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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
Convention in Session.

The Louisiana Constitution a !
Convention, the only one held
since 1879, is now in session in
New Orleans, having been called to
order by Chief Justice Nichols last
Tuesday in Tulane Hall. Very lit
tie work has yet been done besides
the election of officers and appoint
ment of the respective committees.
Hon. E. B. Kruttschnitt, chairman
of the State Democratic Central
Committee, was elected president
of the convention and Mr.. r. S.
Landry. secretary of the House of
representatives, was elected secre-
tary. The minor Offices were ap-
portioned among the congressional
districts. The assembly will now
go to hard. work and will first tackle
the suffrage question, it having been
decided that this moot subject will
receive the attention of our consti-
tuition trainers before anything else.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
The Lafayette Sugar Factory.
The Gazette is informed that

The Lafayette Sugar Factory.
The Gazette is informed that
Messrs S. Gumble & Co., proprie-
tors of the Lafayette Sugar Factory,
intend making extensive repairs to
their mill which will enable them to
handle much larger quantity of
cane next season. This factory
has already been of incalculable
good to this community and our
people will be pleased to learn that
its grinding capacity will be largely
increased. 1t is owned by Messrs.
S. Gumble & Co.. known through
out the South for their superior
business qualities. The cane
growers of this neighborhoods should
remember that the Lafayette
Sugar Factory is home enterprise
and is deserving of their SUPPORT.
The proprietors Of the mill are Of
fering, through their representative,
Mr.. A. b. Denbo, the highest
prices for cane. They are now
ready to sign contracts with cane
growers and those who wish to sell
their crop to them may do SO at
any time. The success of the
Gumble factory is of the utmost
importance to the cane planters
of this section. A reliable home
market for the produce of the soil
is always to be desired, and we re-
peat, that all things being equal, it
is undoubtedly to the interest of
our farmers to sell their cane to
local mill.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
Household Gods.

The ancient Greeks believed that
the Penates were the gods who at
tended to the welfare and pros
perity of the family. They were
worshipped as household gods in
every home. The household god
of to- day is DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. For consumption, coughs,
colds and for all affections of
Throat, Chest and Lungs it is in
valuable. 1t has been tried for
quarter of century aud is guaran-
teed to cure, or money returned.
No household should be without
this good angel. It is pleasant to
take and safe and sure remedy for
old and young. Free trial bottles
at VIM. Clegg's drug store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
SCOTT DOTS.

|
Mrs. A. O. Budro and children,
| Misses Isaure Dclhomme and Emile
Breaux and Mr.. O. Delhomme at
tended the Rayne Church fair last
Sunday.
Misses Leda Delhomme, Eugene
Doucet, A. Duhon, IDA Prejean
and Mr.. Willie Price attended the
Carencro ball last Sunday and re-
port having enjoyed themselves
very much.
The Lafayette boys are not in it
when it comes to shooting clay
pigeons. The Great Scott Gun
Club was too much for them last
Sunday. The members of our
club have informed your cores
pendent that they will shoot against
any other club in the State without
a single exception at the coming
Scott FAIR on June 4 and S.
The Scott Fair managers are
negotiating with the celebrated
Sousa Band and in all proEa bilities
they will come to agreeable terms.
This will be great drawing card.
Those in charge are determined to
make it the most successful ON
record.
Mr.. D. Morvant has received his
lumber and will SO on have a model
hotel built on the South side of
the railroad. IT will be large and
commodious building. Scott will
then be able to boast of two first
class hotels.
Mr.. Albarado has moved into his
new residence on the North side of
the railroad.
Mr.. Hebert Trahan, one of our
popular young men, was married
to Mr.. Joseph Breaux' Oh arming
daughter Miss Lille, Tuesday at the
residence of the brides father, Rev.
Father Bollard officiating. After
the ceremony supper was given to
the large number of friends, who
had come to wish the couple long
life Of joy and happiness.
Mr.. Wallace Price left Tuesday
for Franklin to attend the funeral of
his father-in-law, Mr.. Bern-rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Perkins had
the misfortune to lose their little
boy Willie last week. The numerous
friends of the family extend their
heartfelt sympathies to them.
I notice that your correspondent
from Carencro jumped onto Orion
last week regarding the shipment of !
cotton flom the two towns. was
very much amused to see old Car
encro awakened from its Rip Van
sleep. No doubt Carencro
ships more cotton than Scott, but !
lust wanted to hear once more from
the old town and make The Gazette
with country news.
-, ~ ORToN.S
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
Mr.. Ed Lehman informs I

Mr.. Ed Lehman informs The
Gazette that his bottling works will
be in practical operation in about
two weeks, and will be ready to fill
all orders for pop and settler. This
is another much needed improve
ment in our midst. The factory
will b. located near Mr.. Leon
Plonsky's store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

Cards are out announcing the
marriage OF Mr. Ruhl Peck, of
Cade, to Miss Felicie Thibodaux,
of Breaux Bridge, Febru-
airy II, 1t the Catholic church at
Breaux Bridge.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

The Rev. Placidus L. Chappelle
was formally inaugurated Arch
bishop Of this Catholic diocese at
the St. Louis Cathedral in New Or
leans Wednesday. Most of the
clergy of this diocese and several
hundred of the laity welcomed the
new Archbishop to his future fisld
of labor, and give him a cordial re-
ception. Impressive ceremonies
were held at the Cathedral, and
the great churchman made an elo-
quent address to his newly APP
pointed flock. The successor of
the late Archbishop Janssens began
his administration under suspicious
circumstances, and we hope that he
will be as successful as his worthy
predecessor.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
An Uneertaan Di.ease.

There il no disease more uncertain in fts
the symptoms of no two cases agree II il
therefore most difficult to make q correct
diagnosis. No matter how severe, or under
what disguise dyspepsia attacks you BROWNE
Iron Bitfers will cure it. Invaluable in all
diseases of the stomach, blood aud nerves,
BroWns' Iron Bitters - sold by all dcalera,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
A Statement.

AS the Watterson lecture was
gotten up mainly through the sub
scription of the people of Lafa-
yette, a statement is due them of
the money collected and expended.
the guarantee fund is too long to be
published, but can be seen at both
the Advertiser and Gazette Offices.
The following is statement of
money collected and expended:
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

The Lafayette Printing Shop does
all work neatly and promptly. You
don't have to wait.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

DR.. F. E. Girard is having a neat
and commodious Office built near
Clegg's drug store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
HON. HENRY
WATTERSON
Speaks to the People of LAFAYETTE
on money and Morals"

Last Saturday evening one of the
most intelligent and appreciatlve
audiences ever assembled in Lafa.
yette listened to the most distin
guished statesman that has visited
our town deliver lecture, expressed
in the Purest language and the mos,
beautiful sentences. Mr.. Watterson
spoke for nearly an hour and half
and the most respectful attention
was given the lecturer during the
whole course of his talk. Mr..
Watterson was introduced by Chas.
D. Caffery, who said that an intro
ductlon on his part was hardly ne
cessary as Col. Watterson had been
SO intimately connected with the
public questions of the past quarter
of century, still it gave him plea
sure to welcome him among our
people. Mr.. Caffery's short address
was graceful and appropriate and
was pleasant salutatory to the
evenings entertainment. We could
hardly do justice to Col. Watterson
in any report, though we would
reproduce his lecture verbatim, as
his personal magnetism and his
wonderful fluency of language added
greatly to the charm which he has
over his audience.
He asked-who had not thought
of the good he would do if he had
plenty of money, how he would
and to the needs of the Door.
Money was relative. The man who
had ten millions of dollars cut
very poor figure by the side of the
m al, who had a hundred millions,
while the poor beggar who had on
ly 1neasley million was regarded
by these as a kind of pauper. There
were men living in the great money
centres who contrived to exc out
scanty livelihood Of fifty thousand
a year. These men could not ina
CINE how any man could get along
with less than twenty five thousand
a year. Money was not only rela-
tive; it was full of illusions and de-
Iusions.
Money was the great material af-
fair of life. 1t was the pivot about
which all other affairs revolved. Il
was the one thing universally used
and abused. All men affected to
aold it lightly, but secretly wor-
it. He was som etimes
disposed to thank God that to him
It had been at all times an instru-
nent and not an end, aud that with
lebts paid, he would about as we'll
be himself as gold mine for any
further good that money could do
Tim. He never knew what it was
% be thoroughly unhappy until he
If wants. 1t was good thing to
lave plenty of money honestly
obtained, and it was still better
hing if that money be honestly
applied. There must have been
many rich man gone to heaven,
nen who had served God aud loved !
heir fell ow men and given freely Of
heir store to the poor. He did |
lot think that money was positive |
,ar to salvation, and that it was a
in to try to obtain it. 1t did harm
n more cases than it did good.
low few the instances where the
possession of money had enlarged
he mind and amplified the soul.
t was his belief tina. the world had
een much misled by some of its
ccepted maxims.
There was no maxim that ap-
cared in SO many languages and
ut itself in such a variety of phases
s that which urges US to persevere
a all things. Perseverance would
ivert any man from the uses for
,hich he was born. Perseverance
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

Judge Julian Mouton and Sheriff
Broussard left Monday to spend a
few DAYS in New Orleans.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

The always reliable Lahdreth's
garden seeds for 1898, at the Moss
Pharmacy.
The record-union., 1898-03-17
A CHANGE AT PoMMER's.

Owing to a frequent demand for a
thoroughly good PIANO that is COM
plete in all it's details, yet NOT as ex-
peBsively built as the HIGHER GRADE
pianos that I have hitherto carried ex-
clusively in my stock, / have decided to
carry a line Of pianos ranging in price
from $3.50 to $3.50 While I DO MT
wisl. TO convey to the public mind the
idea that l am Offering S400 to 5000 in
struments at HALF PRICE 'SPE-
CIAI- SALE PRICE," or FACTORY
COST PRICE" etc, | am preoared 10
guarantee each instrument as full and
honest value for the amount of pUR-
CHASE PRICE ONLY.
Having bought these pianos in CAR
LOAD LOTS for cash, | am enabled to
place in your house for $50 piano with
double veneered case; furnished i'll ma
hogany, walnut or oak: beautifully fin
isheG with best polishing varnisl1; full
iron -bronzed and embellished plate:
three unisons throughout; overstr-1ng
bass compound wrest plank of rock
maple; double repeating grand action.
nickel-plated brackets and hammer
rail; highly. ornamented panels carved
and ornamentad pilassers; richly carved
trusses: nickel plated continuous hing
es: rolling or automatic fall-board: fuil
front-swing music desk: three pedals.
and pedal guard plate. P0MME,Is.
Ninth AMI j.
The record-union., 1898-03-17
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS.
THIS rs NOT THE ONLY SEASON
OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW.
Farmers Need Not Give Way to De-
spair Over the Present Lack
OF Rainfall

Many farmers and others are disposed
| to take a gloomy view of the light rain
fall the present season and the present
/ lack of snow in the mountains, where
there is at present only between four
and five feet of snow. There have been
similar seasons and the Oldest inhabi-
tant does not need to be looked up and
/ interviewed on the subject to find them
out either, for they are not generation
distant; in fact. if the records are looked
up we need go back only two years to
find one.
In the winter of 1896 the weather
records of the Southern Pacific show
| that on February 1, 1896, there We're Us
| inches of snow on the ground at the
| Summit, instead of Is or 20 feet as is
usual at that time of year. From Feb
ruary 1st to February 9th no snow or
rain fell at Summit or Sacramento. On
/ the 9th there were twenty-four hours
rain at the Summit and on the 2Sth
eighteen hours rain and two inches of
snow, the depth of snow on the ground
having diminished to 42 inches.
! During March and April, however,
there was a remarkably extensive snow
| fall, SO that on May 1st the quantity of
snow on the ground assured a success
/ full summer as far as the supply of water
was concerned.
In considering the following figures
it must be remembered that by reason
Of the continual settling of the snow and
/ its melting on warm days, the quantity
on the ground does not increase accord
ing to the number of inches of new snow
| during any tWenty-four hours:
The record-union., 1898-03-17
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
William Edwards VIII Soon be a
Free Man,

Yesterday the sentence of William
Edwards. who was sentenced in Placer
County about fourteen years ago to i'm
prisonment for life, was commuted by
Governor Budd to eighteen years and
six months, which, with his credits, will
make him free man in about a month
The Prison Directors have twice rec
commended a Communication for Ed
wards, whose health has been rap
idly failing. The application for COM
mutation was signed by Judge Prev
EFT among other prominent citizens, he
having been District Attorney when
Edwards was convicted Jacob Neff
one OF the Prison Directors, will give
MN employment when he obtains his
freedom
The record-union., 1898-03-17
NEW TODAY.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of California, in and for the County
of Sacramento.
In the matter of the application of the
First Christian Church of Sacramento for
permission to mortgage certain of its
property.
Notice is hereby given that the First
Christian Church of Sacramento, a re-
ligious corporation, has petitioned the
Superior Court of the State of California,
in and for the County of Sacramento, for
permission to mortgage the following de-
scribed premises, situated in the City of
Sacramento, State of California, describ-
ed as the north half Of lot No. four, in
the block bounded by l. and NJ, Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, with the improve
ments thereon.
And notice is further given that by an
order Of said court said petition is set
for hearing on FRIDAY, the 18th day of
March. 1898. at the court room of Depart
ment Two of said court. at the County
Courthouse, in the City of Sacramento, at
the hour OF 10 o'clock a. m. of said day.
Dated: March 16 1895
w. B. HAMILTON. Clerk.
By q. S. Wachhorst, Deputy Clerk.
White & Seymour, Attorneys for Petf-
toner. mr1I-3t
The record-union., 1898-03-17
CHICKENS COME HOME.

There was a little incident connected
with yesterdays proceedings that
caused a number of attorneys, who
( had run up against Judge Hinkson's :
regulations while ne was on the bench
to chuckle
Last January Judge Hinkson pro-
cured an affidavit from Mrs. L. Todd
on which to base a citation to ]. HI.
Todd to show cause why he should noe
be punished for having failed to pay
his alimony for the support Of his child
owing to Judge Harts absence at
Woodland for five weeks, the citation
was not issued until last week, and was
made returnable at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning.
When court convened Hinkson, attor-
ney for Mrs Todd, was not present
and after waiting a short time he was
called up by telephone and Immediately
Went to court, and explained to the
Judge that he had inadvertently placed
the matter on his memorandum calen-
der for Thursday, the 18th inst, fol
which time he supposed the matter was
set
He stated that he did not think this
/ explanation was a sufficient excuse
+ for his detention Of the court because
/ he, of all attorneys, should be more
prompt for reasons that were we'll
known to the court. and that he sub
! mitted himself to any order the court
might be pleased to make.
/ Judge Hart replied that it was true
that of all things Judge Hinkson, who
/ had made such a creditable record on
I the bench, should be most punctual in
+ his attendance on court, but that he
/ knew he had great respect for the court
and would not Intentionally commit any
I act of contempt. In consideration of
Isthese facts, and that the court was not
! deferred from any other business, he
would excuse Judge Hinkson.
/ The latter arose and said he felt very
much mortified that this matter should
/ have occurred, and that he did not
+ think the explanation he had offered
was sufficient excuse, as attorneys
should be more careful He preferred
/ that fine should be inflicted upon him,
rather than he should be excused. But
i the court refused to impose any penalty
for the reasons above stated.
The record-union., 1898-03-17
HAD ENOUGH.
Sacramentans who Concluded They
Wanted No kIondike.

Yesterday two Sacramentans-Fre
Hotchkiss, Sr., and w. r. Campbell-re-
turned from their attempt to scale the
Chilcoot Pass and get to the Yukon
River. They and Mr.. Hotchkiss' son
George left here on the 9th of last month
and after getting as far as Sheep Camp,
between Dyea and the Summit, gave up
the struggle and returned to civilization
The younger Hotchkiss remained at Ia
coma
The returned fortune-hunter say the
weather on the Pass was intensely cold
and the wind generally blew a hurricane
The trail is filled with men, women oxen
and dogs, all struggling to reach the aW-
ful summit, and supplies amounting to
about 10000 tons, lies distributed along
the route
There We're several Sacramentans
among the throng seeking to climb the
terrible trail, and about every other
man wishes himself home again by the
time he gets to Sheep Camp and dis
covers what is ahead of him.
The record-union., 1898-03-17
RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
Recent Changes Among the Divis-
ion Superintendents.

Division Superintendent ]. B. Wright
returned yesterday from Dunsmuir, Sis
kiyou County. whittier he had gone to
assume charge of the division from Red
Bluff to that place, which was recently
added to the lines under his control.
Last night Manager Fillmore and DR..
NJ. Gardner Chief of the Southern Pa
citlc Company's Hospital staff, came up
from San Francisco and passed on to
Ogden, where Manager Fillmore goes to
install j. S. Noble as superintendent of
that division, vice James Alger, trans
ferred to Oakland
These changes have been brought
about by the death of Superintendent A.
S. Wilder of Oakland
The record-union., 1898-03-17
LECTURED FROM THE BENCH.
y. H. TODD WAS ON THE RACK
ONCE MORE.
AL About That Unpaid Alimony-
He Declares He Has No
Money.

]. II. Todd was again before Judge
Hart yesterday to show why he should
not be adjudged guilty Of contempt OF
court for neglecting to pay the SO per
month which the court directed for the
support Of his 6-year-old child, which IS
with its mother, his divorced wife.
In response to queries by Mrs. Todd's
counsel, A. c. Hinkson, Tood said ne
was engaged in soliciting advertise
ments for theater programmes and had
not made anything, but on the contrary
he was in debt. He did not know his
child was in actual want, nor had he
made any investigation into her condi-
1ion.
Todd said he pays SO a month for the
room he occupies, because he considered
1T necessary that he Should keep up ap-
pearances for the sake Of his business.
Attorney Hinkson thought it would be
more to Todd's credit if he occupied a
s. room and gave the other So to his
child, which is actually suffering from
neglect, its mother being sick.
Judge Hart then had something to
say. He thought that Todd should hire
a ne-dollar-a-month Front street bo-
douir rather than have his child in want
Compared with one who would allow his
child to suffer from want and neglect ha
regarded as honest the man who would
steal to prevent his offspring from going
hungry.
After emptying his culver of shafts
at the defendant Judge Hart announced
that he would hold the matter under
Rdvisement until Saturday.
Some months ago Todd was before
Judge Hart on a similar citation, and
the court being then Of the belief that he
could pay the SO a month for the sup
port of his child, if he wanted to, de
clared him in contempt of court and or
dered him to jail. A writ Of habeas
corpus was issued out Of Judge Hughes
court and Todd was given a hearing
there, but Judge Hughes refused to dis
turb the order made in Department
Three.
Todd then went before the Supreme
Court, which ordered his discharge on
the showing made-nameIy, that he had
no money and had not earned any over
and above his necessary expenses. Since
then Todd left the business Of theatrical
manager and makes his living by so
1iciting
The record-union., 1898-03-17
Slightly Injured in a Runaway.

Yesterday afternon horse driven
by Mrs. G. H. Kerr of Elk Grove, took
fright at something when near the
corner of Twenty-fourth and I streets.
and turning the corner sharply, threw
her out. 1t was caught by some men
who saw the accident and Mrs. Kerr
was carried to the house of a relative,
a block away and a physician sum
moned. He found that some of her
muscles were bruised by the fall, but
that 1t was not serious and she will
probably be all right in a day or two.
The record-union., 1898-03-17
LAID IN THE GRAVE.
Stephen Rooney's Funeral Took
Place Yesterday.

One Of the largest funerals seen in this
city for a long time was that Of stephen
Rooney, who died at Skaguay on the
7th instant, and which took place at the
Cathedral yesterday afternoon.
The floral offerings were very nuner-
Gus and beautiful. both at the church
and at St. Joseph's Cemetery. where he
was inferred. The funeral services were
conducted by Father Walsh and appro-
pirate music was rendered by the choir.
The pallbearers were W. Hendricks,
Thomas Johnson, Frank .. Ryan. J. 2.
Cox. a. Hall and George Artz.
Deceased was Well-known and very
popular with all who knew him, and his
family has the sympathy Of the COM
nunity in their Bereavement
The record-union., 1898-03-17

and evidently criminally inclined, con-
fessed that he had been only shorr
time ago released after serving a term
in the San Francisco Jail.
The socks were identified by w NJ.
Smith as being part of ten dozen that
We're stolen from his furnishing store
on j street, but the prisoners refused to
say anything about where the rest
The record-union., 1898-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

There was a better house at the Or
pheum last night and a thoroughly well
pleased audience it was. Smart and
Williams, the colored comedians, have
become prime favorites. They certainly
are originals; all they do is clean cut,
witty, full of rich humor, and is moth
ing ancient in flavor There has not been
better team of that order on the Sac
ramento stage. The Doners also are
capital comedians and dancers, and their
Bowery act is inimitable in its nice exag-
geration and admirable action.
Throughout, the bill is a prime good
one, and must be heard to be apprecia-
ted. 1t will be on the Orpheum schedule
but three nights more.
There is a good sale of seats for the
Marie Wainwright engagement at the
Metropolitan Theater for tomorrow
night