The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-31

uIs pOiltleil career az vice preslden
Cane planting is being pushee
with the greatest energy, ane
IT the weather will but
continue favorable for little lon
ger the last stalk will be in thu
ground and the planters will be alb
lie such.as to admit Of the active
resumption of field work, and il
has been 10 remember with salts
ton the adage that "weil begun ls
hali doDe." The seed cane Is reLort.
ed to be In splendid condition
every where, which is a source of
great qualification, AMI though
/! February Is sstlil looked forward TO
with the apprehension burn of re-
cent dlssgreeabls experiences, 1t
seems hardly probable that We will
witness again this year the freaks
OF the weather which have d.stin-
gnlshed that month on one or two
previous occasions.
The prospects are that the cane
crop will start it's growth under
favorable auspices, with all the
necessary field work vel. IN hand.
and with the situation In general.
cxceiient.-Ex.
An attempt was made Saturday
night to wreck several trains on the
Southern Pacific railway tracks In
the suburbs of Lafayette. and one
Jules Poinboeuf. discharged en-
gineer OF the road, was arrested
Tor the crime. From the best in.
formation obtalnable it seems that
Puinboeuf worked as engineer forI
= he railroad for number Of years
and was discharged for som cause,
but was subsequently, re employed
IN the workshops at Lafayette. Not
satisfied with his new employ ment.
he left and engaged bis services to
The city as assistant engineer at the
e ectr'c power house, situated near
the railway track at the Junction Of /
The Alexandra branch with The
western division of the road. For
SOME lime nasL repeated attempts
b I'VE lie. ~ made in this psrts- I
cular locality to wreck trains
by breaking the swith locks and
and throwing the switches at night.
The company emyloved a'detective
TO ferret out The miscreart but up to
night no results rewarded
his efforts. Saturday night he
stationed watchman IN lumber
, ard near the power house, and
soon after IL o'clock Polnboeuf WAS
seen to leave his post in the power
house and walk across The track
The watchman heard the sharp
click of the lock and saw Poinhoeuf
throw IL away and walk up the
track. Following his man, the
watchman sa him open and throw
another switch on the western divl-
sIon, and in addition remove the RED
gAts which turns TO warn Incom-
ing passenger trains from Texas.
The watchman then advanced and |
placed Poinboeuf under arrest and
turned him over TO Marshal Pecks. /
who lodged the prisoner ID the
parish jail. The file with which he
opened the lock was found where
be threw IL after arrest. t.--Signal.
The Picayune Of Friday contsins
The following item Of interest,"
The Star Rice Milling Company,
Of Crowley, was organized IN this
city yesterday, with epaid up capt
tai stock of $4,000. The plant
win be one Of the most modern in
the south; it will have capacity Of
1900 sacks Of cleaned rice every |
lwenty-sour nours, and Its financial
b !, kers laelu ie substantial men cf
New Orleans, Crowley. Marshall,
Ind, and Da t ~, Ill.
Messrs. w. w. Duson and A. r.
McMurtry, PRIME movers In the
new mil, calne over from Crowley
and took rooms at the ConlmercIal
Hotel q couple Of days ago. Last
unght everything had been closed
and the checks for the cash capital
we're ready for deposit.
The land fol he liant has been
purchased, tbe contract iet f9r the
machinery and construction work,
aud the lumber IL being del yered OF
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