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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

nocent girl all heToines We know
are exceedingly beautiful aud inno-
Gently the spanish government
was on the part of that power =
most egregious blunder, and did
more to turn the symapthy Of the
civilized world from Spain than any
other one ching. The Spanish au-
thorities soon discovered this fact;
but what were they TO do about it7
The Spaniards are proud, stubborn
and remorseless; yet they did not
exile her, As was the purpose so
alleged, aud they were too proud
and stubborn to acknowledge the
mistake. Thus they had white
elephant on their hands that they
were devllish glad to be relieved
of. At this juncture the New York
Journal, doubtlessly at the sugges-
ton of the Spanish authorities,
drummed up its heroes, knights,
Grants and panadins and shipped
them over to Cuba. The Spanish
authorities turned their blind sides
on Miss Cisneros and heroic les
curers; the latter strung a ladder
from the roof of an adjoining build
ing to the prisoners window. The
guards being conveniently deaf, a
heavy iron bar was rent in twain,
and out sprang the beautiful victim
of Spanish cruelty.
This we believe to be the whole
story, and We repeat that the noise
that has been made over it is another
triumph for the yellowest sort of
journalism. Miss Cisneros is no
doubt quite grateful to the boys and
so also are the Queen and the Span
ish authorities.
We trust that now, in the first
blush of public enthusiasm over
her daring rescue, the young wo-
man will have common sense
enough to reap all the profit she can
from the occasion. In accordance
with the American habit, in a few
weeks she will be forgotten, and
unless she heels herself while the
Americans are in fool state of
mind she will when the reaction sets
in find Jordan hard road to travel.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Coushatta, La, has quarantined
against Shreveport. Indeed our
little neigboring village down the
Red river is SADLY in ignorance of
the situation. When she wakes up
and learns what is going on in the
outside world she will be ashamed
Shreveport Journal.
The Journal seems not to appre-
ciate the fact that Coushatta does
not propose to be out-done in this
quarantine business. Did not
Shreveport quarantine against Lake
Charles7
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Senator Caffery is reported from
Washington, where he recently ar
rived, as being strongly in favor of
a national quarantine system, and
will prepare a. bill to be introduced
at the next session Of Congress pro-
viding for such q measure. The
Senator's trip from his home in
forcibly Impressed upon him the
secessity for Federal control of the
quarantine, and he will lose no time
in bringing the matter up before
.f.fsnesss "a ION Rouge Truth.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Yellow Journalism and it's Hero
Daily States.
Our always level-headed contem-
porary, the Baton Rouge Advocate,
discourses as follows:
The Advocate has not been in
dulging in any raving over the es-
cape of the Cuban girl about which
so many of the newspapers arc now
talking. When the story about the
inhumanity of the Spanish govern
ment towards this alleged "Crban
beauty was being paraded by the
lingo newspapers for political effect
only, a reporter interviewed Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, American Consul
General at Havana, and that gen.
tleman ''winked the other eye"
fguratively speaking, at the whole
story. Gen. Lee is as brave, de-
termined and chivalrous as is any
man on the American continent and
nobody who knows him will believe
that he would have remained quiet
while an innocent girl was being
prosecuted by a tyranical govern
ment. Tie incident has already
been made too much of and the
Spanish government is likely laugh
ing in it's sleeve at the roaring two
bit farce a few fool jingoes are
enacting in New York and elsewhere.
The incident Will probably wind
up by this alleged beauty capturing
some old duck with good deal
more money than brains and then
the illusion will be dispelled and the
fun will begin. We take no stock
in the clap trap methods of this
yellow journalism which requires
such impositions upon the public to
keep up its circulation. We have
plenty of deserving American girls
upon whom small portion of the
sympathy wasted upon this very
questionable object of solicitation
would be we'll bestowed as we'll as
being creditable to the good sense
of our people.
The Advocate seems to know
that the t'rescue" of the Spanish
girl is about the biggest piece of
humbuggery that yellow journalism
has yet palmed off on the fool pub
lie. Some days prior to the stres-
cue" the New York Journal osten-
tatiously announced that the Ameri-
can people demanded that Miss
Cisneros should be liberated and
that it, the Journal, would see that
she was liberated. Following this
came the news of the young wo-
mans alleged rescue from the sAfvfie
prison" in which she haas been in
generated by the .'bloedsthirsty''
Spaniards; and finally we have the
whole country enthused with admit
ration and New York nearly wild
in its tributes to the emancipated
young lady. All this, We repeat, is
arrant humbuggery. The New
York Journal, when in its yellowest
robes, shouted, ssshe shall be free, -
knew what it was talking about;
in other words il was posted or
odAched.
The arrest Of this young and, it
is said, extremely beautiful aud in
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 80. 1897.
Az AR-NY or K1cKERs.

an AR-HY or KICKERS.
Lafayette seems to have the good
fortune of having incurred the
wrath of all the kickers of the whole
country. From all quarters his
shrill voice is heard against Lafa-
ystte, but with characteristic com
mon sense our people are not at all
disturbed and 60 on about their bust
ness in the even tenor of their way,
unhindered by the wild ranting of
these ferocicus kickers. Not only
have these loud-mouthed fellows
raised their discordant voices above
the roar of the quarantine artillery,
but they have invaded the sacred
sanctums of editors and filled
columns of newspapers to air their
grievances against this much-abused
community.
The Gazette had made up its
mind not to notice the foolish
stuff that is being dished out by
people with imaginary wrongs and
ofhci.,us intermeddlers in our af-
fairs, but the wall of these inveter-
ate kickers has assumed such alarm
ing proportions that this paper
would be derelict If it did not pro-
test against it.
The accumulation of several
weeks of neighboring papers in
sipid rot has been rehashed by =
local journal without any excuse to
the public for the infliction and
without simple apology to the
Queen for the reckless manner in
which her property was handled.
Every one-horse town in this
section of the State has reared up
on its hind legs to kick at us.
Every fool has procured a lead
pencil to write about US. Every
long cared denizen of the fertile
valleys of the Teche and vermilion
seems TO have abandoned his luxu-
RANT pasturage to bray at us. All
have Joined in a grand chorus to
tell the world of our total lack of
brains.
When it is known that the yellow
fever scare has not been confined
to any particular place and
that Lafayette has been, excepting
few days at the beginning,
very conservative and disposed
to listen to reason, it is impossible
for US to see why is it that it has
incurred the enmity of STD many
people and been made the object
of so much censure.
Lake Charles, Opelousas, Rayne.
Alexandra, Washington, Jackson,
Miss, and host of other towns
have been far more unreasonable
than Lafayette, but for some un-
known reason they have escaped
the wrathful vengeance of these
public censors.
We are told that with the first
freeze the dread m:crobe disappears,
but let us hope that with the disap-
pearance of this little breeder of
human woes, the yellow fever kicker
and his twin brother, the yellow
fever liar, will vanish into a state of
s'innocuous desuetude.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Some OF the neighboring towns
would display little more sense if
they would attend to their own
business and let Lafayette alone.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Wooden underwear for men and
women at Mouton & Hopkins.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30
A,xAxzRzv.s KNEE.

daily staaes
Il seems that Gov. Mcl.aurin's
table manners are one OF the ..burn-
ing questions which the people Of
Mississippi are now discussing.
The grave charge has been made
that the Governor IS in the habit of
eating mustard greens with his
knife, and it is quite probable the
matter will become political issue
which will wrack the State from
center to circumference. We must
confess that it is not an edifying
spectacle to witness a man balanc-
ing COB of dripping green's on the
end of table knife and ttrusting it
into his mouth, but has not a man
the right to eat in the way that best
suits him is an interesting question
which can be made the subject of 4
vigorous argument and should be
taken up at once by college debat-
ing societies and discussed to fin
ish. It will be claimed, of course,
the convcntionalities of society re-
quire green's to be eaten with fork,
but why should man be restricted
to the use of that particular tool of
the feast when it is much easier to
lift greens with spoon and the
danger of slips and spills thus great
ly minimized.
Eating with knife is regarded
by many cultured people as most
shocking habit and indisputable
evidence of close association with
the wilds Of the backwoods, but
when a persons can eat peas with d
knife, feat that numerous Missis-
sippians performs, can it be called
a habit. In all fairness we be-
lieve it is an art which few can
master, and we venture the asser-
ton that as skill as Gov. McLaurin
is claimed to be in the use of his
knife greens are his limit and de-
feat and humiliation would certainly
be his fate were he to attack the
pea dish with his trenchant blade.
But we are dressing. If it be true
that Mississippi's brainy governor
finds that he can eat mustard green's
with a knife in a much more COM
Portable and graceful manner than
with fork, why should there be
any clamor or criticism, or the
matter hauled into the political
arena as an inspiring and exciting
issue to provoke strife and sever
friendships of lifetime. Under
our free American institutions
man has the right to eat his green's.
mustard or any other kind, in his
own way, and every court of
Justice in the land will so decide.
Society, however, raises its hands
in horror when it hears of a
man eating with knife, and yet it
would be as badly shocked if per-
son entered fashionable cafe and
ordered ice cream and boiled tur-
nips, despite the fact that every
citizen has the right to call for such
a meal if his appetite suggests it
and his stomach is able to stand
the combination.
DR.. Johnson was a rare genius in
his day and commanded the re-
spect of the British aristocracy, and
yet this great man preferred to
visit a cellar restaurant in London,
where he could eat with his fingers,
keep his hat on while dining and
then wipe his hands on the back of
Newfoundland dog. Why should
Gov. McLaurIn be attacked for eat
ing mustard green's with his knife.
We pause for reply?
Joe Jefferson Talks to Convicts.
Joseph Jefferson, the celebrated
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

TRUSTWORTHY AND AC-
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for responsible, established house in Louisi-
ana. Monthly $6o.5o and expenses. Posi-
ton steady. Reference. Enclose self adj
dressed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company, Dept. w. Chicago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Spectacles at Biossat's jewelry.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-10-30

Yellow Journalism and it's Hero
les.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17

there may be general legislation by classifi-
cation. 1t might be reasonable TO have one
other city. But that classification must
not be arbitrary. Suppose Terre Haute had
legislation to say that i'm ali cities having a
population of 40, 756 by the census of 1890,
3-cent fares should be charged? Plainly
not. Whatever changes might take place,
mo other city in the State could ever come
to have that population in 1890. 1t is just
so mere ,6 d6n Was ptt one 4 yse and mo
other city could ever come into the condi-
ton. Terre Haute.. Fort Wayne. Evans,
VILE Vincennes. Muncie. Anderson and
Marion might all come TO have hundred
thousand population, but they could not be
included i'm this law. because they did not not
have hundred thousand population by the
census of 1890. So that this legislation is
both local and special; In some of the
states "A classification has been accepted
where it was declared that i'm all cities
having a certain population, by the last
preceding censTs. s.. certain ,nor things fSs
theory theory that that the words last pre-
ceding census did not relate to
the time of passing the act: but related h ITO to
census, attained the population. our own
State in the case of Mode VS.. Beasie,y. ~,
this language related TO the time or the
passage of the act and therefore, that II
was special legislation, even though 1T said
by the last preceding census.
General Harrison referred to several au-
thorities in support of his conclusion ne h,-
ferring to the New Dill recently pdSSeu ny
the legislature he said:
The effect of this legislation is that IN
1901 the whole matter shall be the subject
of competition and the question of fares
may be settled at that time. If anyone bid
q 2-cent fare they would probably get the
contract.
If your Honor please. / submit. in con-
clusion that il would be grave mlsIor-
tune: il would be a legal retrogression that
the people of this State would greatly
mourn and by which they would suffer II
medable loss if these provisions OF their
Constitution are to have the construction
that all these railroads, all these mining
and manufacturing companies createu
under general laws. are now subject 10 be
restricted at the whim of the leglsi iature:
Py an adherence to the rule plainly laid
down in the Constitution. by reasonable in
terpretation of its provisions, the ieglsla-
ture has full power to deal with these ques-
tions by general law equally and fairly. III
has the power to deal with all corpora
tions by general law and with all special
matters by special law.
Perhaps / ought to say that the condl-
tionS and circumstances surrounding TINS
case make il exceedingly desirable that
some Immediate ruling. if possible, in the
nature Of a special restraining order, Whlcn
it is entirely in the power of your Honor
to so frame to protect everybody. should
be granted at early a day as possible
The Court shall try 10 dispose or the
case as soon as | can. Possibly tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17

General Harrison Concludes His Long
Argument.

After recess General Harrison continued
as follows:
If YOUR Honor please in order to COM
pIete the subject abo'- which was speak
ing before adjournIre,.t l should say that
the old Constitution - Indiana did not con-
tain any of the provisions of our present
Constitution to which we have referred
The provision in the bill of rights restrict
ing the power of the Legislature TO grant
speciaI privileges or immunities to one
class of persons was not contained In that
Constitution, nor We're there any restrictive
provisions i'm it with regard to special
legislation. This fact, / think, gives point
and emphasis to all of these sections to
which / have called attention as tending
10 show that they were all directed TO cure
one common evil. The thought that Is
found in all of these provisions is that there
shall be equality in the making of laws.
IL is not enough that the courts administer
laws equally. If equal rights are to be
preserved the Legislature. as well as the
courts must defer 10 the proposition that
there shall be no favoritism Under our
Constitution the Legislature Is put under
q strong obligation TO legislate generally
and impartally, so that all persons may
enjoy the same privileges and immunities,
lust as this honorable court is under obli-
CATION in the Interpretation of laws to
exclude favoTitsm and partiality. As an
examination of our old statutes Will show,
conspicuous among the abuses of special
legislation were private incorporation acts.
1t was the most common direction for legts-
lstive favoritism TO take. We are there
fore to consider this in constituting these
corporate provisions. 1t is to be remem-
bered Also that under the decision in the
Dartmouth College case, where charters
were held to be contracts and TO be within
the provision of the Constitution of the
United States prohibiting the states from
impairing the obligation of contracts that
they should be formed under general laws.
was made particularly conspicuous and
particularly necessary.
EVIL IN PRIVILEGES
Wherein did this evil lie as to the Gre
alton of corporations by special charter?
1t was not in the power TO be corporation
at all. AS Mr.. Winter said. such powers
were innocuous. The power to be-the bare.
barren power to be a corporation-cannot
be harmful to anybody. Therefore the con-
stitutional provision intended TO remedy an
evil could not have been directed against
something in which the evil did not lie.
The evil lay in the powers that might be
exercised by the corporation, In the dis
elimination which might be made between
them. in the favor TO certain parties TO be
corporation and the denial of the like
favor to others. L emphasize this point
because. as We progress i'm the argument.
il will help Us. think. TO understand some
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

The greatest personal and professional triumph
that has been made by John Drew has been IN
the comedy, Rosemary" by Louis y. Parker
and Murray Carson. MIR. Drew presented Rose
mary at the Empire Theater, New York for
over $50 nights to crowded and fashionable au-
diences Twice was Mr.. Drew's time at the
F.upire extended but contracts, which IL was
necessary to fulfill caused his engagement there
o end. only recently This afternoon and To-
night Mr. brew viii make his first appearance
here IN over threee wears. presenting Rosemary
Engish's with the same cast and surround
irgs which the play enjoyed in New York. IN
Mr. Drews company are Miss Maud Adams,
who has been his leading lady ever since he
Arthur Byron Frank f. Lamb. Graham Hender-
son Ethel Barrymore Annie Adams and others.
Rosemary will have large audiences at both
O'clock this morning and leaves at midnight to-
night for st. Louis
The two performances to-day at the Grand
will conclude the engagement there of Darkest
night. Monday afternoon the Holden comedy
Company will onen at the Grand for "A week.
-Four plays will bc given during the week.
In Hoyt's "Contented Woman company are
several of the milk White Flag favorites.
notably Clarisse Agnew. the pretty and clever
little dancer. who also sings new songs. and Belle
Archer, who played the widow in the Flag
here last September Mr.. IIoyt has given his
beautiful wife a part to play which demands
worth a fortune. Mrs. Hoyt has excellent taste
in dress. She designs ala her gowns. Her
husband is q paragon Of perfection, in one re-
spect at least. He never demurs at any dress
maker millinery bill and she mas carte
blanche at Tiffanys. The ladies Will be inter
ested in seeing how a woman thus favored at
tires erself. The opportunity presents itself at
English's Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next.
There will be matinee Wednesday. Seats go
on sale this morning at the Pembroke.
Sam T. Jacks '"Tenderloin' company, the
latest of his numerous entertainments will be
seen AT the Empire week.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
days" at the Nashville Centennial.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 1.-THE exec
utive committee of the centennial exposi-
tion has set apart the following days for
additional national events: Oct. II. Wander
bilt day. on which the statue will be un-
yelled and Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew will
speak; June IL and l3. Epworth League
days; June 16. Y. NJ. c. A. day: June IL,
Knoxville day: June 10. Alabama press day:
May Is, Wilmington. n. c.. day: May "a
Kentucky day. Governor Bushnell has been
invited TO be present on Ohio day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17

KANSAS CITY. April l6-George A. Tay-
lor. the former cashier of the defunct Ar
genuine Bank. who mysttriously diSap-
peared a month ago returned home yester-
day. and to-day voluntarily submitted to
arrest on warrant charging him with IL
legal banking. Taylor was arraigned this
afternoon and given preliminary hearing.
Friends went on his bond. The warrant
for Taylors arrest was sworn out by "A
former depositor. who charged that the
bank was in failing condition when Tay-
lor received "A deposit from him. Taylor
had been in New York looking for work.
The bank failed last summer and caught
many working people.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17

Americans and Social Turner's was won by
the former by a score of 9Sl 10 $50. The in
dividual score was follows:
an-Americans-Hall, 20; Cooper. 102;
Lieber. Ill; Walick. los: Marvin. 75: Chap
man, SO: Kipp, 123 Baker l02: Lige Martin
dale. 20; John Martindale. l23: total. 9S1.
Social Turners-Zwicker. los: Neubacker,
102: III. F'ilken. 20: Happier. "a; Birk, SO;
Hirsch, 90: l.. Filken. 120; Mass, Ill; Loss,
Sc: NOirath 50. total 9S0.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
Actor Mason Dead.

NEW YORK. April i6.-Joseph l.. Mason. the
actor. died at his home in Winfield. L. L.. to-day
aged sixty-four years. of pneumonia. contracted
in Chicago. where he was playing in the Cherry
Pickers" companv
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
CITY NEWS NOTES.

1.-The Empty Sepulchre'' will be the sub
ject of DIR. Lasby's Easter sermon at the
Central-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow morning.
An Easter cantata entitled Mary of
Bethany" will be given by the girls OF the
Reform School on Easter Sunday at 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17

CHICAGO. April l6.-James II. Rial was to-
day granted divorce from Louise T.. Rial. the
actress. Robert Droue:. the actor and play
wright was named correspondent. Mrs. Rial
Is now living in New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
College RufIding Rurned.

BERKELEY, Cal, April 16.-IFire at the
University of California this afternoon de-
stroyed the building occupied the Col
lege of Agriculture. The building contained
expensive chemicals and laboratory ap-
paratus. The loss is estimated at $1,000
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
Rev. DIR. CouIta..s Last sermon.

Rev. DIR. Coultas. pastor of Roberts Park
Church. will preach his farewell sermon to-
morrow morning He was appointed
by Bishop Andrews at the late NJ. T.. con-
ference held at Newark ~. j.. TO the First
NJ Il. Church at MorristoWn, y. j.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
The "Lone Fishermanv Dead.

BALTIMORE. April 1G.-James :. Mofit. the
original Lone Fisherman In ''Evangeline" died
here to-day at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. after
an illness OF four weeks
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
A Very Close Bo,viing Game.

The bowling contest at the Deutsche
Haus last night between the German
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17

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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-17
Louise Rial "a Divorcee.

latest of his numerous entertainments, will be
seen a the Empire next week.