The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

ofsIcIai journal OF the Town and
ParIsh OF Lafayette-
entered a, the Lafayette La Poss-ofBre Second
Class Matter
SATURDAY. MARCH IS, 1899.
The president of the Louisiana
to travel. If he is 10 be held res
ponsible for the death of every per-
son who died from yellow fever it
is safe to say that in the future it
will be difficult matter to find
physician who will accept the Office.
Because he told the truth DR..
Olliphant incurred the hatred of
the people of New Orleans and he
was ousted from office. Because
he didn't tell the truth DR.. Sou
chon is acceptable to the people of
New Orleans, but the grand jury of
East Feliciana wants to send him to
the penitentiary. The presidency
of the Board of Health is a nice
job.
The general rules adopted by the
Railroad Commission at a meeting
held on March 9 were published
by the New Orleans papers. The
commission requires that all. rail-
road, telegraph, telephone and ex-
press companies doing business in
Louisiana shall establish general Of
fees il. some city in the State.
Another rule compels all passenger
and freight trains, except specials,
to stop at every station where there
is a courthouse. In the matter of
telegraph and telegraph rates the
commission has fixed IS cents as
the maximum charge for message
of ten words or less. An exception
was made in the cases of the Ocean
Tow Boat and East Louisiana lines
No action has yet been taken on
the very important matter of freight
tariff and classification.
The wooden trust is the latest big
thing III lldt llIlC, anu II - SoiAhhSN
largely to the mills in New England.
The mills SO far considered as in
the trust represent SIe, 900, 600 Of
capital. The Pittsburg Post says
of the new trust: :Against this
valuation, plus $4,000, 900 to be
held as working capital, it is in
tended to issue $40, 900, 900 pre-
ferred and S25, 900, 900 common
stock, or SAL, 900, 900 altogether
and as other mills come in the
amount of capitalization will be in
creased accordingly. AS trusts go
this is a very moderate ease of stool
watering This is all very-well TO
the wooden weavers, but where i
the benefit to come from for TIT
wool growers7 They will have t.
pay more for their raw wool. Th'
tariff won't help them against TIL
trust.-Daily States.
The action of the East Felician;
authorities in indictlng and arrest
ing DR.. Edmond Souchon of tn
State Board of Health, and DIR
Quitman Kohnke of the New Or
leans Board, on a charge of man
slaughter, is unquestionably TIL,
most surprising piece of folly eve
heard of in this or any other State
These officials are alleged to have
caused through official derelictiol
the death of some citizen or citizen
of the parish of East Feliciana
If the officials of that parish cal
prove that Drs. Souchon ant
Kohnke did feloniously and will
malice aforethought, ship carload
or more of yellow fever microbes tt
the parish of East Feliciana for tn,
purpose of taking the lives of tn
good people ofthat section, we hav
no doubt that the Distinguish
prisoners will be convicted, but a
they could hardly have been guilt
of SO heinous crime their trial car
not be anything but a huge farce
That the better sex is forging Il