
is an augury of a steadier and better
market for the cotton as it comes
from the producers hands.
Spectacles at Biossat's jewelry.
AffemOfed S11fCido
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

The following from the Daily
States shows that the people of New
Orleans are just as badly scared as
the country folks. After all the
States may be right. There isn't
much use in getting excited:
Let our people keep their heads;
go about what business the wild
panic has left them, and console
themselves with the relentless fact
that somebody has got to get sick
and die every day of the world and
that a pestilence of epidemic only
exists when sickness becomes the
sole ruling influence of the hour and
the death roll runs up into the
thousands. So far the death rate
in this city during the present ex-
element has almost daily fallen be-
low that of the same days last year.
Everybody has got to die some
lime or other and the scardest feel.
ow to-day in New Orleans will
sooner or later have to grit his
teeth, take his medicine and peg
out. II SO scared now how in the
devil will he feel when death on his
white horse comes Gathering up to
his door7 To get sick and die one
day or another is great American
privilege, or rather, perhaps, we
should say duty, and we see no
sense in the world in making such
an internal fuss about few cases
of supposed or real yellow fever.
A fellow is just as dead ana gone if
he dies from n1alariai fever, measles
or typhoid as he is if he dies with
yellow fever or cholera. So what
&c no RI A.
fernal thing doesn't get to be SO
common as to make 1t plebian .and
unfashionable7
1t is said that in the reign of
Louis XIV, every barber and every
cook and bootblack was an infidei:
SO that the mobiles and the fashion
ables became good Christians to
diferentiate themse1ves from the
ple0s. When death becomes so
common and low down an infliction
from yellow fever, it will be time
for the higher classes to begin to-
think of some more aristocfatic-
cause of death than the common
one. There are good many jack
asses who are very proud to limp
around on clutches and in slippers
If they can make people believe
they have an hereditary case 1T
govt. But, Heaven bless us, they
would rather die than have is
thought that they had an attack of
such "a vulgar malady as rheuma-
tism. But, all in all, it amounts to
the same thing in the end and every
fellow has got finally to hand in his
checks, and it is quite silly and very
injurius to trade and industry to.
raise such clattcr alb vat it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

We employ the best of watch
makers and you can rest assured
your watches will give you perfect
satisfaction. T. M. Biossat, jew
eler.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

Editor Weeks, of the Iberian,
has got 'em bad. In fact the peo-
pie of New iberia appear to be af-
flicted with the same disease.
They have the round-house itch.
We would advise our quarantine
guards on the east Of town to watch
fof Weeks. We understand he is
coming over some dark night to
steal the round-house away from
us. In his present state of mind
there is no telling what he will do.
At any rate we would ask him not
to take anything else.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
The Disinfected Bride.

The Disin1ected Bride.
Use just from Mississippi,
An Use a happy coon,
kase ma sugar she am wild me
An ives on de honeymoon;
Use newiy-married niger,
An state de fact wild pride,
De fust an only groom
Wild q disinfected bride.
Tell de ole folks dat we's COMM
From de fel's of libin' green,
From de State OBJ Mississippi,
Whar da hab de quarantine;
Hab de weddin' supper ready,
Open all de gateways wide,
Fo' de fumigated groom
An de disinfected bride.
b. 3. Garrison, in I'D.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
A Tough Job.

This is the toughest" job we
have ever undertaken. The town
is securely bottled up. No one
coming in. No one going away.
No mail from the east and none
from the west. Everything dead as
Hector's ghost. Publishing a paper
under such circumstances is ex-
ceedingly exasperating.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

There should be a liberal use
made of disinfectants such as cop
peras, lime and carbolic acid, dur
ing the impending danger. Prices
are low on all disinfectants, at the
Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
MICROBES
VIII Not be Allowed to Steam
their Way to Lafayette,
In Pullman Sleepers and Box
Cars and We May All Rest
I'm Peace.

large majority of the people of this
town, the City Council held meet
ing Wednesday and adopted reso-
hutton prohibiting the stopping of
trains in the corporate limits of
Lafayette. DR.. A. r.. Trahan,
health officer of the parish, adopted
the same measures and for a time
at least no train will be allowed to
stop at any point in the town or
parish of Lafayette.
In the opinion of many of our
citizens this action should have
been taken by the authorities some
days ago, but the gentlemen in
whose hands have been entrusted
the lives Of this community, were
evidently of different opinion.
The news that Texas had quaran-
tined against Louisiana brought
matters to a crisis. The action of
tke health authorities Of the Lone
Star State made it impossible for
the Southern Pacific to run its
. trains west of here, which necessa-
rily made this the terminal point of
the road. This was not at all in
accordance with the agreement en-
tered into with Mr.. Owens the day
before, and it was feared that the
new arrangement would be accom-
panied by an element of danger to
this community.
The Board of Health was called
together and the question as to
whether or not railway communica-
1ion would be discontinued, was
taken up. A large number of citi-
Gems we're present and awaited the
result of the meeting with great
anxiety. Some feared that the
board would again postpone the
settlement of the question:.
In the absence of DR.. Mudd DR..
Girard was elected temporary presi-
dent. The board lost no time and
took up the question for the con-
sideration Of which they had been
called together. DR.. Martin pre-
sented a resolution recommending
TO the Council the adoption of an
ordinance declaring that no train
should be stopped in the corporate
limits of the town. DR.. Martins
resolution was seconded by DR.. Ira
han. put to vote and unanimously
carried. The board then ad-
journed, subject to call.
After the adjournment of the
board, Mayor Caffery called the
City Council together. The recon-
mendation of the board was sub
United, and upon motion, promptly
adopted. The enforcement of tie
ordinance means that no train will
be allowed to stop in the corpora
ton. An exception was made at
the request of a railroad employee,
permitting the Pay-car to stop. 1t
was agreed that the ordinance
would not interfere with the stop
ping of trains already on their way
here.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
Mail Service.

The Gazette is informed thu the
probabilities are that within the
next two or three days arrange
ments will be made by the post-of-
flee authorities to have daily mail
sorvi~e
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

We employ the best OF watch
makers and you can rest assured
your watches will give you perfect
satisfaction. T. NJ. Biossat, jew.
elcr.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

Major c. c. Mabry was in town
yesterday. He reports good crops
and no yellow fever on the Long
Plantation.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

Felix Mouton will write your in
surance for you. He represents
all the best companies.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

Should you heed. pair Of shoes
call at Mouton & Hopkins and buy
just what you want.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

woolen underwear for men and
women at Mouton & Hopkins.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

II you want any insurance on
your life or property call on Felix
Mouton at the bank.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

Anything in the line of dry goods
and notions at Mouton & Hopkins.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

A visit to Mouton s. HOPKINS
will save you time and money.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

See the new stock of hats and
shoes at Mouton & Hopkins.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25
Attempted Suicid,

Spectacles at Biossat's jewelr
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-09-25

Secretary protein.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
wEARIED OR HER LOVER
She Cast Him Off, Whereupon He Shot
 Her and Then Killed Himself

She Cast Him of, Whereupon He Shot
 Her and Then Killed Himself
 New Orleans, La, March 3.-Tonight shortly afteu 2 o'clock E. W. Congdon, formerly of Homer, La, fired three shots in an effort to kill woman who calls herself Mary Congdion, and believing he had killed her the desperate man turned the pistol on his own head and blew his brains out The tragedy occurred on Canal and Dauphine streets, a locality which Is always crowded with people. The widest excitement was caused by the shooting.
 A passer-by, a woman was slightly wounded by one of the stray bullets in- tended for Mary Congdon. The latter was hit once only in the side of the head, but the bullet failed to penetrate, merely imbedding itself just above the ear.
 Ccngdon's body was taken to the morgue and Mary Congdon was taken to the hospital. She is not dangerously wounded.
 Congdon has been a clerk at the cus- tom house, but lost his position and has been doing nothing for a long time. Meanwhile, the woman, who was one of the scarlet sisterhood, has been support ing him, but at length wearied of the burden. They met casually tonight quarrel ensued and Congdon shortly drew his pistol and began to shoot.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
GROVER AGAIN UNwELL.
Transacted Business of State in His Bed
 Room-Will Come South.

Transacted Business of State in His Bed
 Room-WilI Come South.
 Washington, March 3.-The president was confined to his bedroom again to- night and there all the official business of the last evening in the house was transacted. Secretary Lamont and At torney General Harmon joined him about g o'clock and assisted him in an advisory way about the flood of meas ures which were released from the con- gressional gauntlet in the last hours of the session. The presidents confinement to his bedroom, it is explained, is not due to any alarming condition of health, but to secure such comfort as may ac- company, the excruciating rheumatic att tack from which he has suffered the past few days and to reserve his strength for the long physical ordeal of tomorrow
 Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by Sec retary Thurber, will leave Washington tomorrow afternoon for Princeton on special car attached to the 3:15 train over the Pennsylvania load. For two hours previous to that time Mrs. Cleveland will be the guest of Mrs. Lamont and pay a few parting calls on ladies of the fami- lies of other cabinet officers. It Is au- thoritatively announced that MT. Cleve- land will, in all probability, not go to Princeton for some time, but will leave Washington tomorrow afternoon for the south in search of rest and restored health.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
CAUGHT IN CHICAGO.
John Corwine. the Absconding Paymas- ter of the Navy, Arrested-Confesses
 His Shortage

Chicago, March 3.-John Corwine, the absconding paymaster of the United States navy who was sta tioned at New port, R. l., was arrested in Chicago this afternoon. He arrived here this morn- ing from New York city. Shortly before o'clock Inspector Fitzpatrick received n message over the long distance tele- phona from H. O. Reed, chief of police of Newport, that Corwine was in Chicago and that he would register at the Palmer house under the name of J. Reeves. De- tectives were immediately sent to the hotel and arrested Corwine as he was writing his name on the register. Cor wine made no effort to conceal his iden- tity and readily confessed to all the charges made against him by the navy department. The police recovered 3D. $50 in his possession
 Corwine decamped from Newport last Monday after having cashed a check for s5,000. An investigation of his accounts it is allsged revealed that he was between $5,000 and $10,000 short, exclusive of the called upon to explain the deficit. h. stead, however, Corwine went to the First National bank, the government de- pository at Newport, and drew a check on the Union National bank of Boston for $5,O00 and an hour later he had left the city.
 The police learned that he had pur- chesed ticket to New York and detec- tives were sent to search for him. Ills succeeded, however, in eluding arrest and today 1t was learned that he had come to Chicago. His wife lives in Brooklyn and according to his own story, he met her there and gave her s2,000 of the money he had secured at the Newport bank. The remainder, lacking s50 was found in his possession today.
 While being questioned by Inspector Fitzpatrick he answered freely nsarly all the questions put to him. He denied that he had spent any money in gam bling or high living but admitted that he was several thousand dollars short in his accounts. He said that while he had not uss d this money for himself, he was responsible for it. He refused 10 say what was done with the cash.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
MACHINE WORKS BURNED.

Columbia, s. C.. March 3--A special from Spartanburg, S. C.. to the State says:
 The most disastrous fire since the burn ing of Converse college in 1891, occurred here early this morning. The great Spar tanb1lrg machine works was totally de- stroyed, not one dollars worth of ma chinery having been saved. The blaze was discovered by the night watchman about o'clock, but the building was al- most consumed before the fire depart ment arrived. The machine works was one of the largest concerns in this part of the country and its destruction will be a heavy blow to Spartanburg. The loss Is at. least s5O,OO0. with only s100oO in- surance
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
POWER HOUSE BURNED:
Originated-Two Men Run Over and Killed by Fire Engine.

Philadelphia, March 3-The power house at Thirteenth and Mt. Vernon streets, from which the Union Traction company operated a half dozen of it's lines of trolley cars, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss is about $500000, principally on the valuable machinery in the building. The loss is covered by in- surance. The power house was large brick structure covering a third of the block and contained eight dynamos and other valuable machinery. About 5 o'clock this afternoon some of the em- ployes were swinging a big crane around that was in the building and the iron chadn hanging from the arm struck gen. orator. The blow smashed the generator and a violent explosion followed. The breaking of the generator blew out every circuit and wrecked all the dynamos which were running.
 Following the explosion fire broke out and gutted the building and destroyed the eight dynamos or rendered them useless and irretrievahly damaged the other machinery in the building. The dynamos were the property of the Vest inghouse Electric company. The Trac- tfon company claimed that they were not working properly and had therefore never accepted them and the Nesting house company were running them at their own expense pending some dec,S- ion in the matter. About half the loss, therefore, will fall upon the Westing- house company.
 During the progress of the fire Augusta Binder and another well dressed, good looking young man, were run over by fire engine and killed. Both men were looking at the fire at the time they were run down. Several other persons were more or less injured by other accidents. The fire occurred at an hour at which thousands of people were returning home from work and as the cars on Fifteenth IL ..-1-A .T-4- still much inconvenience to the public resulted. The destruction of the power house will seriously cripple the surface transit facilities of the city for some time, as the Traction company will be com pelled to reduce the number Of their cars on most of the streets until they can sup ply the powers lost by the burning of the house at Mt. Vernon street.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
A FRUTTLFss sEARcH.

New York March 3.-The revenue cut ter Manhattan which left her pier last night on orders from Washington fou the purpose of overtaking a Cuban fili- bustering steamer which was reported to be off Barnogat N. J., returned to port this evening after frsuitless search for the vessel. The Manha tan proceeded as far as Barnagot, but did not sight the suspicious steamer, which Is supposed to be the Laurada. The Manhattan while on the return trip blew out two of her boiler tubes and had to be lowed to her pier. Nobody was hurt as a result of the accident
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
ENGLAND STORM SWEPT
Alarming Amount of Wreckage
 Among the Shipping.
TELEG k9H WIRES DOWN
 For Hq z is of Miles and Details of the S1orm meagre-The Worst Is : Yet to Come.

r ~ on, March S.-A terrific southwest gal e prevailing along the coast and in'tiS interior of England. A number of vessels have been wrecked off Var mouth and isolated cases of drowning are reported. Heavy seas have swept over the dIacks of chann=l packets, all of which are greatly overdue in arriving at their destinations.
 The gales have bsen accompanied by heavy rains and immense tracts of land in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire are in undated.
 Details of the damage done by the gale continue to come in, but owing to the general prostration of the wires hey are still meagre.
 train running between Breeon and Merthyr-Tydvil, Wales, was overturned by the force of the wind but no loss Of life is reported. Along the coast and in the interior as well, miles upon miles of telegraph poles have been broken off or literally torn out of the ground Wey- mouth harbor is filled with wreckage of all kinds and all manner of craft in the harbor is adrift The extensive harbor works which were in course of contsruc- tion at Hastings have been demolished and great quantity of valuabls machin- cry and material carried away. Scores of fishing boats have foundered at and off Loweste1t, but in some casfss nobody was on board and in others The crews were rescued by hard work on the part of the life-savers.
 The pier at Pennington has been crushed to pieces by th- tremendous seas and a large number of wrecks occurred on the Devonshire coast.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

Was Chief of Stamp Division Munce-
 The Coleman Trouble Caused It.
 Washington, March 3.-Postmaster General Wilson today suspended Chief of Stamp Division Munce, of the post office department, on the charge of taking without authority some sets of stamps which later turned up in the possession of Hamilton J Coleman, clerk in the general land office, who sold them in New York and is now under bail for that of fense.
 The stamps sold by Coleman in New York were sent ito Munce by the Ameri- can Bank Note company to be forwarded to the bureau of engraving, and printed as copies when the bureau first began to print the United States stamps. They were afterwards returned to Munce.