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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-01-26

Man pirb oft blinb aus Purteifhft. Oas
Benefit bic fonit 10 tii4tige nR. 3. 3imes",
trenn tie f9reibt:
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
WANTS TO FIGHT TIN
MAROU/S.

1t will be remembered that tn,
Baron Ell Cordo, Marquis of Alt:
Villa, etc., challenged Senate,
Mason to mortal combat, for Ger
tain structures uttered by the ILL
nolslan and not at all compliment
tary to the dignity and honor OF
the Spanish race. After consider
ing the matter fully, Senator Mason
concluded that it would be unfair
for man of his sense to be killed
| by the titled ass of Alta Villa. He
could not afford to meet the swarthv
son of Spain just now and he paid no
attention to the challenge, but DR..
George E. Powell, of Lacrosse.
WIS.,, has cabled to the modern
Don Quixote across the pond that
he would be only too glad to give
him square fight. DR.. Powell's
acceptance of the challenge NAV
not result in the shedding of much
blood, but it makes interesting
reading. Here it is:
- ''Baron Ell Cardo, Madrid, Spain: !
L
that you have challenged Senator Mason to
mortal com bat for words spoken in defense !
OF his position as the champion of the pat
riotism and principles of his country and his
pc ople in the United States, with usual
Spanish generosity selecting your own
weapon. Now, as Senator Mas IN has
spent lifetime in the pursuit of a most
humane calling and in the walks of civliza-
lion, which has but poorly fitted him to meet
4 DULY at arms, as one who has admired
and now indorses the objectionable words
md patriotism of Senator Mason l. |
| plainsman, Westerner, one of class
Snown as typical American, typical because
holds principle, patriotism, above
orl:e-because it believes that murder in the
irst degree cannot be paid for with gold |
Ter eby accept your challenge, and name the
rmy pistol, the old a., the organ Of civili-
atlon, the instrument with which the =
AMERICAN pioneer measured Justice to as
ass'ns, and while earnestly assuring YOU | {
nd all your kind that thousands of men of {
~ type stand ready to Step in my tracks
nd pick up my pistol, if it should fall, l /
merely thank the representatives of a t
lousand years of barbarism for the oppor-
unity to fire the shot in revenge Of the
ankec sailors who fed the sharks in the. | "
ottom of Havana bay.
''G::oRGE T.. PowE1I !
Lacrosse. Wis., X
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
Death of Gabriel Dl.bau.

Mr.. Gabriel Dubau died Thurs.
day at his residence in this parish.
Mr.. Dubau was native of Ba-
gneres de Bigorre, France, and was
II years of cge at the time Of his
death. He came to this country
when young man and married a
Miss Dugas, having celebra the
5oth anniversary OF his marriage
last October.
Mr.. Dubau was a man of strong
convictions, sterling integrity and
known courage. Although a native
of a foreign land he espouscd the
cause of the Confederacy and
fought with the bravest during the
four years Of that bloody war. He
was in the thickest Of the frav at
Shiloh and at Mansfield and every
where he proved that he was of the
rue metal. When the war broke
out he joined the first company that
vas organized in Lafayette. He
eft for the war under the command |
't General Mouton and was at
Mansfield when that officer fell.
Mr.. Dubau was lieutenant of his
company. He was always highly
esteemed by his companions in
'rm. In his death the parish
oses good citizen and the COM
nunity a worthy member.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
In the Same Fix.

According to recent decision Of
the Supreme Court all the territory
annexed to Lake Charles since the
adoption of the original charter in
1907, does not form a part of that
municipal corporation, which is
now in fact not larger i'm area than
it was in 1867. Lake Charles IS in
the same trouble that Lafayette
was IN some years ago when the
Supreme Court decided that the
additions had not been legally
| annexed to the town. 1t will be
| remembered that our people lost
no time and reannexed to the cor
Poration all the territory that had
been knocked out by the decision
of the court. The Lake Charles
American is evidently not prepared
to say what the result of the courts
decision will be. 1t says:
"The mooted questions being
discussed to-day are whether the
decision in the case will affect the
franchises granted by the city under
49,
debtedness of the city will be sad
died onto the property embraced
in the territory defined in the char
ter of 1867; whether the present
city officers are all out of office;
the governor will at once
officers to fill the vacancies;
whether tax payers can recover
from the city all the municipal
taxes they have paid since 1884;
all the occupation tax paid
Turing that time may be recovered pv
IN action in court; whether multi
'llc'ty OF law suits will follow the ,
leclsion; and whether the people in S
he outlying districts will not elect t
o remain out"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
Not Yet Ready.

| In reply to several inquiries as to
the time when the City Council will
be ready to let citizens have the
use of the waterworks we will state
that the plant has not yet been
accepted by the town. Under the
contract the contractors are to run
the plant thirty days the end of which
will be the 1st of April. Then if
everything is shown to work salts
factorily and in accordance with
the stipulations of the contract. the
town will take charge of the plant.
1t will then be possible to attend to
the orders for hydrants. The tap
ping machine has been received and
before the plant is finally accepted
by the Council it is proposed to
have the mains tapped to ascertain
If they will stand the test. Before
an acceptance is made by the Coun-
Gil few things about the plant will |
have to be remedied.
Mr.. Linden Zell, assistant super
vising engineer, has been at work
since Monday making thorough
test of the plant.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
Mr.. Hoggsett's Proposition.

the proceedings of the Cit,
Council printed in another column
appears the proposition of Mr..
Hoggsett. of the Teche and Vermi-
lion Telephone Company, to fur
nish the town with a day and night
service. Fifteen dollars month is
the price asked by Mr.. Hoggsett
tor this service. The offer is also
made to furnish the town with two
boxes to be placed at points directed
by the Council, provided that two
booths are built by the latter to
protect the comPany's property.
these two boxes to be used for
"Pollce patrol service only" 1t
is useless to speak Of what the
Council should do in regard to this
proposition. The Gazette is in
formed By the municipal auth critics
that in view of the present obliga-
tions OF the town the consideration
of Mr.. Hoggsett's proposition is
simply out of the question. There
is some talk of the fire companies
accepting the offer of the telephone
company, but it is safe to say that
The town can not Oxford to pay SIX
month for the service proposed,
valuable it might prove
o be-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Mrs. J. Racke, a native of SAKE,
Germany, but a resident of this
town tor the past twelve years,
died Wednesday morning at the age
OF 50 years. She was buried in the
Protestant gravey ard. The deceased
was the mother Of Mrs. +. Otto and
Mrs. Nichols.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
The IHilctte School.

PILETTE, March az, 1905.
70 The Lafayette Gazct:e:
Will you please let your readers
know that the pupils of the Pilette
school, under my care, will give an
on April g, for the
purpose of raising the necessary
funds to complete the school build
ing. A ball will follow the enter.
tainment. Music will be furnished
by the COmeau and Duhon bands of
Broussard. Admission, IS cents;
children IS cents.
r. II. BPOUsSARD
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Judging from the editorials in the
Messenger the people Of St. Mar
tinville do not wont the terminal of
Breaux Bridge road at New Iberia,
while the people of the latter place
are moving heaven and earth to get
the road. Friend Weeks could not
carry the round-house away from
Lafayette and he is now engaged in
the more gigantic under taking of
moving the whole town Of St. Mar
tlnville-railroad and ALTO New
Iberia.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
A CONFEDERATION
Prevented by the Prompt and He.
rOic Action of our Citizens.

| The work done by the people o
the town in putting out the fir,
last Tuesday proves what can bt
done by an organized force with
the proper means to fight the dreac
foe.
At one time an awful con1agra-
ton seemed imminent. Not only did
the fate! of the Hebert building ap-
pear hopeless, but the question was
how 1nany other houses would be
destroyed. A strong wind was fan
ming the flames which grew thick
and large with alarming rapidity.
But the brave fellows who reached
the scene first were not Of the kind
to be disheartened by the apparen,
hopelessness of the undertaking.
They did not hesitate, but began to
work with most admirable COURAGE.
forgetting all about their personal
safety.
Several Of the most active fol-
lowed Alley Sprole and climbed
upon the roof Wet blankets were
applied, shingles were torn off.
BY this time buckets were procured
and two of the waterworks hvdrants !
we're opened and water was con
eyed to the root. In the mean
line every bit of the furniture was
moved from the house. There was
large piano and other heavy pieces
# furniture, but in less time than it
axes to write it, all the contents of
he house were placed out of the
res REACH
The work on the roof continued
18th undated energy until the
lazc was completely extinguished {
nd only little smoke remained. !
he splendid work Of the men was {
re subject of some very favorable {
omment from those who were in a f
osition to see in what manner a f
rribfe conf agration was prevented. v
Gus LaCoste did effective work :
it'll his little hand pump. "
The hose ordered by the town t,
as at the depot, but hal not yet o
cen delivered. A carriage which v
as dispatched to the depot to get le
me of the hose. returned but lust O
little too late-the fire was al i
ady out. \
This fire will serve as a warning c.
the people of the town to sup G.
rt the fire companies which have a,
st been organized. The town 10
eds a thorough system of fire n,
election. The splendid work
ne the other day proves that we
We the right sort of material n
ly organization and discipline y,
, needed. G..
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

1t is not probable that the con-
vention will have much time left
after the suffrage is settled, but its
work will be failure if the schools
are not provided for.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
Telephone Rates.

Miss Cora Desbrest, the diligent
local agent Of the Teche and Yer
million Telephone Company, has
furnished The Gazette with the new
rates fixed by the telephone COM
pany. Under the new ARRANGEMENT
boxes can be rented for EXCHANGE
limits only if desired by subscribers.
Reductions have been made in the
price for parish limits. The fol-
lowing are the new rates:
Residence, exchange limits S,c 90
Residence, parish limits .... IS 90
business, exchange limits IS 90
business, parish limits . " 81 90
The contracts for exchange limits
are to be signed for one year, while
for the parish contracts are made
for two years. Payments are re-
quired to be made quarterly in ad-
vance.
We are informed that several of
our citizens will subscribe under
the new rates. None Of the old
subscribers have expressed any in
tentlon of disseminating which |
speaks we'll for the management of
he exchange. The new office of |
he company is neat and commo-
iious and every facility is extended
o patrons of the line.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

The I. DIS. scheme to kill the
understanding clause was a very
ingenious one. The +. d. was
very careful to get the opinions Of
those editors who expressed them
selves against that proposition.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
Second Anniversary.


Bring flowers, young flowers 70. the festaf
10 "reathe the cup ere the wine is poured;
BRING flowers! They are springing in wood
| Their breath floats out on tho Sor,h.
| gale,
And the touch of the sun- beam hath walked
TO deck the hall where the bright wine
! f1ows.''
The most recherche function
ever chronicled IN the annals our
little city was the banquet given by
that popular organization, the Cen
tury Club, to commemorate it's
second anniversary. A supper Of
sixty covers, thirteen courses, was
served by efficient walters, from
tables bedecked with Flora's
fairest offerings, the whole pre-
senting scene replete with beautys
The success of this occasion was
due to the interchangeable energy of
the worthy president and the CO.
operation of the members, amone
whom exist the most perfect con-
and goodwill. Too much
praise cannot be awarded Mr.. and
Mrs. }. Hahn for the arrangement
OF the menu and the adornment of
The banquet-hall; a toast, made by
the Hon. Chas. d. Caffery, to this
couple, was drunk by all. MANY
other toasts aided in enliveniug
he evenings entertainment, which
III were 1oathe to bring to a close,
md whose echoes still reverberate
n mcmory's domicile.
Those who needed the Herald;s
90 come to the festa1 board to-
light were: Mesdames ]. Nicker-
on, G.. Breaux, F. S. Mudd, ]. C:
G. d. Cafery, r. Nell
on Blake, F. Eloi Girard, A. Den
o, T. NJ. Biossat, F. J. Mouton,
:. NJ. Delaney, B. Clegg, J. Hahn;
lisses Mayre Little, Besse and
ella Cornay, Lea Gladu, Eliza and
usie Hopkins, Pearl Harmanson,
lola Kelly, Adele Young, Lizzie
arkerson, Aimee Mouton, Haydee
rahan, Lizzie and Clye Mudd;
.essrs. A. Denbo, J. c. Nickcrson,
60 JUDGE, A!cide Judice, H. Ho-
'rst, c. O. Mouton, VIM. Hamil-
n. Grin Hopkins, E. Dicks, 7.
Patterson, J. O. Mouton, Bruce
ckett, D. A. Cochran, H. Wander
uysen, L. F. Rigues, F. E. Mou-
H. Don Caffery, John L. Kennedy
a1ph Elliott, Chas. Parkerson,
erlng Mudd, Gus. Breaux, +. M.
ossat, B. Clegg, Chas. D. Gallery.
ank Patin, John Hahn, Jules
outon, Drs. Martin. Mudd, Gil
I'd, Trahan and Mouton.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

The sturdy young men of Hermit
tage, Point Coupee parish, have
organized company to offer their
services to the United States in the
event of war with Spain.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

The St. Louis Post Dispatch re-
marks: Caesar had his Brutus,
Charles Stuart had his Cromwell,
Blaine had his Burchard, and if the
Senator from Ohio dosn't stop
talking it will have to be mourn
fully admitted that Mckinley has
his Hanna.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Judging from the time it has
taken the convention to solve the
suffrage question it is safe to say
that the railroad commission bill
will never emerge from the conven-
tiOnal pigeon hole.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

The constitutional convention
should not fail to do something for
the public schools. Louisiana can
not afford to neglect her public
schools as she has in the past.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

not listen to the objections of
hostile newspapers whose editors
have become SO alarmingly virtuous
that they fall into duck fits everv
time some one cries '.fraud."
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

A young negro who was thrown
by horse at the Oak Avenue Park
last Sunday died Monday from the
effects of the injuries that he sus-
tanned in the fall.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Sallie Jane Smith spent one term
in an Eastern Seminary and re-
turned to her Kansas home as S.
Jeannye Smythe.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

The poll tax should not be at
tached to the suffrage law. 1t is
wrong in principle and will hardly
increase the educational funds.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26
Court of Appeals.

The Circuit Court of Appeals,
Judges Blackman and Mouton pre-
siding, convened here Tuesday and
took the following cases under COLI
sideration: Gus. A. Breaux VS..
Aug. Degree, Grunewald g. Co. VS..
II. d. Guidry, w. S. Torian, ST.,
VS.. w. S. Torian, Jr. Besides these
three cases appealed from Lafayette
parish a number of cases transferred
from adjoining parishes came up for
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

The number of s'personal friends'
OF President Mckinley is grow
ing at an alarming rate And
strange to say all the "personal
friends know exactly what the
president will do in the Cuban mat
ter and they are kind enough to
tell the newspapers all about it.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Through the efforts of Baxter
Clegg quite a handsome sum was
subscribed and presented to Ursin
Hcbert whose house was Consider
ably damaged by fire last Tuesday
afternoon.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Henry Judice, who spent ncaly
a year. travelling through the West
ern States, has returned to his home
in Lafayette, highly pleased wieE
his trip.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Drive politics out of the convention and
give to Louisiana constitution which viii
place 1t in the front rank of States.-Lake
Charles American.
You will never succeed in driv-
ing politics out of any constitutional
convention. AS far as the front
rank is concerned, Louisiana is
there now.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Two negro base ball teams will
play a game of ball at the Oak
Avenue Park Sunday afternoon.
The seats on the stand will be re-
served for white people who may
wish to see the game. White men
will umpire the gan and the strict
est kind of order will be maintained
Prof. X. f. Cunningham visited
Crowley tuesday on business
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Fire Company No. will give q
ball for its own benefit at Falk's
Opera House on Saturday, April 1o.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Before another issue of this
paper it is not altogether improb-
able that this country will be in
volved in a war with Spain.
1t is not known what the nature
OF the board of inquiry's report will
be, but judging from Washington
dispatches the government will take
decisive steps to stop the Cuban re-
volution whether or not the Span
aards are shown to have been i'm
Plicated in the destruction of the
Name. The speeches of Senators
Proctor, Gallinger and Thurston
seem to have convinced the presi-
dent and congress that Intervention
is inevitable.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Buy the Goodlander Flour at
Mouton Bros. Strictly guaranteed.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-26

Perry's Bridge is taking a start to
grow, of late. One of the oldest
towns in the State, and once the
capital Of the parish it had fallen
into decline, and a few years ago
was merely a hamlet. To-day it
has a fine draw bridge over the
bayou and two progressive mercan-
tile firms, P. l.. Terrier & Co.. and
G. M. Derouen. One of the latest
is the handsome resi-
dence of w.. P. Miller, on Main
street, now nearing completion. 1t
is very stylish and commodious
house.-Abbeville Meridional.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
PLUCKY EXPRESS MESSENGER.
HE KILLS A TRAIN ROBBEit ANA
SAVES HIS COMPANY.
Four Bandits Attempted to Hold Up a
SANTA Fe Express, but Fled When
the Shooting Commenced.

Barstc, Cal, November 19.-The first sec
ton of the westbound Santa Fe train No.
10 was stopped two miles east of Daggett
early this morning by men seated on the
rear of the tender Engineer Bunnell was
confronte! by two 45-caliber revolvers and
ordered to stop, but this order was coun-
termanded and the train proceeded for
about mile ard was then brought to u
standstil at the command of the robbers,
who evidently expected tn meet pals at
this point In this they were not disap-
pointed, and the robbers ordered Bunnell
to carry twenty pound bag of dynamite
to the. express car.
Messengers Hutchinson and Blakeiy ap-
peared at the door of the express car armed
with guns. The robbers fired at Blakely,
who, locating them by the flash Of their
guns, returned the fire, killing one robber.
The dead man S le9t eye and all that side
of his head was torn away. The other rob-
bers stampeded and made their escape \
posse is in pursuit and it is expected at
least one OF them will be captured shortly.
The dead man has not been identified It
is thought the men were noyioes a. tran
robbing. They secured no booty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
ONE DEAD. THREE DYING.
Snnguinnry street Duel Occurs ut
Mi,iedEcriiic, c..


tspeclal Dlspa'cn 10 me ros',,
M'"euseNi'ie' va" '>o'sN'' ''' "s'-
perato e'ettle was fought nj 2;@o ocIo-" ms
afternoon on Hancock street, one OF the
,,r,nc,r,i thorougbfarcs Of tbe civ be-
,r, p.
tween W. " p'""'' WV 'o"' ~ ''''e' !
ard J. r. and w b. stahiey' brothers, an
prominent citizens of this county. w. O..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20

Cullooh has left Manila on her way home.
The Fhiippine PROVINCES have suffered
from the seyerest iYfshoon in yeslrs. Ma
ldlos. tho headquarters OF Aguinaldo, HIS
been damaged aud many Villages hSfye been
destroyed. M
The merchants of this cbty have decided
20 establish n chamber Of commerce, which
by Spanish law uaoy were previously pre-
Guided from doing.
VAT Port Royal!st on the s6glt the Boston
WIS boarded by an officer of the ship Navy
vita the compliments OF the governor OF
dhe province. An officer MAG sent TO re-
turn The boarding. call ana WAS civiily re-
ctiyed. The military force there was about
200 Indians, forty or fifty Spantards, tiie
piece OF artillery aud one gunbost of 200
tons The inhabitants OF the tshand num-
her $4,000, Moor; and Malays, There are
no Observation-Disclosures.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
A KING IN DANGER.
Two Attempts to Murder the
Ex-Rulcr Of Scrvia.

London, November IA special
dispatch from Bucharest pu5liAhea
this afternoon says two attempts
have been made recently upon the
life of ex-Klng Milan of Seryia. The
first, 1t appears, was on train be-
tween Kraga1evee and Nisch. \
number of peasants attacked tho
former kings car with pistols aud
stones They smashed che windows
aud wounded some OF the members
OF his suite. Later ut Nschc a man
dressed as a student and armed with
a revolver entered Milan's bed
room but was arrested before he
could attack the ex-kine