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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
"a WHITE MANS BURDEN
Rudyard kipling Gently Carried Up
stairs-Now Studying Yachts.

NEW YORK, March 16-Rudyard Kip
ling is steadily improving. He moved
to-day from his rooms on the second floor
to suite on the floor above. which has been
in readiness for him for several days. He
VIII have more sunshine there and the
apartments are brighter than those he has
been in The great author was bundled up
in blankets. all the doors of the hotel were
closed so that there should be no draughts
and he was carried up by strong, gentle
hands-a white mans burden.
Mr.. kipling is already at work again. His
tremendous energy has asserted itself and
he has tackled yachts a message was sent
10 "A well-known publishing house to-day for
some books on yachts. yacht building and
points about the building and sailing Of this
class OF craft.
The following statement was issued to-
night: The doctors say that MIR Kiping
has stood the removal To brighter apart
ment without producing any disturbance
and thats with the exception of a small area
OF pieural eNudate at the lower portion OF
the right lung. all signs OF the late disease
have disappeared"
Mr.. Kipllng ate a hearty supper tonight
and was permitted 10 read some proofs of n
forthcoming book which he has written.
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Reward for Lynchers.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 16.-Governor AL
len d. Gambler to-day issued a proclamation
Offering a reward of $500 for the apprehen-
sion and delivery of the first member of the
mob and a further reward of s1O0 for each
additional person implicated in the killing
of the four negroes at Palmetto this morn
ing"
The Governor said: II regard the outrage
as simply inexcusable. These men had been
arrested, as L am informed, and proof was
at hand to convict them. The law was
amply able to punish them. Such outrages
must stop in Georgia. l will try to see to
it that the members of that mob are prose-
cuted to the limit"
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BUD COTTON.
HENRY BINGHAM.
TIP HUTSON.
ED BROWN.


HENRY BINGHAM.
TIP HCTSON.
ED BROWN.
The wounded are:
JOHN BIGBY, fatally wounded.
GEORGE TAYLOR, wounded In thigh.
JOHN JAMlSON, arm fractured
The scene at Johnson's warehouse, where
the negroes were confined and where the
dead and dying were this morning was a
revolving one. Blood covered the floor and
blackened walls were indented with rifle
shots. Wives and children of negroes were
kneeling by their side in the dimly lighted
room and piercing the air with cries and
means of anguish Several doctors were
summoned and spent the morning working
with the wounded. Mayor Arnold sum-
moned Il guard of seventy-five citizens TO
patrol the streets and warehouses, and
every citizen seen on the streets was armed
with a gun. The Palmetto cotton mills shut
down for the day on account of the excite
ment.
The mob was composed of 80 men. Where
they came from is a mystery so far as the
people in the town know. That some of the
residents OF Palmetto, but not the better
class. were in the mob goes without saying
Every face was masked, and when the ware
house was reached the special guard OF five
men was covered without a word In "a min
ute the mob was in the big warehouse and
the fusillade opened. The frightened negroes
sent up yell after yell. begging for mercy,
but il had no effect on the mob. When its
work was finished the masked mob turned
and quickly disappeared as 1t had come-on
horseback.
Two fires of incendiary origin have &C.
CURED here this year-one Feb. % and
the other five days later. Fourteen business
houses, in ALL were destroyed. Nine negroes
were arrested on suspicion and taken to
Johnsons warehouse To await preliminary
trial, which was to have taken place this
morning. Yesterday the leader of the gang,
Bud Cotton. is said TO have made writ
ten confession of the guilt of himself and
associates lie was the first to die in the
mob's bloody work.
The negroes of this community have
threatened in the past week to burn Fair
burn, the county seat, and it is reported
that the mob came largely from that town.
The Capital City Guards, under command
of Col. John S. Chandler, who laid aside
his judicial duties in Atlanta for the day,
arrived at il o'clock and reported TO Mayor
Arnold. They were put on patrol duty in
different parts of the town, and, together
with seventy-five armed citizens, constitute
d force sufficient TO quell any disturbance.
The citizens are decidedly nervous over the
affair and apprehensve of an uprising OF ne
groes i'll an effort of have revenge.
AT noon friends of the wounded arrived
at the warehouse and were given those in-
jured. Glenn Watts, one of the nine, who
was groaning loudly, was carefully carried
to a wagon and taken home. On his arrival
there it was found that he did not bear a
scratch. Isham Brown. another of the sup
posed wounded negroes, who had remained
all morning on the bloody warehouse floor,
was not hurt, and made an attempt 10 get
away on reaching the cabin of his friends.
John Bgby is badly wounded and cannot
recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17

KINGSTON, Jamaica. March ia cor
respondent at Cayenne. capital of French
Guiana, writes that Dreyfus, the famous
French military prisoner. is exciting little
public interest here, but that private circles
feel strongly against him, some predicting
his return to his place OF captivity on
Devils island. off that coast. This is looked
upon here as implying that Dreyfus was re-
Gently removed from Devils island to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
Denmnrk Also a Grabber.

LONDON, March 1.-THE Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily Mail says: Ii is
asserted here that NJ. Heide. director of the
Danish East Africa Steamship Company, is
about TO go to China in the companys in
terests 1t is also said that he has gov
eminent mission 10 seek some convenient
harbor in China. Denmark intends TO fol-
low in the footsteps of the other powers"
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END Is NOT FAR OFF.
Filipinos Now Control Only a Small
Portion of Luzon.


Portion OF Luzon.
WASHINGTON, March 16-The follow
ing. from General Otis, reached the War
Department to-day:
Reports from Iloilo indicate improve
ment. there being less activity on the part
Of insurgents of island. Reports from Negros
are most encouraging. the inhabitants being
enthusiastic. Quiet prevails throughout the
island and Colonel Smith is directing af-
fairs in framing internal government. Cebu
is quiet and business progressing under
United States protection Reports from
Samaran Leyte indicate the desire of the
Inhabitants for United States troops. These
islands are occupied. Insurgent control is
confined TO Luzon. and the occupation of
the Pasig river line. with control of La
guanda de Bay. has cut the country occu-
pied by the Tagalos nearly in two equal
parts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
A Texas Shooting Match.

COLUMBUS, Tex, March 16.-A deputy
sheriff was engaged in an alteration with
a man named Scott to-day, when Scott re-
marked that if he had gun he would fight
Ex-Sheriff Reese offered him a revolver
and the shooting began. Reese was killed
at the first fire. Charles Boeme, a bystand-
er, was also killed and small boy named
Williams is badly injured The trouble had
been expected for some time.
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leaves mother and three grown sisters.
Goslee leaves a wife and children. the
youngest being infant Toler has no
relatives here. Hart leaves wife and
children. and young HinkIe. the innocent
victim, has relatives here"
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oTIs's LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Killed and Wounded Near Guadalupe,
San Pedro MacaIe and Pateros.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-General Otis
reports the following casualties near Guada-
lupe. San Pedros Macate and Pateros on
March Is, IL and 10:
Killed
Fourth Cavalry-Troop Z, Saddler Samuel
Jones, accidentally.
Wounded
Twentieth Infantry-Company M Ser
geant William Barkley, shoulder: slight.
Sixth Artillery-Battery b, Private Fred
j. Kelly, shoulder.
Fourth Cavalry-Company r. Capt Fred
Wheeler. hand; slight. Privates Mitchell
Good, leg, severe, and Horace III. Smith
side. severe. Company Il, George Parks
chest, severe. Company l.. Ernest Wilcox
arm: moderate.
Twenty-second Infantry-Company G. Pri-
vate Alfred Benin. rib; severe. Marshall
Comb. palm. slight.
Second Oregon-Company T.. Privates Ed
ward Oesch. hip, slight, and Walter Brown,
eyebrow. slight
First Washngton-COmpany l., Private
Rodney III. Church. powder burn; slight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
Ex-Governor rIetcher.s End Ne.r

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. March lex
Gov. Thomas G. Fletcher MIssouri's war
Governor, who was paralyzed at his horne
here "a little over three weeks ago is grad
ualy sinking and the end is expected at any
hour, though his physician. on leaving the
patient at 10 o'clock tonight. stated he
probably would survive the night He is un-
conscious part of the time. Governor
Fletcher IS seventy-nne years old and for
the past six years has resided in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. March l6.-United
States Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, said
here to-day. while en- route home, that
President Mckinley had lately received
private advices To the effect that the Fill
pino republic was on its last legs. The
senator said he had received this informa-
tion from sources very near To the Pres
icent. and that the latter anticipated tho
final collapse OF Aguinaldo's government
and complete possession by General Otis
within few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17

WASHINGTON. March Is. - Dispatches
received at the War Department to-day
report the transport Sheridan at Port Said
and the Sherman at Singapore. All on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
YANKEES AND DONs WILL SOON BIZ
ON SPEAKING TERMS AGAIN.
60 he OmciaIIy Declared ut
End by the Queen Regent at
Madrid To-day.
PARIS TREATY TO BE SIGNED
THUS INsURING FINAL EXCHANGE OF
RATIFICATIONs IN TIME.

Duke D'Arcos, Who Has nm American
Wife. Likely to- he the New SPAN
ish Ambassadors at Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
NEGROES SHOT TO DEATH.
Four Alleged Sire Bugs" Killed, One
MortaIIN Wounded and Two Hurt.

PALMETTO. Ga. March 16.-Four dead
negroes lay in Johnson's warehouse this
morn ng. Beside them, groaning in agony,
were three of their race, all victims of an
assault made by white men OF this neigh
borhood at an early hour this morning. This
little city has had two incendiary fires
which have almost destroyed it since Jan.
l, and the negroes who were shot down
while begging for mercy were suspected of
having started the fires. The dead are:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-17
Nine CoIored Men, Imprisoned I'm a
Warehouse, Shot mt by n Mob of
Whites at Palmetto, Ga.
FOUR KILLED AT FIRST FIRE
A FIFTH MORTALLY WOUNDED AND
TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Were Charged with Incendiarism, hut
Had Not Been Tricd-Rcwnrd for the
Lynchers offered by the Governor.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 15.-There
was shooting affray here at $50 o'clock
this afternoon which resulted in the death
OF FIVE men and the serious wounding of two
others, one of whom is not expected TO live.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15
CORRESPONDENCE.

EDITOR LAFAYETTE ADVERTISER
Dear Sir
l travel around in our
parish and see the largest and
best crop that the parish has ever
raised, ] am rejoiced and want to
tell someone about it. Corn is
fine, the ears are SO large and so
much of it that it will more than
fill all the barns. l hear many
farmers inquiring for hogs to fat
ten this Fall with the large surplus
of corn. | think we will have to
shell and ship it to find market.
Stock are fat, chickens, eggs and
poultry Of every kind are plentiful
with plenty to eat.
The election for State, Parish
and United States officers coming
cn, with the active determined
spirit OF our people to get the In
dustrial School will keep us from
sitting under the shade. Our
people were slow to realize the
Importance of such a valuable in
stitution, but this is the spirit to.
win-make haste slowly.
farmers institute will meet
in Lafayette, next Monday, July
18TH. All who can should at
tend. There is much information
to be gained by the farmers.
DR.. Stubs. DIR. Dalrymple
and Others will give us valuable
ideas. Mr.. Aug Lcsseps an able
and active sugar cane raiser will
address us in french to the salts
faction of many who do not un-
derstand english. Our State Com
missioner >of Agriculture, Gen.
Jastremski will also be with us to
help in the important work
Of the land in Lafayette
parish after eighty or ninety years
in cultivation will have to be fer
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15

equally promising and our planters
all sniles.
A friendly conference of our ci-
tizens was held last Sunday the
9th. inst. under the shade of the
trees at the home Of Mr.. lean
Hcbert in the Ist, ward, the OBJ
ject being the interchange OF views
on the question of the Industrial
School.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. A. Judice, and was quite
large. Mr.. Judice on taking the
chair made few most felicitous
remarks, which were splendidly
received by the audience, many of
those present having no concep-
ton of what modicum was to be
asked of every tax payer in order
to secure schooling place that is
to do more for the welfare OF end
less. generations OF our children
than any thing else ever under
taken in their behalf by the people
OF Lafayette Parish.
Col. C.. c. Brown of Carcncro
and Clerk of Court L. G.. Voorhics
were of the meeting, both address
ed the audience in a most happy
vein, eliciting much sincere ap-
plause from the listeners.
Mr.. Guilbeau from Carcncro
spoke in opposition, but, seriously
speaking, there is no such thing
as serious opposition to this pop
ular subject. The people want
the Industrial School, and they
are going to have it, if it costs
them an hundred thousand dol
lars, that S the long and short
of the entire business.
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tilized in some way, and this we
know very little about, as it has
not been necessary heretofore.
The fruit crop on which SO
many of Us have feasted SO boun-
tifully in past years is not with us
this year, but watermclons are
plentiful the colorcd man is
happy, the white man ditto.
Mr.. Editor as it is about time
to commence looking around for a
candidate for governor-the Hon.
John Dymond has been mentioned
and l think, he would make an
able executive officer being a man
of large capacity, a fine speaker
and in every way suitable and a
stanch democrat. AS | am doubt
ful of having the right to nominate
candidate for president, | will
only say that w. J. Bryan suits me.
Farmers have made their crops
sef-sustaining. Few could get
credit consequently do not owe
any part Of it; necessity has learnt
us lesson of much value, that
we can live even if we cannot buy
on credit. We raise our own sup
plies. There are good gardens,
plenty of hogs. and other farm
products, and if pushed to it our
good house wives viii hunt up
their cards; looms and spinning
wheels and weaves our own clothes.
Fearing | am encroaching on
your valuable space l will close.
OBERON.
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The Consumption Of Beer.

1t is estimated that the con-
sumption of beer in the entire
world amounts to ST., $50, 900, 900
per annum This seems to be an
almost incredible figure, but does
not appear SO strange when it is
considered that the beer which is
consumed throughout the world
in a single year would make a
lake three and three-quarters miles
long, a mile wide and six feet
deep.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15
A KINDERGARTEN.

Prof. r. c. Greig has perfected
arrangements, to open next Fall a
kindergarten department in con-
nection with his school. An expo
tienced teacher will be employed
to take charge of the new depart
ment and it is to be hoped that
the public will give the enterprise
the support and encouragement to
Which it is entitled. The system
of Kindergarten training has
revolItionized the educational
world and today is considered the
only true ground work OF tho
roughly practical education. We
hail with delight the establishment
of this institution and feel perfectly
confident of its abundant success.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15
YELLOW FEVER

in Cuba amongst the soldiers of
Uncle Sam does not deter Levy
Bros, to sell you goods at very
low prices. Give them call and
you will be surprised at their Sum-
mer S prices.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15
BEkU~IPUL CROPS

will enable you to become the
happy possessor OF that beautiful
Earlor suit and side board which
can be seen daily at Deffez Bros.
They are useful articles and you
can have them for mere song.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15
HERE and THERE

WI. JOnn AfclSntOn went t.
Crowley on a visit.
Mr.. 2. Krauss left last Thursda;
MIG hit for New Orleans.
A 25 cent box of Soap-for Is cts,
best in town, at Moss PHARMACY.
A remedy for Charbon, is pub
liShed on page 4 of this number
Judge Parkcrson returned last
Wednesday from the Crescent City.
Miss Bcrnadettc Landry, of Al
giers, La, is visiting hcr mother.
In ON ncNt issue we will relate
a visit VIC made to the cotton com
press.
-1hc Farmers Institute program
will be found in this number on
page 4.
Editor Lee Begneaud, of Breaux
Bridge, was in Lafayette last
Tuesday.
Miss Rose Leblanc, of New
Iberia is visiting her sister Mrs.
Pcllerin.
Mr.. John Waling and family, of
Algiers, are in our town visiting
relatives.
The Cumberland Telephone
Rates will be found on page a Of
this issue.
MI. c. J Sanders, OF Eunice
La, was a visitor in Lafayette last
|
Mrs. Achile Dupre, OF Opelou-
sas, is in Lafayette visiting relatives
and friends.
MIR. Alp1iohse Ducret. of St.
Martinville, La, was in Lafayette
last Sunday.
DIR. 6. A. Martin went to Crow
ey, few days ago, to visit his
sick nephew.
Mr.. Louis Domengeaux went
% New Iberia last Sunday to at
end the State Liquor Dealers AS
'ociatior.
You hear but smacking of Tie
ips at Louis DomengeauX's bar,
;ince Mr.. Jack Preiger is fixing up
he mixtures.
Don't forget the excursion to
Galveston, Texas on next Monday,
uly 18TH. Round trip from La
ayette s. co.
If YOU have a Canary or Mocking-
'ird you will be interested in-the
how window, at the Moss PHARMACY.
hey have everything for the bird.
The proclamation of the Mayor
elative to the coming election
bout the Industrial School lax
viii be found on page 4 Of this |
ssue.
.-Dentist II. P. Beeler informs us
hat Notwithstanding all rumors,
le has no intention of leaving La !
ayette, if he were to do so, due
.otice Of it would be given through
he press.
The general assembly Of the
,tate Of Louisiana has been called {
n extra session by the governor, {
or a period of fifteen days begin I
ing on Tuesday the 8th. day of +,
August 1899. $
The new office of VIM. Camp s
ell just completed by contractor I
:. S. Broussard is another proof ,
f the workmanship Of the latter,
yho is now occupied in adding a Z
econd story to Mr.. X. C. Greig's {
esidence. $
Mr.. T. M. BioSsat who went to {
Jew Orleans last week in regard S
0 the work to be done on Bayou I
'ermiliCn informs US that the pro- i
'osal to receive bids for the clean S
lg up Of Bayon Vermilion from '
)ermas Broussard to r. r. bridge :
I'LL appear in the Picayune on i
uly 18TH. and bids will be open /
d on August 18TH. t
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SCOTT, La. July 18th, 1900.

Leaving out possible OF unfore-
seen contingencies of the weather,
there will be the richest harvest of
corn and cotton in these parts than
has been in many, many years.
The corn is all that can be wished
and about made. The cotton is
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15
1--WE KNOW
Very Little About. "

The above words are part Of Z
sentence to be be found in Oberon'
correspondence in another column
He wrote about some lands ir
the parish which for the last eighty
or ninety years have produced lux
uriant and heavy crops without any
fertilizers and which at the pres
ent moment are worn out, and thus
he cxclaims: Much land is to
be fertilized and this is subject
we know very little about"
These words are very suggestive
and affecting as they do not only
the vitality Of the lands spoken Of
but also coming in close touch with
the future prosperity of the farm
crs, it behooves all concerned to
study this most import antsubject-
fertilizing our lands.
And it is not subject to be
postponed, neither it is to be re-
garded as frivolous one.
Many may think that fertiizing
land is an easy matter and that any
kind of commercial fertilizers will
answer the purpose, but the writer
has known lands, which after GER
tain commercial fertilizers had for
several years been used upon
them have become entirely worth
less and unproductive.
Therefore the subject Is worth
knowing.
The producing elements of the
lands are not inexhaustible, and
when year after year those elements
are taken out of the soil by the
various crops growing upon it and
without replacing them BY we'll
judicious fertilizing, it necessarily
follows that the time comes when
the land will become non-pro-
ductive or at least will not render
a full yield.
"A complete knowledge OF the
composition of the land is neces-
sary to the farmers for replacing
the nutritive elerients which are
taken out by the various crops |
and absorbed by the heating sun.
Such knowledge is acquired by
practical learning in an education
al institution where such learning
is taught practically as an Indus
trial School" 7"
Thus will see another and new
important object for the Indus
trial School.
Take your prescriptions to the Moss
PHARMAcY-they will be filed con-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-07-15

Now is the time to prepare for the
fall garden-lhey have received their
fall garden Seed at the Moss PHAR-
MACY Fresh and Sure to grow.