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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
EROSYEWOR'.S GANG.

Daily States.
1t is gratifying to note the fact
that the leading Republican news
papers in this country continue to
pour hot shot into the gang of free
hooters in the lower House of Con-
gress who are folio wing the leader
ship of Grosvenor IN the fight
against the merit system, which has
the hearty approval of all Americans
who desire that the business of the
government shall be transacted in a
capable and business-like manner
and not turned over to incompetent
men who ATE placed in positions
they have not the ability to fill SIM
ply as a reward for some service
rendered by them in political
campaign. Commenting on this
fact the Indianapolis News says:
s'The conduct of the Republican
spoilsmen in Congress is disgrace
full violation Of party faith. The
last National Convention pledged
the party to the maintenance of the
merit system as then established,
and to its extension wherever prac-
ticable. The merit system at the
time included President Cleveland's
order of May 6, 1896. The Repub-
lican Party, when it was making a
platform which would draw votes to
it, said: The civil service law was
placed on the statute books by the
Republican Party, which has always
sustained it, and we renew our re-
peated declarations that it shall be
thoroughly and honestly enforced
and extended wherever practicable. ,
And now Republican Congressman
are seeking to repeal the law, to
wipe out extensions already made,
or ut the very least to change the
system into something essentially
different from that to which their
party committed itself at its conven-
ton held in 1896"
II President Mckinley had any
backbone he would call halt on
those Republicans in the House and
Senate who appear determined to
not =ouly trample under their feet
the civil service plank of their
. =
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
Home MinStrelSy.

Mr.. Geo. Wilson, a clever comes
dian, is in town, and is e'ldeavoring
to organize a local theatrical COM
pany. A rehearsal was held Thurs
day night, and everything points to
a success in his venture. He comes
well recommended and The Gazette
hopes that he and our home boys
will meet with nothing but SUCCESS
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
St. Martinville proudly boasts Of

st. Martinvilte proudly boasts OF
a new up-to-date steel bridge across
the Teche. The old town seems to
show signs of reviving. The Catho-
lie church in that place has been
completely renovated and repaired;
and is now one of the prettiest in
the State.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22

Mr.. Gage ought 20 take stroll
through the political morgue, pull
the shroud from the corpse of John
Griffin Carlisle and see how hand
some and natural he looks in
DEATH"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22

Mr.. Florian Cornay, lately of st.
Martinville, will now remain per.
manently in Lafayette. Mr.. Cor.
nay is in the employ Of the South
ern Pacific. His friends are glad
to welcome HIM TO his native sowh.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
Married.

Mr.. p. Bienvenu Roy, of Youngs-
Vile, was married to Miss Lila
Olivier. also of Youngsville, Thurs.
day January 40, at DuchamP, at
the home of Mr.. Anatole Cormier,
Rev. Father Chabrier officiating.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
What 1T Means.

When we advertise that we will
guarantee DR.. Kings New Dis
very, Electric Bitters, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, or DR.. Kings New
Life Pills; it means that we are au-
thorized by the pfoprietors to sell
these remedies on positive guar
antee, that if purchaser is not salts
fed, we will refund the purchase
price. These medicines have been
sold on this guarantee for many
years and there could be no more
conclusive evidence of their great
merit. Ask about them and give
them a trial, sold at VIM. .Clegg's
drug store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
Bucklen's Arniea Salve.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilblains, corns and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures
piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price
twenty-five cents per box. For
sale by VIM. Clegg, druggist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22

]. O. Broussard, of Pilette, paid
us a pleasant visit Monday. Mr..
Broussard is justly proud of Pilette's
sho wing in the recent election. He
calls it the s'banner ward" It
having given, in proportion, the
largest majority for the Democratic
candidates.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
Althoug the Lafayette boys lost

Although the Lafayette boys lost
in the long run last Sunday in their
competition with the the Scott Gun
Club, u. Himel one of them won the
prize by winning first honors. His
scote was IL out of 40. The other
members made scores ranging from
8 to e out of that number.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22

There will be an auction sale of
horses and mules at Mrs. Constan-
tines stable, near the court
house, on next Monday at 10
O'Clock by Stockrnan & White.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22

and extend the scope of the civil
system. It is feared, however. that
Grosvenor and his band of.spoils-
men are being supported in their
attacks upon the law by no less a
power in the administration than
Mark Hanna and in the end it will
be either emasculated or repealed.
CHAMP CLARK CHUCKLES.
Cages Currency Plan IF Adopted
Means Death to the Re-
publican Party.
St. Louis Republic.
Washington, Jan. 9.-'tLooking
atsit from partisan political stand
point" said Champ Clark, 'tnoth-
ing has happened in ten years that
has given me as much pleasure as
Secretary Cages scheme for re-
forming the currency. If that
thing should be enacted into law
there would not be enough Re-
publicans in the next House of
Representatives to call the ayes
and noes, and William Mckinley
would be the last in the Republican
line of Presidents. Last year I
charged in every speech that I
made that the goldbugs intended to
retire and cancel and destroy all
Sherman notes and to turn over the
financial affairs of this government
absolutely to the national bank
ring. All the Republican orators
vociferously denied this. Now
comes Mr.. Gage and proves that I
am correct.
s.On secret ballot nine-tenths
of the people of the United States
would vote against perfecting the
national bank system. From the
day of Alexander Hamilton to the
present time they have never been
able to establish national bank
system, except amid the calamities
Of war, and in bad days Immediately
succeeding war, and the people
have tolerated them as a necessary
evil. Mr.. Gage proposes to turn
tender mercies of the national
banks, increase their privileges
largely and reduce their burdens
one-half. He says that the govern
business. 1 say that the banks
should go out of the government
business. He proposes to put into
the hands of the national banks the
exceedingly dangerous power of
contracting and expanding the cur
rency at will and ad libitum. This
is sovereign power and should
never be conferred on any person.
con a secret ballot nine-tenths
Of the people of the United States
are opposed to the retirement or
cancellation of-the greenbacks and
will break the neck of any party
that undertakes to do it. The
great body of the people believe
that if greenbacks. were good
enough to pay men during the war
to leave their homes and wives and
children and face death on a hun
dred battlef-lds, in defence of
their country, they are good enough
money to pay to the gentlemen who
recline in the shade of Wall street
and make their living by clipping
gold coupons off coin bonds.
:'Mr. Cages plan for impounding
greenbacks in the national treasury
until somebody wants to pay gold
for them is intended to furnish
multi millionairesa an easy way of tax
lodging. Greenbacks are not tax
able. Gold is taxable; SO just a
day or two before the multi-million-
aires are required to give in their
lists for taxation under Mr.. Cages
n1an thew u,i1I convert I'll cir h o16inos
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22
An Old Idea,

Every day strengthens tho belief Of emf.
nent physicians that impure blood il the
cause Of the majority Of our diseases.
Twenty-Five years ago this theory was used
- basis for the formula Of Browne Iron
BY this famous old household remedy are
eu8cient to prove that the theory il correct.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-01-22

COMMERCIAL RESIDENCE.
Until IL o'clock,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
CASE OF HIGHWAY. ROBBERY
Joseph Sbatter Is Sure John GiIroy
Was One ofthe Highwnymen.

A mans cries for help were heard in
Railroad allev at o'clock yesterday
morning. a number Of men answered
the call and found Joseph Shaffer, of
1ll9 Albright avenue, lying on the
ground and bemoanng the loss of $25.
He said he had been knocked down and
robbed
Patrolmen GOerlitz and Neuls ar
rested on suspicion of being implicated
in the affair John Gilroy, 2S years old,
a tracklayer, of South Scranton. He
had been seen leaving the alley i'm
mediately following Shaffer's yells for
help. The latter was intoxicated.
In police court yesterday morning
Shaffer and a companion, Henry How
ell, positively identified Gilroy as one
of the formers assailants. They said
there was a second footpad, but Gilroy
was the only one arrested.
The nearest approach to the $25 found
on Gilroy was 20 cents, which indicates
that his partner has the sum taken
from Shaffer or that the latter was
mistaken as to the amount taken.
Mayor Bailey held GilrOy in $500 bail.
The security was not obtained during
yesterday. GlrOy will be held at the
police station tonight and committed
to Jail in the morning. Meanwhile, an
effort is being made to locate his part
ner. Gilroy claims he had not been in
anybody's company for some time pre-
vious to his arrest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
MONEY IS ASSURED.
The Balance Necessary to Purchase
Horses for the Thirteenth.


Colonel II. NJ. Boies. who was once
ment, has assumed the responsibility
of furnishing the amount necessary
in addition to The Tribune's balance
of S1S0-tO purchase a team of horses
and harness for the regiments new
ambulance. The vehicle was recently
purchased for $240 with popular sub
scriptions made through The Tribune
The balance of $50 has been held sub
ject to Colonel Coursen's order.
Colonel Coursen who reached here
from camp on leave of absence We'd
nesday night was called to Colonel
Boies office yesterday. Colonel Boies
asked for himself and several friends
the privilege of contributing about 5000
in addition to The Tribune's $50 for
the purchase of the remainder OF the
ambulance outfit. The proffer was
gratefully accepted.
1t is understood that Colonel Boies
and two others have subscribed $50
each and that the necessary remainder
will be secured this morning. The
particulars of the contributions will be
made known i'm The Tribune tomorrow.
A fine team of large, young, white
mules have been offered for sale at
Lebanon. Good mules are as expensive
as good horses for military service
and are often more desirable. If Colo
mel Coursen desires it the team at
Lebanon will be purchased. An option
on them has already been secured.
Recruiting for the regiment will he
continued at the armOry today from
to and to 10 o'clock p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06

Mayor Bailey is being worked upon
to aid a movement for the appointment
of a new street commissioner The
office is sought by eX-Councilman
James Manley, of the Twelfth ward
and Robert Emmet O'Boyle, of the
Third ward, son of eX-County Commits
sloner A. +. O'Boyle.
There is only one hitch, and that a
serious one. No charges that would
even suggest a cause for the removal
of A. B. Dunning, jr., the present
street commissioner can be found. lIc
is the head of a department and could
not be displaced without the approval
Of councils. This approval could not
be secured unless something more is
preferred against Mr.. Dunning than
the charge that he isn't u politician
end doesn't train with the Democratic
ward leaders.
These charges satisfy Cert1in city
officials, the candidates for Mr.. Dun
ning's place and a certain element in
councils, but 1t is realized that some
of the Democratic members of Coun-
ellis want something more tangible.
Several months ago Mr.. Manley' :
canvas for the office had been secretly
afoOt with the mayors connivance for
several weeks before it was known to
the head Of the street department. Be
fore steps were taken by Mr.. Dun
ming to countefact the movement a
friend of his interviewed the mayor
The latter, in ignorance that he was
being approached in the commission
er's interest admitted the Manley plan
When asked why he would Counte-
nance Mr.. Dunning's removal he made
no reply.
At that time Mr.. Dunning made a
canvass of his friends in the councils
He found more than a majority of eacf
branch were with him and paid nc
further attention to the matter. The
result of Mr. Dunnings canvass reach.
ed the ears of Mr.. Manley. He ant
the mayor saw the hopelessness of tn,
movement and quit.
Since Mr.. Manley's retirement from
| councils on April 1 he has renewed
| his efforts for the CommissiOnersEip
| Aspirations for the same office led Mr.
FBOyle to enter the field. The con
| sequence has been damaging to M
| Manley, who might have prosecuted
! his canvas to the point that the mayo
would have acted. Now that Mr.
O'BOyle has several supporters i'm hi
| work it is not likely that either hi!
| own or the campaign of Mr.. Man!ey
will. for the present at least, come t
| the surface.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
ST. THOMAS COLLEGE.
Names of Students Entered Upon Roll
OF Honor for April. 1898.

Classic department senior division
Francis A Kane, John j. Coligan, John
a. Ruddy, stephen j. Gavan, James
G.. Cullen.
Junior division-Leo J. Clarke, Fran
els j. Lally, Joseph \. Weir, John r.
McHale, Francis a. Flynn, Thomas A.
Needham, Moses j. O'Malley, Kenneth
X. Eurnett.
Commercial department, senior div
ision-AlOysius COlligan, William Glib
son, John Ford, William Devine, John
McCann John Higgins
Junior division-Thomas Durkin, An
drew Kozack, Michael McCrea, Ed
ward Mccormick, Thomas Harding,
Patrick Walsh, John Coleman
Second Commercial-George Altman,
Joseph Jordan, Desmond Leonard, Jo-
seph Savage, Dudley Tierney, Joseph
Regula.
Preparatory department-James De-
vine, Robert Gilroy, John Langan, John
Nallin, John Reap, John Ratchford,
Thomas Ruddy, Joseph Reilly, Jo-
seph Wills.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06

Two important communications were
sent Jointly by Mayor Bailey and Act
ing Chief of Police Gurrell to the force
in each police precinct yesterday. one
letter relates to the conduct of patrol
men while on their beats and the other
contains the state law concerning
cruelty to animals.
The first letter calls attention to
Rules and : of the department and
demands their observance. The rules
are as follows:
Rule 6-Patrolmen must not walk to-
gethcr or talk with each other when they
meet on the confines of their beats un-
less to communicate information apper-
tanning to their police duties and in such
cases they must make the communication
as brief as possible. They must not stop
at any house, police station, or any place
whatever while patroling their beat, cN-
Cept on police business.
Rule IA patrolman must not walk or
talk with citizens while on patrol duty
except on police business; then he will
stand and hear what the business is. and
If it requires his immediate attention at
tend to It. it not, he will direct the per-
son or persons seeking the information
t. the police station.
and comments made to him by several
citizens suggested the foregoing re-
mnder Mayor Bailey said yesterday:
This action does not indicate any
undue criticism. The men have be-
come somewhat careless and my idea
is to only prompt them in one particu-
lar which reflects for or against the eX-
Cellence of any police force according
hot har i- Ini
ing or conversation while on patrol"
The cruelty to animals act contained
in the second communication is that
approved in March, 1896. 1t defines
what is cruelty to animals penalties
etc, and concludes with this para
graph:
/ Section ANY policeman or constable
| of any city OF county, or any agent OF the
/ Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention
/ OF Cruelty to Animals. shall, upon his
! own view of such mIsdemeanOr or upon
! the complaint OF any other person who
! may declare his or her name and abode
! to such policeman, constable or agent,
make arrests and bring before any al
| derman or magistrate thereof offenders
found violating the provisions Of this act.
The act applies in every particular tC
the Scranton society, which is a char.
/ tered branch of the Pennsylvania soCi'
ETY. mentioned. Until recently the
7 Scranton branch has been active il
prosecuting it's work, but the death %
| DR.. b. II. Throop, its most generou!
! patron, and a depleted treasury have
threatened the local organization will
| on-eXistence. This condition led som,
of the most interested members I,
solicit police aid enforcing the law.
Each communication will be posted
in the precinct station houses today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
CHARLES FULLER & COMPANY,
The Old Reliable Fire Insurance
Agency, Removed TO the COnneil
Iluildinu

Evidences of SCrantOn's business
prosperity are given anew each day
in the branching out of the various
enterprises that have done much to
build up the business reputation of the
leading city of northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. Among the many enterprising
firms that have been obliged by in
crcasing demands of liberal patronage
to enlarge their facilities for trans
acting business is the firm of Charles
Fuller & company, fire insurance
agents who have just removed from
1874 Wyoming avenue to commOdious
quarters at room S2l Connell building,
on Washington avenue, where they
now have elegant apartments in keep
ing with their increasing wants in
order to look after the interests of
their numerous patrons.
False security is one Of the most
dangerous states one can be in, for it
is certainly better to be entirely un-
protected and to know it than to place
dependence on certain supposed safe
guards, only to find them fan utterly
in time of need. There are insurance
companies. although solvent, are still
to be avoided by reason Of their prac-
tice Of disputing nearly every claim,
and so making the adjustment of losses
a long and tedious process.
The firm of Charles Fuller & COM
pany is the Oldest fire insurance COM
pany in the city. 1t was established
i'm 1854 by Charles Fuller d company,
and its reputation for prompt pay
ments is of the highest character.
The present manager, Mr.. Charles
r. Smith, who is one of the most pop
ular and discriminating agents in the
city has been with the firm for thirty
three years, and therefore has a
knowledge of the business in all it's
branches that can only be gained by
faithful attention and experience in
the work before him.
The company represented by Mr.
Smith make a speciality of the Hartford
fire insurance company, though they
look after the interests of many other
first-class insurance associations,
among which may be included the lead
ing insurance companies in the United
| States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06

Passaic Rolling mill at Paterson, N.
j., which killed one man instantly,
severely injured three others, de-
stroyed the boiler and gas houses and
inflicted such injury upon the plant
that an indefinite suspension has been
nCcessitated. There were fourteen
boilers in all, seven being in use at the
time. All were destroyed. The cause
of the explosion has not been ascertain
ed. The boilers had recently been in
spected and found in perfect condi-
ton.
This explosion is Of local interest by
reason of the fact that the president
of the affected company is Watts
Cooke, a former Scrantonian who was
at one time superintendent of the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road and who has many friends here.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06

as man and wife until Dec. IA, 1895,
when they separated. on or about that
time MIR. Jones came home one sun
day evening and found his wife and
Holcombe together. Mrs. Jones had
been i'm the habit of going out even
ings before that, and her husband sus-
pected she was not faithful. on the
night he discovered her with Holcombe
she confessed that she had been un-
faithful to him for three or four years.
He went to her mothers to inform
her of the situation, and when he got
back his wife had her room full Of gas
from an open Jet and was unconscious
on the floor. He had detective on her
track before that and found evidence
Of her relations with Holcombe. The
latter was n bartender at the White
House on Penn avenue. Mr. Jones was
then employed in the office of the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
K, OF THE NJ. c. NOTES.

ON Monday, April -, a parliamentary
meeting was held in the odd Fellows
hall, Peckvile, to make arrangements to
organize a castle of the Knights of the
Mystic Chain. \ fair attendance was
present District Deputy Jas. Williamson
presiding. Joseph Huse was elected
treasurer and stephen Cairns secretary.
Considerable business was transacted.
Several gentlemen made application for
membership and several short addresses
were delivered after which they adj
journed to meet on Monday, May ., 1T
which time large attendance is cX-
peCtad.
Scranton castle. No. 49, oXcmplihed the
first degree last Friday night and will
cXomplfy the second degree tonight.
Esther assembly, No. Ii, will hold a
basket social on May p, 10 which all cas-
ties and assemblies in the counties will
be invited to be present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
MISS UNDERwOOD'S ADDRESS.
Will BE Delivered at the Residence
of James Archibald.

All who are interested in the train
ing of boys and girls viii be glad 10
know that they are to have another
opportunity of hearing Miss Underwood
discourse on the subject of the study
of the child in the home this afternoon
at o'clock at the residence of Mr..
James Archibald on Jefferson avenue.
An admission fee of so cents will be
charged, hut the entire receipts are
devoted to free kindergarten work
among the poor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
COMING FIGHT NEAR SYRACUSE.
Gus Rubin Says lie VIII Force the
Fighting.

Gus Rubin, the Ohio champion heavy
weight who is to fight kid" Mccoy at
Syracuse on May 20, for worlds cham
pionship honors and a big purse, is
training for the contest at Elmwood
near Syracuse. He expresses absolute
confidence in his ability to put the
Hoosier wonder to sleep within the
stipulated limit of twenty rounds. II
shall force the fighting from the start y
SAYS he, land the public may be as
surcd of finish one way or the other"
Those who have seen Rubin in train
ing agree that with his cleverness and
advantage in weight and height, Nc
Coy will ind himself against the hard
est game of his life. There will be
plenty of Rubin money at the ring
side.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-06
INSTRUCTIONS TO
POLICE FORCE
Issued by Mayor Bailey and Acting
Chief Of Police Gurrell.

ONE or THE CONCENTRATIONS RE-
FERS TO THE RULES OF THE
FORCE WHICH FORBID LoITERtNG
AND TALKING RY POLICE OFFI-
GERS WHILE ON THEIR BEATS.
THE OTHER QUOTES THE LAW
WITH REFERENCE TO CRUELTY
TO ANIMALS. PENALTIES, ETC.