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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05
JOSEPH DUCOTE.

his ticket TeCclVcu INC support
of the regular Democracy, and the
municipal affairs Of the town fell
into the hands of a Democratic adj
ministration, which soon gained the
confidence of all fair-tninded peo-
ole and established the fact that it
vas not only willing, but able to
properly administer the public bust
ness. A correct and honest hand
ling of finances, an impartial execu-
ton ct the laws and most COM
mendable and unseifsh devotion to
duty made this administration per-
haps the most efficient the town has
had in its history. A depleted
treasury and the unsatisfactory sys
tenn Of book keeping which prevailed
during preceding administrations
we.e not inconsiderable impediments
to this Council, but it soor sur
mounted these difficulties and placed
the towns credit upon a solid basis
and inaugurated a thoroughly bust
ness-like policy which it pursued 20
the end of Its official life. While
the members of the Council fulfilled
, their ordinary duties they were
imbued with a spirit OF progress
which crystalized into proposition
to levy a special tax for the purpose
of building modern systems of cleo
trio light and waterworks. An cleo
ton was ordered to be held to
obtain the sense of the taxpayers
on this proposition and a unani
nous vote in favor of the measure
was polled, evidencing the popularity
of the move and showing that the
Council enjoyed the confidence of
tax-paying population of the COM
munity. After it was assured that
the plant would be built, Judge Moss
resigned the mayoralty and Hon.
c. d. Caffery was appointed IN his
stead and continued the good work
with the same public-spirit which
had characterized the official acts
of his predecessor. In the limited
scope of a newspaper article it is
impossible to tell of the many diff
culties encountered and finally sur
mounted by the members of the
former Council in their efforts to
give to the people Of this town what
they declared they wanted by vote
of singular unanimity. The men,
bers of the present Council took up
the work where it was left by their
predecessors and carried it to
successful termination, and we have
no doubt they will manage the
plant in a manner that will rebound
to the benefit of the people,.
In noting the operation of the
electric light and waterworks plant
The Gazette does not refer to the
good work of the old Council in a
spirit of adulation, but it is simply
to ssrender unto Caesar what are
Caesars"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05

A sure cure for dyspepsia and all
affections of the stomach. De-
Blanc's Creole Breakfast Hominv,
manufactured at the Pelican Grist
Mill from clean, healthy, Creole
corn. Orders for any amount de-
livered at domicile.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05
WATER AND LIGHT .
A Model Plant Nearly Completed
Everything Works Without
Hitch.

Last Monday the people Of this
town had the pleasure to see the
successful operation of the new
waterworks and electric light
plant which is about completed.
1t will be remembered that about
two years ago the City Council
made contract with Robert r.
Zell, M. =. and G. E., of New Or
leans, to make the necessary sur
veys, plans and specifications for
the construction of a complete sys-
tenn of waterworks and electric
lights. The plant which received
the endorsement of Mr.. Zell and
was caused to be built by the City
Council, consists of over five miles
of street mains and specials. The
Convey fire hydrants are used with
two hose nozzle of two and a half
inches on each hydrant. The pipe
system is laid Off in sections and
controlled by Rensallear water gate
valves; and should a break occur,.or
il repairs are TO be: made, it will not
be necessary to shut off the water
entirely, but only short portion OF
the piping will be closed. The
power plant is constructed totally
of steel and covered with corrugated
iron. The power room is wains-
coted with pine of hard oil finish.
= SC y
shade, with steel frame and tcusses;
the boiler room is,of the same con-
struction. The vertical compound
Duplex pumping engine, built by
the John MCGOWAN Co.. Of Cincin-
natl, was specially designed by Mr..
Zeii for this service. 1t draws the
water from eight a:tesian wells
placed ten feet apart, whose depths
are $50 and 200 feet. The water
cylinders of this engine are placed
ia we'll eight feet in diameter ans:
twenty feet deep and are cemented
to the we'll pipes. The pumping en-
CINE is controlled by a governor oper-
ated from the pressures of the stand
pipa, SO that when it is full of water,
it stops. n relief valve between the
pumps a:,d street mains provides al,
ways fer the standard fire pressure
of 125 pounds on the street mains.
The pumping engine and stan l-pipe
mains, thereby giving constant
and uniform pressure to the mains
of SO pounds per square inch. AS
the water is used the pump replaces
it automatically. When an alarm
of fire is sounded the engineer
closes the large gate valve at the
stand-pipe which causes the pres
sure on the mains to raise to 125
pounds any excess overlooking
through the relief valve. This pres
sure will throw a stream of water
$50 feet through a5o feet of two and
a half hose when using an inch
hose-pipe.
The standpipe is located twenty
five feet from the power house on a
125 feet high and twelve feet in
diameter and contains 100000 gal
Ions Of water. The quality of the
water is very good and the supply
ample for all the needs of the town
foreyears to come.
Steam is supplied to the pumping
and electric light engines from
two New Zell Patent Water Tube
Safety Boilers of seventy-fve horse
power each. The boilers are made
to carry high pressures and furnish
dry steam with great economy.
They are said to be the only make
which does not require to be
bricked up.
The lighting plant consists Of two
fifty horse power Skinner Automatic
engines with two Fort Wayne multi
-~1,r
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05

Miss Lula Mcbride left Saturday
for Houston Texas, where she is
the guest of her sister, Mrs: T.
T. Younger
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05

The Lafayette Printing Shop does
all work neatly and promptly. You
don't have to wait.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05

Joe +. Mouton will receive suG-
scriptions for the following papers
Times Democrat, Picayune, Cou
rier- Journal, Home and Farm, New
York World and Houston Post.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05

Barbed wire and woven wire
poultry netting in all widths and at
lowest p.lccs, at Moss Bros s. Co.'S.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-03-05
Il FEW WORDS ABOUT THE
OLD COUNCIL.

Now that we are about to enjoy
the benefits to accrue from
thorough system of .waterworks and
an electric light plant it is not out
of order to say a few words about
the men who are entitled to some
of the credit for having secured
these two landmarks Of municipal
progress. The Gazette is not in
clined to be fulsome in its praise Of
men, especially of public men, but
In this instance 1t would be recreant
to its duty as public journal if it
did not say few words of COM
mendation of those whose intelli-
gent and well-directed efforts have
resulted in SO brilliant a success.
Three years ago Judge Anderson
7. Moss was nominated by the
Democrats of Lafayette as candi-
date for mayor and well-known
gentlemen were selected for coun-
cilmen. The ticket was as follows:
For Mayor:
ANDERSON J. Moss.
For Councilnen:
DR.. J. d. TRAHAN,
LEO DoUCET,
JUDGE =. G. MOUTON,
BEN J. FALK,
T. M. B1OssAT,
O. J. LEBLANC,
JOSEPH DUCOTE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
AN ENGAGE ENT,
Believed by the Commandment of the
Isle of Tortuga, to Have Taken
Place Last Sunday.

Copyright, Associated Press.)
Port Au Prince, May ia great
sensation was caused here by the
arrival to-day of the military COM
mandant of the Isle of Tortuga, off
the northwest coast of Hayti, and
due north of Port de Paix, near the
entrance to the Windward passage,
who brought word to the Haytian
war department of what is believed
to have been a naval engagement
on Sunday.
The commandant reached Port de
Paix from the Isle of Tortuga in
canoe He reported to the war office
that throughout the whole of Sun
day a very persistent cannonading
had been heard east of the island
and that from it's duration and in
tensity there was strong presump-
ton that very serious action was
in progress.
A thick fog at the time made it
impossible to distinguish any YES
sci that might be engaged.
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this danger may be met when the first
overt act or open declaration shows
its actual existence, or may be pre-
vented by the passage of the minor
resolution heretofore cited
The news published this morning
that Hawaii would not proclaim neu-
trality but probably would enact an
occupation bill which, when ratified by
the Senate, would enable the United
States to raise it's flag over the islands
and use them as a base of supplies
and operations during the war, was
commented upon generally to-day at the
Capitol. Representative Hit, of ILL
nois. chairman Of the committee on
foreign affairs, expressed the prevail
ing opinion.
This probable action upon tie part
of Hawaii he said, 'is certainly in
strict accord with what might be ex-
pected Having favored a pending
treaty for annexation, having manifes-
| ted her willingness and eagerness to
become part of the United States, it
would be entirely inconsistent for Ha-
wall now TO declare neutrality and
manifest no preference and show no
favor between this government and it's
enemy. This action on the part of
Hawaii would add much to the inf1u-
ence already at work to accomplish an
nexation'
Senator Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee, and Senator Frye, who occupies
the next place, approve the proceed
ing as individual Senators and express
the opinion that if the Hawaiian legis-
lature passes the bill it would be well
for the United States to accept the
tender of the islands.
Senator Davis to-day expressed the
hope that the House would pass the an
neXation resolution within the next
week or two and he said that if it
should do so, he would ask the Senate
to take it up and dispose of it before
the final adjournment of Congress.
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ant duty to perform as military governor
of the Philippines, and they agree in eX-
pressing the opinion that the general
should have an adequate and well dis
cplined force at his command TO maintain
order in a city that will be filled with dis
cordant elements. There are not enough
regulars in the west to furnish the num-
Der that Gen. Merritt thinks should be
sent on the expedition, and consequently
Secretary Alger and the apartment Off
Gals have been considering the advisable
ity of withdrawing about three OF the in
fantry regiments from Tampa, where a
of dispatching them poste haste to the
Pacific coast These men are well seas
oned and thoroughly disciplined, and are
just the kind General Merritt believes
should be sent on the trans-Pacific trip.
Capt. Jesse M. Lee, of the Ninth Infantry,
who has been stationed at Tampa recent
~, reported at army headquarters to-day
i'll response to telegraphic instructions,
and it may be he is here with reference
to the sending of some of the troops now
there to the Philippines.
Gen. Greeley, chief signal officer, is
making arrangements to send detach-
ment of six officers and % men. made up
largely of telegraph operators and cleo
tricians, to accompany the Philippine ex-
petition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
BARE BULLETIN BOARDS.

Navy Department Had Nothing to Give
Out Yesterday Believed No Further
Ino.t win BE Made to Catch the Span
ish Squadron.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE official
bulletin boards to-day failed to yield any
news of the movements of either of the
three fleets, SIMPSONS, Schleys and the
Spanish flying squadron. and there is
reason to believe that the Department it.
self has received no information on that
point.
The general impression to-day is that no
particular effort is to be made to pursue
the Spaniards so long as they keep with
in the confines of the Gulf of Mexico and
the Caribbean Sea, but that Sampson and
Schley in combination, will encircle the
island of Cuba, maintain the blockade
and convoy troops across the Florida
straits, if necessary, meanwhile simply
keeping a watch on the Spanish flying
squadron to see that it does not do mis-
chief either to the American fleet, or by
escaping into the Atlantic, TO the sea-
board cities By this plan, the military
and naval officials might hope TO silence
the rather severe criticisms that are be-
ing expressed because of delays in open
ing the military campaign in Cuba itself.
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REPORTED VIA MADRjp :
An American Naval Vessel Said
to Have Been Blown Up With
All on Board, While Raising
Mines at Cardenas.

Madrid, May IA dispatch re-
ceiyed here to-day from Havana
.srs that a small naval boat, hay
inc crew Of II men, has been
blown I'D off Cardenas while en-
Gagged in removing torpedos from
that harbor. The dispatch adds
-bs, torpedo exploded through the
reglieence of those engaged in the
work and that all the crew of the
boat persisted.
The dispatch does not indicate
whether the boat was an Ameri-
ran or a Spanish craft.
Madrid, May I'LL p. m.-Offi-
cial dispatches from Havana con-
firms report of blowing up of
small vessel off Cardenas. resulting
in a loss of eighteen lives. De-
snatch says vessel was American
naval.
New York. May 17.-An uncon-
frmed dispatch from Havana is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS
Go to Cavite to Institute an Attack Upol
Manila.

Go to Cavite to Institute an Attack Upon
Manila.
London, May 1S.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Times telegraph
ing Tuesday says:
"Aguinaldo and the principal leaders
in the recent rising left to-day in the
United States despatch boat McCulloch
for Cavite. They will attempt to pre-
suade the natives to attack Manila in a
few days. They have promised Adj
miral Dewey to regulate their conduct
in accordance with the principles of
humanity.
"The Americans are evidently anx-
ious to complete their conquest before
the arrival of the troops from San Fran
cisco. British residents now take a
more hopeful view and famine is no
longer feared
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
Copyright. Associated Press.

L,
Hong Kong, May 17.-The steam
er Esmeralda, which has slsit ar
rived from Manila with four hun
bred refugees, chiefly Chinese, re-
ports that United States cruisers
Concord and Boston are going to
Iloilo, where they expect prompt
capitulation and to recapture the
American ship Saranac, with car
go of coal. The blockade of Manila
is extremely rigid and several for
eign ships have been refused adj
mittance.
The rebels are useless as allies
Of Admiral Dewey. They are ut
terly disunited, quite half of them
being in favor of Spain.
The Cavite arsenal was found
empty. Col. Miguel, of the artil
lery, committed suicide because he
discovered that the ammunition
was non-eXistent.
Captain General August is try
ing to conciliate the rebels and has
authorized the establishment of ma
tive councils. The archbishop of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
FAIRY TALES FROM HAVANA.
Stories Allowed to Come Out With View
of Soaring Uncle sam and His Friends.

Stories Allowed to Come Out With View
of Soaring Uncle sam and His Friends.
Copyright Associated Press)
Havana, May 17.-lnqulrles made at
the Palace here show that Captain
General Blanco was unwilling to re-
ceive Lieut. Brainard, U. S. N, the spe-
cial agent of the government of the
United States in the matter of the pro-
posal to exchange Spanish prisoners
for the two newspaper men, Messrs.
considered the lieutenant VAS not en-
powered with sufficient authority.
Therefore, he simply accepted the
documents presented by the lieutenant
and consulted with the Spanish gov
eminent on the subject. The answer
from Madrid has not yet been re-
ceived.
News just received here from Porto
Rico confirms the report that Mr..
Freeman Halstead, the American news
paper correspondent, has been SEN
fenced by military court martial at
San Juan de Porto Rico to nine years
Imprisonment, after having been con-
victed of taking pictures of the forts
with the use of camera
The Spanish say that an American
force attempted to make landing on
May l at Tabla Ague and that after
two hours firing the Americans re-
tired.
Three American warships were re-
ported off Mariel on Sunday, three
were sighted off Cardenas and there
were some American ships off Glen
fuegos.
1t is announced at the palace that
a Spanish force on Saturday last was
engaged at Chimboraza, province of
Havana, with a combined force of
insurgents under the leadership of
Maya, Acea, Colazo and Jacinto Her.
nandez. The whole lnsurgent force
is said to have numbered 800 men, and
eleven men killed.
The Spanish loss is reported as be-
ing two lieutenants and three soldiers
wounded.
There are seven American warships
in sight off Havana this afternoon and
rumor has it that the Spanish fleet is
making for an important part of the
United States.
The Captain General Of Porto Rico
mas cabled to Captain General Blanco
saying that although the bombardment
of San Juan de Porto Rico took place
at rifle shot distance not gun of the
forts was silenced, and, he adds. the
Spanish losses were only eighteen men
wounded, among the troops composing
the garrison and few persons wound
ed among the civil population Of the
place.
The Captain General of Porto Rico
further reports that the United States
warships Indiana, New YORK. Mont
gomery and Amphitrite were in sight
of Porto Rico during Saturday last.
The La Lucha in an editorial article
yesterday said:
Inc American government gave the
Spanish government As hours to re-
move its troops from this island, and
1t now finds after % days of blockade
that it cannot land American troops.
Apparently the island contains more
soldiers than they thought Such
number could not be removed in 48
hours"
This last remark was intended to be
sarcastic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
NOT AT PORTO RICO.

MADRID, May I'LL p. Man official
dispatch from San Juan de Porto Rico,
just received, says that no warships ar
rived there yesterday or to-day
Rear Admiral Camara, who is in com
mand of the Spanish reserves squadron at
Cadiz and who has been ordered to come
to Madrid to consult with the ministry of
marine as to his naval plans, has re-
ceived counter orders, instructing him to
remain at Cadiz.
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printed here to the effect that an
American vessel engaged in remov-
ing t0rpedoes at Cardenas was
blown up and that the entire crew
persisted. Nothing is known at
Key West of any such disaster
Key West, Fla, May 17.-Boats
which have just arrivM here from
the blockade fleet say they have no
knowledge of any craft having been
blown up off Cardenas or else
where. The opinion is expressed
that the Spanish report probably
originated in the Wilmington sink
ing the Spanish schooner Derelict,
loaded with old iron, as reported by
the Associated Press to-day.
Madrid, May It'll p. m.-An
official dispatch from Havana con-
firms the report of the blowing up
Of an American vessel off Cardenas
and the killing of eighteen on
board
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18

Special to the Register.
proba abilities are that within month
another regiment of the National Guard
will be organized in this State, and be
sides this an independent regiment of
United States volunteers will be
brought out
Col. Curtin, of the Governors staff.
has been here for several days looking
into the matter of organizing regi-
ment of United States soldiers. 1t is
understood that he will apply to the
President for permission to organize
a regiment, with the consent of the
Governor of the State, both of whom,
it is believed, will readily consent,
since it is reported the President has
determined to make another call for
100, 600 men.
1t is Col. Curtin's purpose to organ
ize companies in towns where COM
pany of the National Guard has not
been organized, so that each of the
principal towns of the State will have an
opportunity to furnish company for
the war with Spain.
Col Curtin is a warm personal friend
of Governor Atkinson, and it is believ-
ed that the new regiment will be Off
cered exclusively by the Governors
friends.
The Governor will, it is understood,
order the organization Immediately of
another regiment of the National
Guard. The six companies left out of
the formation of the First regiment
will be taken as nucleus of a new reg
inert of the Guard, and the line Off
GERS in the remnant of the old Guard
will be promoted to command tie new
regiment This will make Major Ash,
colonel, and Major Parker, Lieutenant
colonel of the new regiment.
Davis Elkins, who succeeded to the
position secured by his brother, Steph-
en- B. Elkins, Jr., as adjutant in the
First battalion, secured ten days fur
Tough, and did not leave with the reg
iment, but went to Washington to see
his father.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
PLEASED WITH SMARTER

TAMPA, Fla, May 1.-THE assignment
of Gen. Shafter to command the Fifth
corps, which embraces two thirds of the
entire regular army of the United States.
is received with satisfaction by both of
ficers and men. The regular troops will
be the first to be landed in Cuba, and Gen
Skaters reputation as fighter leads the
men to believe their work will be cut out
for them from the start
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-18
THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.
1t Will BE Made Up Largely of Seasoned
and Disciplined Regular Troops

and Disciplined Regular Troops.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Col. Hughes
inspector general with headquarters at
New York, was at the War Department
to-day on mission from Gen. Merritt in
connection with the assignment of regular
troops to accompany the Philippine ex-
petition soon to start from San Francisco.
Gen. Merritt's preference for a larger
number of regulars than it was proposed
by the Department to give him has been
known here for some time, and his views
on that subject are shared by many of
the army officials. They realize that Gen
Merritt will have a delicate and import