The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1899-11-29

hospital. The city will buy the lot
and erect the necessary buildings.
, The Daily Iberiau has suspended
1t took two efforts to convince
editor Weeks that he could not run
a small-plca daily In nonphrelI
town.-Morgsn City Review.
Jos. Vital (colored) was killed by
his wife at their home in Welsh
Wednesday night. The killing was
the result of family quarrel III
which the wife slapped the husband
causing HIM to attempt to get a
shot gun when the daughter inter
fered. During the melee that fol-
lowed, the wife grabbed stove
poker and began beating him over
the head until she killed him.
Acting Coroner T. ii. Wa kins
empaHeled a jury which returned
the verdict that the deceased came
10 his death at the hands Of NADIA
line Vital, who will he held to
answer the charge Of murder in
court. The accused is now in jail
and says little except that she acted
in self defence. Jennings Tines
The work of construction upon
the new canal, which is to run from
Bayou Serpent across the Iowa
prairie, and which will be fourteen
miles in length, was commenced
this week. The canal runs through
a territory admirably adapted to the
culture of rice and seven or eight
miles OF 1t will be completed IN
time to supply water for next sea
sons crop. The main ditch will be
$50 feet wide. The lit at the bayou
will be twenty-five feet from low
water and the second lift SIX feet.
An advantageous point about the
canal Is that 1t is clear beyond the
reach Of salt water-a drawback that
Is creating much alarm in the Lake
Arthur country, The officers OF
the company are: President, James
Storer; vice president, w. d. Stone;
treasurer, James S,orer; secretary
and general Manager o. 5. Dolby.
The capital stock is fixed at $50, o,0o0
$50, 900 common and $40, 600 pre-
ferred-and may be increased as the
scope of work widens. s.-Crowle
Signal.
Hon. Minos T. Gordy has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Mr.. Gordy's success as District At
torney should, we think, be
feather in his cap towards obtain
ing for him the votes necessary to
elect him to the bench of his dis
trict.
On December 5th the people Of
Donaldsonville, will vote on the
proposl,Ion for bond issue for mu-
niclpal improvements. There ap-
pears to be some contention, but we
do not think the move for improve
ments will fail.
In commenting upon a show
which recently visited Franklin,
the Vindlcator News saYs:-
Prices Sensation ''sensated''
here this week to the usual big
audience.
The performance was bad; worse
than bad; it was vulgar and disre,
putable. We do not make 1t rule
to write on such subjects, but If We
can aid any community by glvine
them warning against such disgust
ing sho ws, we will do so. The bes
way 10 treat such tramp shows is Il
make them move on as you woulo
, tramp under the vagrant law.
, On the night of September 18th
of tins year, the sugar house o
Jules Gauseran, situated near Bald
win, was destroyed by fire. Th
sequel to tins burning came yestel
| day by the arrest and imprl,oumer
Of Jules Gauseran, August Cole
and DomInick Golfer for arson.
!, DomlnIck Golfer. son OF Augu'
q Golfer told the story Of the burnin
g of Gauseran's house which is !;
! follows: On the evening of Septen