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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-07-20
UZAL stu ZZSZICS.

Acting no doubt at the request OF
the health authorities the last Legis-
lature passed law with view of
obtaining accurate vital statistics in
this State. The law, which is printed
below. defines the duty of physi-
clans and midwives IN making re-
ports to the health officers. A pen
atty IS also prescribed Tor vio-
lation of the law.
The physicians, in whose power
it lies to make the law effective, are
well aware Of the importance of re-
liable vital statistics and we are con-
fident that it is only necessary to
call their attention to the law to Sc
cure their compliance with it's pro-
visions. The State Board of Health
is particularly anxious that the
physicians lend their help in this
matter. All that is asked of each
physician is a quarterly report OF
births and deaths occurring in his
practice. Some physicians in this
parish have complied with the law,
while others have paid no attention
to it. OF the large number of mid
wives only six have sent reports to
the Parish Board OF Health.
The following is the law on this
subject:
| To provide for the gathering and comPila-
| e r
lana, the Parish of Orleans excepted; pro-
vitling penalties for its violation, and repeal
| ing all laws in conflict with the same.
Section l. Be it enacted by :he Gener al
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That
from and after the promulga alton of this Act
it shall be the duty of all physicians, and
midwives, throughout the State of Louis
| lana, the Parish of Orleans excepted, to file
with the Health Officer of every parish a
quarterly record of the births and deaths
which NAV have occurred in their practice
and the event of death, setting forth the
cause therefor, and thai in the event OF
there being no Health Officer, the record
shall be filed with the coroner of the parish
where the births or deaths occur.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., Thai
il shall be the duty of said Health Officer,
| or of the coroner, if there shall be no Health
Officer, to make quarterly return of sai,
vital statistics, to the Secretary of the Stale
Board Of Health on blanks to be furnished
by the said secretary and that a record
thereof shall be kept in the State Board OF
Health Office in a separate record book,
marked, Vital Statistics for the Parishes Of
| Louisiana. and compiled at the end of every
year and in luded IN the Biennial Report OF
! the President of the State Board of Health.
Sec. ). BE it further enacted, etc. That
any violations of the provisions of this Act
by any person persons charged with its
execution shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and shall, on conviction, pay fine not to
exceed fifty dollars $50 oo) or Imprisonment
in the parish Jail for not more than Sixty
(6o) days or both at the discretion of the
court, for each offense.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this Act hereby repealed.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-07-20

The oil excitement has subsidized
sufficiently to permit the boring Of
water-wells. About six weeks ago
this section was threatened with a
water famine.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-07-20

sary to explain to them a situation
so obvious. Living where they do,
however, in that atmosphere of
fatuous complacency--so dense
that no wind of enlightenment
could stir it-they suffer under an
a.nazement which they have done
nothing to deserve.
We feel for the Claflin persons.
Their plight is doubly sad. for not
only are they losing trade in China,
but they seem to be incapable of
grasping the reason thereof. We
feel for others, also, but for none
as grievously as for the Chinese
victims themselves-for the dead,
the MANNED. the despoiled, and as
they see it, the dishonored and de-
graded
They have been guilty of no Of
Tense save that of revering their re-
ligion and its teachers, hon"ring
their parents, and clinging 20 Gus
toms and ideas which have des-
cended to them through forty cen
turtles OF devout observance. They
have never interfered with the
creeds, convictions, and practices
of others. We are sorry for The
Claflin Company and for all other
honest merchants whose business
has been deranged by the frightfui
events of the past fifteen months OF
so in China. But our sorrow fol-
them is a yer, lukewarm emotion
compared with the pity that we fee
for the Chinese who arc the martyrs
Of the tragedy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-07-20

Lafayette needs a school house.
The buildings now in use have out
lived their usefulness.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-07-20
DR. j. l.. Duhart,

A practitioner in the State IS years and
in .afavette parish Is years. Specialties:
Chronic Bronchites Catarrh, Liver and Kid
ney diseases. New treatment for Consump-
tives external and INTERNALLY also for deaf
ness.
Consultations from 8 to IL m
and from to 5 ID. III.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
His Speech to the Negro

Raleigh, N. G Oct. 28.-Gov.
ernor Aycock opened the negro
state fair to-day in an address
IN which he urged the negroes
to build up society among them
selves, founded on culture. in,
telligence and virtues. In the
course of the address he refer.
red to President Roosevelt din.
ing Booker II. Washington and
said to the negroes that their
best friends lived IN the South.
He told them they did not need
recognition by the President.
as it would avail nothing in the
South. He said:
The law which separates you
from the white people in the
state socially has been and al
was will be memorable, and it
need not concern you OF me
whether tie law is violated
elsewhere. 1t never will be
violated in the South. It's vlu.
lation would be 10 your destruc-
ton as we'll as to the injury Of
the whites"
He pledged the best efforts of
the whites to aid the negro, but
told them that social equa lily
was an idle dream.
In reply DR.. G. H. King, a
negro minister of the Metho.
dist church, said that the ne
groes did not want social eqval
ity, that neither he nor his PEG
pie wanted to sit down at rhe
dinner table of the whites, and
that they were not in spmpa
tey with any such idea.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Miss Gould Will Serve.

Van Buren,, Ark, Oct. %
Worlds Fair Commissioner Phil
D. Scott received a letter from
M SIS Helen Gould today saying
she had accepted the presi.
dceny Of the Board of Lady
Managers for the Worlds Fair
and had so notified the presi.
dent of the board.
1t will be remembered it was
Mr.. Scott who recommended
the appointment OF Miss Goulo
and wanted to have her as Ar
kansas selection. but she being
of national reputation and be.
ing a prime fauorite the rest of
the board would not let Arkan
sas alone have the honor and
unanimously Endorsed her as
President of the Board Of Llpp
Managers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
List of Letters.

Remaining unclaimed in post
office at Monroe City, Mo-. on
Oct. %, 1901.
Miss Grace Fay, Robt. L..
Holland, Chas. M. Jaqne. L l.
Larne, Mrs. Lilly Landon.
Nealson Priest, Miss Rosy
Perkins, Miss Eliza Spencer.
Mrs. Josephene Smith, Mrs.
Canny Williams.
To obtain any of these letters
persons must say advertised.
j. p PATTON, p. m.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Mis- siOnarieS Alarmed.

Constantinople, Oct, 22.-
Spencer Eddy, secretary of the
United States Legation here,
and w. w. Peet, treasurer of
the American mission at Con
stantinople, lad "a long confer.
ence on the subject of Miss
Stone to-day. The information
from the missionaries who are
near the brigand' retreat is far
from satisfactory.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
They Want Monopoly.

From The Philadelphia Times.
Many of the protectionists
now do not want protection.
They want monopoly. But a
sense of justice still animates
the American nation, and this
monopoly which they now hold
under legal guarantee cannot
be enjoyed forever with the
consent Of the lovers of honesty
and fair play who are polled
every two years for their judg-
ment in regard TO great public
questions. Playing fast and
loose with the tariff issue means
what Mr.. Kasson says lit means
-'the fatal overthrow of the
principle of protection" at the
next election.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The Paris Appeal has entered
its 34th year. For more than
% years it has been under the
present management and they
have made it one of the lead
ing papers Of Northeast Mis-
souri,. The DEMOCRAT wishes
that the present management
may continue to make the Ap
peal a first class newspaper for
90 years more.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

In addition to tins statement,
Mr.. Schwab called the atten.
ton of Mr.. Lawrence to the
fact that his steel workers got
double the wages paid the Brit
ish workmen in the same line.
The steel trust charges Amer
leans from $4,000 to 5000 a
ton. According to Mr.. Law
renee the steel trust could, and
the inference is that it would,
sell steel in England for $40. so
pei ton which is about $1,000
less than the trust charges the
American consumer and which
is also $3.50 per ton less than
the English manufacturers
charge the English consumer
Such figures as these speak for
themselves. They are, however
not a new variety of figures to
tue American people. 1t is
strange that the people have
not long ago awak ened to the
imposition that has been put
upon them. The Commoner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
The Chlld's Mission.

God sends children to enlarge
our hearts and make us uuself-
ish; to give our souls higher
aims; to bring round our fire.
sides bright faces, happy
smiles, and loving, tender
hearts. My soul blesses the
great Father everv day that He
has gladdened the earth with
little children. Mary Howilt
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Our Republican friends talk
about the United States having
become a World Power as
though it was a recent occur.
:ence For over a hundred
years the United States has
been a world power. 1t was
made so by such men as Wash.
ington, Jefferson and their fel
low patriots when they de.
clared certain principles to be
light and made the people the
rulers Of the country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Joseph Lawrence, a member
of parliament. recently visited
the United States and on his re.
turn to England made an inter
esting report TO the Newport
Chamber OF Commerce The
Springfield (Mass) Republican
says Mr.. La wrence told. his au
dience that Charles Nj. Schwab
assured him that the steel trust
could deliver steel biIlets in
England for $16.50 per ton,
whereas the lowest price for
which British manufacturers
could make them was $500.
Mr.. Schwab also informed him,
Mr.. Lawrence said, that, when
the trust had completed certain
ocean transportation arrange.
ments now pending, the Ameri-
can price would be- still lower.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Certainly the Brooklyn was
in the Santiago fight. Admir-
al Schley says land it has not
been contradicted) "A record
of hits received by the enemy
showed that 86 per cent of the
hits scored by the American
feet came from guns on the
Brooklyn. The Brooklyn re.
ceived 80 out of the AZ hits from
the Spanish fleet"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
CzOlgOsz Executed.

Auburn, Oct. 29.-At 7:12:30
this morning Leon F. Czolgosz,
the murdurer of Mckinley, paid
the life penalty for his crime
in the electric chair at Auburn
prison.
He was given three contacts
of electricity before he was fl.
nally pronounced dead.
Czolgosz made brief speech
in the chair and said he was not
sorry for what he had done. H.
expressed regret that he hal
not seen his father. Half an
hour before the execution Of the
prisoner he sent for the super
intendent and warden and said:
Il want to make a statement
before you kill me. want to
make it before lot of people
present
You cannot" said the super
utendent.
Then l won't talk at ALL"
said the prisoner sullenly.
He changed his resolution,
however, when in the chamber
of death. The murderer did not
break down.
He showed no particular sign
of fear. AS the guards were
strapping him into the chair he
said: II killed the president
because he was an enemy of
good people, Of good working
people. 1 am not sorry for my
crime, but 1 am awfully sorry 1
could not see my father.
Naturally. almost the entire
attention Of the physicians as
signed to hold the autopsy was
directed toward discovering, if
possible, whether the assassin
was in any way mentally ir
responsible. The autopsy was
conducted by Doctor Carlos F.
Macdonald, E. A. Spitzka and
Prison Physician Germ. The
top of the head was sawed off
through the thickest part of
the skull, which wa found to
be of normal thickn ess. and ii
was the unanimous opinion al,
ter microscopical exa mination
that the brain was slightly
above normal. This demon
strated to the entire satisfac
ton of the physicians that in
no way was Czolgosz's mental
condition, except as it might
have been perverted, respor
sible for the crime.
The autopsy was completed
shortly before noon, when thu
surgeons issued Il statement in
part as follows:
The autopsy occupied over
three hours and embraced the
careful examination of all tie
nnliIy organs. including tn'
Grain The examination revcr
Ell Il perfectly healthy state y
al, the organs. inclndinS the
rrlin
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Secretary of State Sam

Secretary of State Sam B.
Cook has issued his first mum.
Der of the Official Manual of
the State of Missouri, 1901
1902" and it compares favora
bly, with all previous editions
issued by his predecessors
This is the most valuable pub.
iication issued by the State.
The most reliable information
is given in the book. Sam b.
Cook may well be proud of this
edition, but then he has a way
of doing things as they should
be done in all the various de.
partments of his office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
The Independent.

We have an excellent offer to
make our readers and new sub.
scribers. 1t is this: The In
dependent, weekly magazine
of about 60 pages, and aims, by
rejecting the best genius of
American life TO be a National
paper of the L. S. In it's four
main departments, Survey of
the world, Signed Articles, Edi.
torials and Book Reviews, ev.
erything of Importance in the
whole world is discussed. The
reg ular price of The Independ.
ent is 81 per year but we can
furnish new subscribers 20 The
Independent that magazine and
the DEMOCRAT for only s.. so
per year. Now is the time to
subscribe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

III order to increa Sc their
piaun iurd. the gra duating C'"sS
Of the Monroe City public
schools gave a musical yester-
day afternoon. A fairly god
audience was present to appre
ciate the excellent program.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Equal rights to all and speci.
a privileges to none is what
Democracy stands for. Can
there be any objection to such
doctrine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

There is no more reason why
ship owners should be paid a
subsidy than why farmers, mer-
chants or any other class of
citizens should be paid sub.
sidy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
TERMS SI.OOpsR YEAR

Missouri has been damaged
millions Of dollars by Globe
Democrat lies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The Filippinoes are us much
entitled to their liberty as is
any citizen of the United
States entitled to his liberty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

1t is a Republican principle
to protect the poor down trod.
den milIionaires and let the
people look out for themselves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

In America the men who are
elected to office are the ser.
wants of the people and not the
rulers over the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Rush Buell. was thrown from
Il horse Monday afternoon and
severely hurt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Powers Found Guilty

Georgetown, NY, OCt. zo'-
The second trial Of Caleb Pow
erS for the murder OF Governor
GOebel resulted in a verdict of
guilty. The jury returned its
verdict after a deliberation
lasting less than an hour. The
penalty was fixed at imprison.
ment for life.
The arguments Saturday were
concluded shortly before 2 o.
clock. After brief instructions
from the court the jury filed out
at 2:2l, returning few min
utes after 8 o'clock.
The court room was packed
with people from this and ad-
joining counties. Powers was
hopeful of acquittal and said
he would not be convicted on
the evidence presented. He
was greatly affected upon hear
ing the verdict.
The shooting Of VIM. Goebel
in January, 1899. was the cul-
mination Of one of the most
mysterious plots in the history
OF Kentucky.
At that time William S. Tay-
lor, who had been the Republi-
can nominee at previous cleo
tor, held the governors office
at Frankfort. Goebel. the
Democratic aspirant, asserted
that Taylor had been seated by
fraud.
The state capital was throng-
ed with partisans of both fac
tions. Fight was in the air.
Men walked the streets with
their hands at their pistol pock-
cts.
The contested election case
was being heard by the legis.
lature, and as GoebeI, accom-
panied by Colonel Jack Chinn,
was on his way to the state
house, rifle shot rang out.
Goebel fell to the walk mortal
ly wounded. 1t was proven
that the assassin was conceded
in the offices of the secretary of
state. After lingering few
days, Goebel died, but in the
meantime he had been sworn in
as governor.
Many arrests were made and
a number of convictions fol-
lowed. Taylor fed to Indiana
and has not dared to return to
Kentucky.
The present trial is the final
one resulting from the assassin.
alton. At it's close women arose
and kissed Powers, who was
convicted for the second time
and given life sentence.
The Missouri State Life In.
suranCe Co., of st. Louis, which
by the way is managed by form
err Monroe City people, is max.
ing an enviable reputation for
prompt payment of its obliga-
lions Simply as one case we
give this. Mrs. Mamie Ford
who died Oct. %. carried
$1,000 policy and on Oct. %, on
ly 6 days after her death the
Company mailed a draft for it's
liability $1,000, aItho under the
contract it had 80 days in which
to make the payment. That is
the kiud uf Insurance Company
that gets business because peo-
pie want to feel that when they
carry insurance he heneticiaries
vi" get the money
Don't fo' get the 8 Wall Paper
days-Special Sales Friday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

There is considerable talk re-
garding some missing cattle
rom the PonS farm but there
are several stories afloat and
consequently will say no more.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The business men of LOuisi-
ana, Mo-, have organized to
boom their town. Monroe City
should do likewise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The rapid increase in the ne;
gro vote in Indiana is signifi-
cant. The fact that during the
last five years the increase in
the negro vote has exceeded
that OF the white by almost 5
per cent can only be accounted
tor by the supposition that the
negroes are coming to this sta tie
from the South. 1t is very sug-
gestive that the southern ne.
groes never migrate to Indiana
in such numbers as just prev.
ious to an election. Is there
any natural reason for this? In
this city we have negroes who
have proven themselves worthy
citizens of the community-but
are the average southern negro
emigrants especially desirable?
indianapolis lind } Sentinel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Don't fW get the 8 Wall Paper
days-Special Sales Friday,
Saturday and Monday.
B. 0. WoOD.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The School Bulletin publish.
ed at Stoutsville is a new candl.
date for public favor. 1t is
edited by j. 'B. Rogers, the
able county school commission.
1t will be devoted to0the educa.
tional interests of Monroe
County, is a three column quarto
and presents a neat typograph-
ical appearance. land is printed
in the Banner office.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-10
LONG DRAWN OUT.
Schley Inquiry Will Likely Last
All This Month.

Washington, ID. O., Oct. z. Com
mander Rodgers the executive Off
Ger of the battleship Iowa during the
war, was the first witness on the
stand in the Schley court this morn
ing. He merely made minor cor
rection in his printed testimony.
A chapter day during all of octo-
Der seems now to be the outlook in
the Schley inquiry. 1t had been ex-
pected that Lemly would complete
his presentation of the case against
Schley last week, but it now looks as
though he would not be able to do so
before Saturday. A number of wild
charges made against Schley, such
as withdrawing his ship at night
twenty-five miles from Santiago, have
been wholly disproyed. Interest now
centers in the retrograde movement
from Santiago tolKey West for coal,
and it will be for having ordered this
movement, if anything, that Schley
will be reproved by the court. 1t is
on this point that Lemly has made
his strongest showing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-10
KILLED HIS ENEMY.
shoots n NeighbOr and Claims He
Acted Only in Self-Defense.

Carbonate, Ill, Oct. 7.--Rev. Jo-
seph McCammish, pastor of the Sew
enth Day Baptist church, on Saturday
shot and killed Benjamin Brown, a
carpenter. Both men are well known
residents of Carbonate. The trag.
edy took place near the corner of the
public square, at time when the
streets were filled with the usual
crowd of Saturday traders. Some
months ago the McCammish and
Brown families lived together in q
double house in the outskirts of the
city. The arrangement proved I'M
fortunate, for McCammish and Brown
quarreled with each other, their wives
quarreled and each man quarreled
with his own wife. Since that time
a bitter feud has existed between the
two men.
Saturday morning McCammish was
standing talking to Mr.. Homer Kney,
a merchant of Carbonate, when
Brown came up and began a quarrel
But little of the conversation be.
tween the two men was heard by Mr..
Kney. However, McCammish claims
that Brown attacked him with
knife, and that in self-defense he
shot him, the bali entering under the
left arm, causing internal hem
orrhage, from which Brown died 40
minutes later.
Although M"Cammish IS minister
of the Seventh Day Baptist faith, he
has been working as a blacksmith to
exc out a livelihood. He is AZ years
of age and has a wife and two chill
dren. Brown has for years borne
reputation as fighter and a quarrel
some man. He was IS years old and
leaves a wife and son.
The coroner's jury summoned to in
quire into the killing of Brown rem
dered a verdict late Saturday night
fully generating Mechanism.