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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14
WEEKLY BUDGET
OF NEWS FROM BROUSSARD
AND VICINITY WRITTEN FOR
OUR READERS.

: among those of our Dung Misses
who, after having passed the holt
days around the paternal hearth,
returned to pursue their studies
under the care of the good Sisters
of the Sacred Heart, in Grand
.Coteau, are little Misses Tdolie
Girouard, Regina ST. Julien, Rosa
Bernard, Isabella Malagari, Lau-
renee and Louise Comeaux. We
wish the young ladies the greatest
success in their studies.
Last week, some friend dropped
into our sanctum and not: finding
us present, simply penciled the
words: ga Merry Christmas" and
signed: cone of the profession. -
Thanks for your kind intention,
friend, but we would rather you had
given US some clearer hint as to
who you are. We wish you had left
your card and address. Next time
you have occasion to repeat this we
hope you will favor us with your
ndInS anu doHACSS.
Last tweek Masters Frank and
Mozart GIrouard returned to Acadia
College, Crowley. They were accom-
panied by Masters Felix and Domi-
nick -Girouard;,, who will pursue
their studies IN that institute. Sue
cess to you, young gentlemen.
Last week, MIR Clet Leblanc was
confined: to. his room and bed. in
consequence of a relapse. .:of..:an
attack ~of La Grippe. =. We are
pleased, however, 10 be. able to
report him. 'sup=and- doing"
Our genial and popular young
telegraph operator, 'Charley Craw-
ford. has been. promoted, and. to
replace him, Mr.. Moseiev has been
dispatched. May bothe-.of you,
gentlemen. hnd happiness iii your
new abodes.
Three bar-rooms in town.! Il.al
is indeed an enormous showing tor
Broussard! However,, We are
pleased to see that our merchants
have laid aside the gold "combina
ton" system of having bar ~
their stores. True that most OF
those stores were weil-kepI. N
disorder reigne1 in tt.eln. But,
there was always. danger in that
line. Now, however, no suCu dan
ger is imminent. thanks I" The
sound judgment Of these gentlemen.
I1ORATIUS.
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Police Jury.
CONTINUED from page Al


Glass L: When the gross annual. receipts
are $1,000, or more the license shall be $40.
Class 2. When. the gross receipts are
$3.50, and less than $1,000, the
license shall be SIS.
Class s. When the gross annual receipts
are less than $3.50, the license shall be S..
PROFESSIONAL
Section 10. Be it enacted, that every
individual or individuals carrying the
business or profession of physician attorney
at-law, editor, dentist, oculist, photographer,
jeweler and all other business not herein
provided for shall be graded the as
set forth in the section IL of this act, but
graded at one half rates, and provided that
no license shall be issued hereunder for less
than S..
Section ID. Be it further enacted, that
all travelling vendors of stoves lightning rods,
and clocks, shall pay license annually, of
500. whether travelling as peddlers: not
Fer-every trading stamp company issuing
stamps to merchants, and all other dealers
of every kind whatsoever, where the gross
annual receipts are less than $1,000 the Ii
cense shall be sIzs and when the gross re-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14
Rev. s. M. COltren Fined for
Contempt of Court

Amite City, La, Jan. i'm alters
in TIL, district court were made lit
tie bit interesting this morning when
court opened. Since the beginning
of the term cases have been delayed
and reassignments taken on account
of absent witnesses and the condi-
ton cases were getting into was ex-
asperating, both to the judge and
the attorneys. However, the case
in point was one that is before tn e
grand jury, and an attachment was
issued for Mrs. S. M. Coltrell to
compel her to go before that body,
| which she had refused to do, or had
sought to evade the service of the
summons. The parties live in
Hammond, and the case under in
vestig alton is one: that has stirred
up considerable bitter feeling in
church circles down there, and will
probably be fought to a finish in the
courts here. 1t is case of .crimi-
nal libel. 1t was made to appear
TO the judge that Rev. S. M.%CoItIell
had purposely concealed the where
abouts of his wife, and assisted her
in evading service. which was
desired by the grand jury. Both
parties were up before the court
to day to show cause why they
should not be punished for pur-
posely evading service of the court.
Both are intelligent and evidently
cultivated people, but the lady
acknowledges that she had pnrposely
sought to evade the serwieezsof the
court, she did not care to testify
in, the case. After severe repri-
mand Judge Reid stated that he
as she was invalid, but would
find Mr.. Coltrell Sz5 anG costs or
five days IN Jail. The sheriff took
charge of the gentlem an, when &C
quaintance and friends from Ham
mond volunteered to pa the fine.
This the gentleman declined at first,
and went to Jail, where he remained
two or three hours, when the fine
was paid and he was released.
Judge Reid is determined that his
court shall be respected, and that
those who purposely evade the ser
vice of the court will have to suffer
TIL lie consequences.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14
Had to Paw.

Tie following is special from
New Iberia to the Times Democra.
OF The 18th Instant. Some. excite
ment occurred at the. Southern
Pacific depot yesterday when west
bound passenger train No. IS,
rolled in. This train mad passed
the train having on it the Breaux
Bridge emcursionists at Olivier Sta
ton. The Lafayette excursionists
boarded the regular train, and when
they reached this place refused to
get off, claiming the company had
not kept its contract, in which it
was stated the excursion train would
run a. half hour ahead of the regular.
The conductor: the agent here and
the brakeman all tried to persuade
them either to get off or to pay fare.
They refused to do either. The
agent then sent down town for the
chief of of police, who took up
with him several officers, who con-
WINGED the excursionists that they
must either pay their fares or go to
Jail: Fhey~ paid their fares after
having detained the train for two
hours, and in the .meantime the ex-
cursion train passed No. I8 at this
place and reached Lafayette an
hour before. the regular"
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Roy s. Vidrine.

In another column appears the
advertisement of Messrs. Roy ~
Vidrine, who have rented the new
Begnaud building in which they
have opened a saloon These gen
tlemen are experienced in this line
of business and we have no doubt
that their new stand will always be
entitled to share of the public's
patronage They have in addition
to their bar, pool and billiard tables
and well equipped rooms for those
who wish to enjoy quiet social
game. A portion of the building
will be occupied by Walker 81 CO.
with a restaurant. Six large, airy
rooms upstairs will be rented for
lodging. The proprietors have en-
gagged the services of Frank
Mcbride and Pat Guilbeau, one of
W HON viii wait upon the customers
in.the lay and the other during the
plight. The saloon will be open az
~ "a ssissrs,.
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b no NEWS


The appointment Of Col. c. C.
Brown as receiver of the Carencro
Sugar Refinery gives general salts
I faction, not only to the majority of
stock holders. but to the public gem
orally, who have confidence in the
ability of that gentleman to
straighten out the affairs of the
Company, and place the plant on a
footing to meet the increased and
increasing demands that will be
made upon it, by the constantly
growing cane industry of this sec
tion Mr.. Brown is peculiarly well
suited for the position; being a
thoroughly practical business man,
one of the largestsugar planters of
this section, and one of the found
ers of the Carencro Refinery. Mr..
Brown is interested in, and has al
ways shown deep concern for the
various enterprises of the parish.
The interests Of all concerned will
no doubt be carefully guarded.
Judge Debaillon has shown good
judgment in the selection of Mr.
Brown.
The lot of "a Lafayette council
man appears not to be very happy
one
Mrs Sam P Brown spent several
days last week in Royviile.
Mrs O. p Guilbeau was the
guest of friends in Jeanerette for a
few days this week.
Mr.. Chas. Sallizoni now occupies
his new store and residence, near
the refinery.
Mr. A. Kardases, formely of Mel
vile, La, will open store in the
building vacated by c. Sabyzon.
Carencro can at last boast of a
first class butcher shop and bakery:
Mr.. Jos. P. Colomb has purchased
the bakery formerly the property of
business like manner, furnishing
his customers at regular intervals
with the very best quality of bread,
Messrs. H. Cronchet, Oh as. Mil.
Ter, Theo. Breaux, Frank Jeanmard,
Simon Latour and August Vergez
were in New Orleans last week.
Mr.. Chas. Miller has purchased
khe railroad exchange saloon oppo-
site the depot.
Messrs. Bienvenue and France
are doing very well with their new
drugstore. Mr. Bienvenue is well
versed in his profession. and Mr.
France is very popular with our
people; both are deserving youn 6
men and will no doubt meet with
success.
Mr.. Corbet Jordan has just com
pleted his new residence which is a
perfect bijou.
We can now boast Of post Office,
that many towns of greater preten
sions than Carencro would be proud
to possess. The office is situated
in the lower floor of a large and
handsome two story building
recently built by Mr.. Theo. J.
Breaux.
Mr.. Breaux has certainly COM
piled with his promise to provide
the people with a first class, up-to
date post-office.
Rev. Father Laforest was in Ope
lousas last Tuesday.
Miss Olivier of Houston spent
several days this week in Carencro,
the guest of Mrs. Sam p. Brown.
The new public school building
presents very neat appearance;
is large and in every way suitable
for the purpose intended. This
bui1ding removes one of the primer
pal causes for complaint that our
people have suffered for years
Thanks are due to our Superinten-
aent of Parish SCHOOLS and our cap
ableschoo1 board
+ Messrs. Maurice Francez and
CASTOR Blot have formed co-part-
1ership for conducting a saloon
business. Both gentlemen are ex-
popular. The merging of
yvt5 old established holses into one, |
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14

Mr.. w. j. B: Richards will be in
Lafayette on Wednesday Jan. IS
desires to dispose of at very low
figures: They are small mules.
Just the kind and size for the Guilt
Walton of cotton
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14

| Lionel BIenVenu, the popular
representative of Stauffer EshelIaan
& Co., of New Orleans, was IN
Lafayette this week.
Mr.. Walter S. Torian has no rea-
son to complain of the yield of his
cane crop this year. He made 1913
tons of cane on twenty eight acres
of land averaging over IS tons to
the acre. Last year Mr.. Torian
made twenty-eight tons per acre,
but the yield was not as large this
year owing to the fact that among
the cane there was some stubble.
Mr.. Torian intends to put in at least
seventv-five acres in cane for the
coming season: The Gazette has
always contended that this soil
could not he surpassed in this ST tie
for the cultivation of cane. Every
year the acreage planted in cane
increases. With the facilities to
proftably market the cane our
farmers feel safe in devoting
goodly portion of their lands to this
branch of agriculture.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14

ton parish is visiting Mrs. S. r.
Patterson.
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Chas. Debaillon returned this
W eek from New Orleans.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
GILLETTE A FAILURE
AS A HOTEL 0WNER
Fugitive Cattle King Sells the Prop
erty He Purchased in Chihua-
hua Mexico

Ell PASO, April 2.-Grant c. Gillette
has made a failure in the hotel business
at Chihauhau, Mex. He purchased the
Hotel Palacio within a month after dis
appearing from Abilene, Kans., refurnish-
ing it throughout. He has just sold it
and it is known he failed to make his ex-
penses and to pay the price agreed upon.
Since selling the hotel Gillette has been
in consultation with a number of pTom-
nent cattlemen, and on Friday last he
left Chihuahua for Torreon, where he met
by agreement a well-knoWn cattleman
from Chicago, by the name of Burke. who
is largely interested in the cattle business
in Peru. Gillette has since announced
he has been engaged by Burke to go to
Peru to look after his cattle interests
there.
Notwithstanding the statements made
by Gillette that he has little or nothing
left, it is known he has not less than
$780, 600 in cash and his wifes diamonds,
valued at $4,000 Gillette says he will
return TO the United States in a few years
If he is successful in his present venture.
He will start for Peru in a few days.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
ADDITIONAL DEATHS
AMONG OUR TROOPS

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The fol-
lowing is General Otis casualty report
from Manila to-day;
MANILA. April 2.-Adjutant General,
Washington: The following deaths have
occurred since last report:
March 25-ThOmas Z. WhiteSlde, prl-
vate, Company NJ, First Colorado, dys-
March 2S-Adolph J. Koplin, private
Company A, First North Dakota
drowned, accidentally.
Deaths from smallpox: March I'D
ward Pratt, private, Company l., Ihlr-
teenth Minnesota; Wallace Bolin, quar-
termaster sergeant, Fifty-tirst Iowa.
March 26-Frank a. Martin, private,
Company I. Twenty-third Infantry.
March 27-Nelson Mcclellan, private,
Company F, First South Dakota
March 2S-James o. Stoval, private,
Company D, Sixth Artillery.
From wounds in action:
March 24-David Campbell, private,
Company NJ, First Washington; 26-Rob-
srt Brown, private. Company G, First
Montana; John Miller. private. Company
[, Twenty second Infantry; William G.
Courtney. private, Company b, First
Company 3, First Washington; 2S-Alatt
Summers, private, Company NJ, First Ne
braska; Lee Forby, captain, Company @,
First Nebraska; 31-Charles Preachers,
first sergeant, Company N, First South
Dakota; VIII May, private, Company l,
First South Dakota; William II. HeaSper-
ling, corporal Company G, Third Infant
~; Fred II. Wheaton, private, Company
4, First Montana; Joseph Vail, private,
Company 3, Twentieth Kansas; April i
George 4. Taylor, private, Company II,
Tenth Pennsylvania OTIS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03

sionalmoLeonart and Barnaby, of Chi
ter; San Jose (scratch); second Turville
2:10 As.
One mile amateur handicap-McNiss
won, Valentine second, Robinson third,
McEller fourth. Time, 2:461a. Davidson,
Patterson and Schnerr also started.
Otto Zeigler of San Jose, who four
years ago lowered the worlds cord on
the same track, went a half-mile exhibit
ton, paced by Glenn Turville, in 1:01:
One mile, open, professional, paced by
j. Lawson-Cotter, Tacoma won; 1. Law
son, Chicago, second; Downing, San Jose,
third. Time, 2:07 2-5. Ziegler, Turville,
Barnaby, Wells of San Francisco, julius
of Sweden and Leonart of Buffalo also
started.
Five-mi1e handicap, PROFESSIONAL.
Lawson (scratch) won, Cotter go. YARDS
second, Barnaby GO yards third, Wells
$50 YARDS fourth John Lawson Q20
YARDS, fifth. Glenn Turville, sixth.
Time, 12:071a. Downing (25O YARDS, Leon
art 60 yards), Krafts Q75 YARDS, julius
GOO YARDS and AShinger (45O YARDS also
started.
Baby Gibson, paced by. tandems, went
could have made it away below 1:40 if
the pace had permitted.
Ten-mile invitation race, for six-day
riders only, paced for nine miles by Wells
and DiXon-the distance was covered in
27:45. John Lawson won, John Chapman
of Atlanta second, Barnaby third, Oscar
Julius fourth and "Old Man" Ashinger,
ex-world's champion long distance rider,
a good fifth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
MURDERS IN CHICAGO
AMONG WARD HEELERS

CHICAGO, April 2.-The order of the
Harrison campaign managers to their
beelers to resort to intimidation even to
the point of murder bore immediate fruit
to-day. and as a first result three men lie
dead in their homes. Early this afternoon
Paul Lund, Democratic ward worker,
armed with revolver and bad whisky,
went into a saloon at 1O4 Oak street and
became involved in an argument with
Arthur Lawson, leader of the young
neutrality-suspicious.. Lawson, seeing
Iund was drunk and in no temper for
argument, started to leave the place, but
before reaching the door he was shot
down, dying in a few minutes.
Late tonight, Baptiste9 Kinsella and
Eugene Thiel, both rival ward workers
met in a saloon at 50 Polk street; Kin
sella, partisan of "Hinky Dink' kenna,
took offense at some remark made by
ThieI concerning the Democratic candf-
date, and drawing a revolver shot MIN;
'Thiel fell, but struggled to his feet ana
grappled with Kinsella;. In the struggle l9
he secured possession of the revolver ana
in turn shot Kinsella twice. By this time
the police reached the scene and stopped
the fight. Both men died before the am
balances called could arrive
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
WEDDING GIFTS
FOR MISS FAIR
Gorgeous Collection of
Presents.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK April Eliminate
friends of Miss Virgi--ia Fair and of w.
X Vanderbilt Jr. had an opportunity
this Afternoon at the house of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs to view the mag
nifcent wedding presents that have
been sent to the bride-to-be. These
presents were arranged on long tables
placed in the ballroom along the sides
and across the conservatory, and
formed one of the most gorgeous dis
plays of wedding gifts ever seen in New
York.
Among the presents displayed there
was a great amount of solid gold plate.
Charles Fair, brother of Miss Fair. sent
a pair of massive COLL candelabra. with
ten lights each. From Mrs. Herman
OeIrichs there was a set of twenty-four
compotes, dishes for the dinner table
and a candelabrum, also Of gold, and
from Mr.. Oelrichs there were four
beautiful dishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. H McA Twombly sent
twenty-four' dishes of gold; MIR. Reg
inald Vanderbilt, a vase; Mr.. and Mrs
Mortimer Brooks an oblong dish: Mr..
and Mrs G.. II. Mackay. solid gold
toilet set, plain in design, but elegant;
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Duer. pair
of gold bottles for the toilet table: Miss
Nelson, two tall golden candlesticks:
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Livermore. a
frame; Mr.. and Mrs. George Croker.
a beautifully wrought and pierced tray;
Mrs. William Burden, an after dinner
coffee service of gold.
From the Duke and Duchess of MARI
borough there were four superb loving
cups of solid gold, very large and with
til handles each.
Other gifts included a brooch of tur-
quoise and diamonds from Mrs. Will
lam Aston; a silver tea service and OBJ
long tray, of beautiful design. from
Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont; a toilet set of
ivory for Mr.. Vanderbilts yacht, and
enameled with his monogram and
yacht club flag, from Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Frederick Tams; a pair of openwork
silvc vases, from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Oelrichs. and a silver vase from Mrs.
Henry Clews.
The donors of most of these gifts
were at the house this afternoon. Miss
Fair was attractive in a simple gown
of pale blue silk. Tea was served in
the hall, just outside the ballroom.
Miss Fair has presented to her neph-
ew, the son of Herman Oelrichs, pony
and cart, and has given to her sister.
Mrs. Oelrichs, her share of the Newport
property which thew owned jointly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
ENGLAND BACKING
ITALY IN CHINA
San Nun Bay to Be Occupied by Ital-
ians Before the Close of

LONDON, April 9.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says he
learns in official circles that Italy and
Great Britain have arrived at an agree
ment which will result in Italian occupa-
ton of San Nun Bay, province of Chi
Kiang, China, before April %.
PEKING. April 2.-The Hongkong
authorities are pressing for an expansion
of territory eeded to Great Britain by the
treaties of Canton and Marking, on the
ground that more land is needed for Gov
eminent buildings. They propose to build
a custom-house for the collection of Chi
nese revenues, and promise to increase the
opium duties $4,000 annually If the extern
sion is granted. In case of refusal they
house from British territory.
LONDON. April 2.-The Picking CORE ORE
spondent Of the Times says: The Chi
nese authorities have notified the British
Council at Tientsin that. he foreshore
recently opened at Port Ching Wan Tao
is reserved for Chinese mining company.
The British legation has filed a protest,
pointing out that this action renders the
opening of the port nugatory. Friendly
relations continue between the German
legation and the Tsung Lii Yamen, and
China offers to grant a AWAY concession
if the German troops are Withdrawn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
WAS TRADED FOR A FARM
COMPELLED BY HER FATHER TO
MARRY.
Arrested for Attempting to Kidnap
Her Children After She Had
Been Granted
Divorce.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, April Mrs. Mile
Toml1ins, who has been arrested for
having attempted to abduct her own
children at Seattle, tells an unusually
sad story of domestic uphappiness. She
says that when she was but Il years
old she was sold by her father to
Joseph Cantzeler for sixty acres of
land. 1t was a literal sale of flesh and
blood
Cantzeler was many years her senior
and she abhorred him, but one day
her father and Cantzeler got her into
room and compelled her to sign a
paper agreeing to marry him. For this
inhuman act her father received from
Cantzeler a deed to sixty acres of Vel
lOWstOne bottom land. Laws were
loosely enforced on the Yellowstone
in those days, and there was no one to
protect the helpless girl:
For six troubled years she lived with
him, and they had three children. At
length, in 1889, his cruel treatment
forced her to flee to friends for safety,
and she obtained a divorce at Helena,
being awarded the custody of her chill
dren. In July, 1890, CantzeIer came to
her penniless and she fed him. He
hung around for several days and fire.
quently took the eldest two children
out for a walk. One day he brought
them west to Seattle. Thither she fol-
lowed him and made a fight in the
courts for their possession, but as she
was without funds the Judge ordered
them sent to the Orphans Home.
Both CantZeler and she married
again. She went to Butte to work, but
lately returned to Seattle to see her
children. She claims CantZeler abused
them, compelling them to sleep on beds
made of gunnysacks. Last week she
brought her 13-year-old daughter to
Tacoma and intended to return later
for her son. For this faithful devotion
she is now under arrest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-03
FOLLOWS HER SLAIN
FlANCE TO THE GRAVE

WICHITA, Kans., April miss
Mary Wilson, a prominent young So
ciety woman of Augusta, committed
suicide on learning that Alva Dix, her
lover, had been killed on the battle
field Of Aalolos.
Alva Dix was a private in Company
9, Twentieth Kansas Volunteers. Be
fore he enlisted he was a prosperous
farmer in Wilson County, and just be-
fore he joined his regiment became Miss
Wilson'S affanced lover. Miss Wilson
graduated recently from Vassar, while
her sweetheart was on his way to the
Philippines.
Yesterday she saw her lovers name
in the list Of killed. Last night when
she retired she wrote a note TO her
father and mother and took a dose of
morphine that ended her life. The
young people were to have been mar
ried in June.