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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-17

Sel6shness is the father of misery, and
jealousy Is the mother-in-law.
Mosquitoes and young widows seem to
have . special grudge against old bachelors.
There are a good many stale boarding
house prunes in a life of single blessedness.
A woman's mission on earth is to convince
some man that he ought to get married.
The Haymaker's Story is the title of a
recent novel. 1t probably has a grass plot.
Don't marry girl who laughs at every
fool thing you say. She's playing you to
lose II you win.
1t always makes q man mad when in after
years his wife laughs At the recollection of
of how he proposed.
s.The thief who broke into Blanks shoe
shop last night got away with considerable
booty" wrote the rural editor and the
next day he was taken to the insane asylum.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
LOW TO SPEAK NIGHTLY.
TAKING PRECAUTIONS NOT TO BREAK
DOWN UNDER THE STRAIN-COCK-
RAN TO SPEAK FOR FUSIONISTS.

Beginning tomorrow night. when he will
speak at the Republican ratification meeting
Seth Low, the fusion candidate. will speak every
night except Sundays until November , The
places where he will speak have not all been
selected, although the advisory committee of the
fusion organizations worked over the list of
meetings the greater part of yesterday after
noon.
Present at this meeting were John C. Clark
Colonel w. l.. Ogden. Philip Dillon. r. W. G.
yelling, William Leary. Herman Ridder and
Charles V Fornes. This week was scheduled
for Mr. Low as follows
Wednesday, Republican ratification meeting.
Grand Central Palace, y T.
Thursday, mass meeting at Academy of
Music, Brooklyn, : y.
Friday Citizens Union meeting, Murray Hill
Lyceum. p. m.
Saturday night. German American mass meet
ing, Turn Verein Hall.
The meeting Saturday night will be under
the auspices of the German-American Union.
In the city. DR.. Gustave Shoer. candidate for
coroner, will preside.
Next Monday evening Mr.. Low will address
the ratification meeting of the Greater New
York Democracy. at Cooper Union. At this
meeting it is also announced that w. Bourke
Cochran will speak Mr.. Cochran informed
John C. Sheehan leader of the Greater New
York Democracy, yesterday that ne would
speak not only at the Cooper Union meeting
but also at five other meetings held by that
organization in the campaign.
Mr.. Low will visit the headquarters of the
fusion forces, at No. Al East Twenty -third-st.,
each afternoon. There he will join in the con-
ferences of the advisory committee The morn
ings he will devote to rest and recreation. Mr..
Lows friends say that he has gone into the
fight with the purpose of putting into it all the
strength of body and mind he can. Accordingly,
he will endeavor to overcome the mental strain
of speechmaking and campaigning by the great
est possible amount of exercise.
Evidences of the widespread support of Mr.
Low and the other fusion candidates are COM
ing TO sight every day. Mr. Lows great
strength among the foreign born classes of the
city has been surprise to the most SAN
guine leaders of the fusion movement. The
Austrians, Hungarians, Swedes. Bohemians, in
addition to the Germans who have come out
for him in half a dozen organizations. early
gave the fusion ticket their support. Now the
Italians have taken up the anti-Tammany ban
ner. committee of hundred Italians.
headed by ]. n. Franconi president of the
Italian Savings Bank. has written to Mr.. Low
that il has organized 10 support him. and de-
sires time set at which it may wait on him
to inform him.
The Purroytes. followers of Henry d. Purroy.
of The Bronx, have also decided TO support the
fusion ticket, and have asked for an oppor-
tunity to inform Mr.. Low of their Endorsement
of him and his associates the ticket.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
COLUMBLA'S SBRIGHTOUTLOOF
ITS FINANCES IN A SATISFACTORY cen
DITION, NOTWITHSTANDING :,
VAN WYCK'S SLUR.

Though not written for that purpose. President
Seth Lows annual report, made to the trustees
of Columbia University yesterday. is a complete
refutation of the recent sur cast upon the inan-
cial management of that institution by Mayor Van
Wyck. IL also contains interesting bits of
news. One OF these is the announcement that a
Chinaman. Dean Lung, has given $1,000 an
addition to the foundation of the chair of Chinese
languages. literature, religion and law. depart
ment which recently established by the gift OF
100000 from anonymous giver.
Just who Dean Lung is the trustees un-,
willing tell 1t said yesterday that General
Horace w. Carpenter, of No los East Thirty
seventh-st who is greatly interested IL the Orient
has a personal attendant whose name is Dean
Lung. and whose services the General values
highly. Ii has been limited that General Car
pentier is the giver of both suns. out when he
asked yesterday if this were true he would
only return the evasive answer that he had been
informed that the gift anonymous
The character of the men who have been back
ing Mr.. Low in the financial management Of Co
Iumbia is in itself striking contradiction of Mayor
Van Wyck's insinuaton that 1t is badis conducted
Here the of those who Subscribed to
the interest and guarantee funds last year:
General guarantee fund 1S99-l900-
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08

GAUS AND PARKER PROBABLY THE RIVAL
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR

Albany Oct. (SpeciaD.-One OF the hercest
fought political contests in this fall from
the present outlook. will be that over the office
of Mayor of this city.
For two years there has bea1 Republican ad-
ministration of the city's affairs. which on the
whole has been an efficient one. and therefore the
prospects of the success OF the Republican partys
candidate for Mayor bright. If man who has
the confidence of his fellow citizens is nominated.
On the other hand. this city normally elects Demo-
cratic candidates for city offices. and the Demo-
cratic politicians of the city hungry for offices
Yet the Democratic party is so rent by dissension
that it doubtful II its candidates for city offices
can poll the full Democratic vote The Herrtck
Democrats. as the followers OF Justice d. Cady
Herrick OF the Supreme Court. rightly termed.
supported earnestly in the Democratic city con-
veution George II. Thacher for Mayor, and thus
submitted protest against the nomination OF
General Amasa ]. Parker. who received the nomi-
nation IN consequence OF the support of David B.
Hill and County Clerk Patrick +. McCabe- since
the Democrltic city convention held many OF
the Herrick Democrats have said: Il am regular
up the time enter the ballot box. This is a
plain intimatiOn that while avoWing that they IN
tend 10 support General Parker they actuaIiy oe-
sign to vote against him.
The leaders of the Republican party here. after
q weeks deliberaton, have apparently selected g
candidate for Mayor IN the person OF Charles IL
Gaus one of the assessors of the city Members
OF the Republican City Committee. at a meeting
favor of his nomination is still stronger so strong
that The Albany Evening Journal the news
paper organ of William Barnes. Jr. the Repuo-
lean leader in the county, announced that ~
looks as though Mr.. Gaus would be nominated by
acclamat ton at the city convention which Will he
held Wednesday night next Mr. CiauS, II Is
said. knows the needs of the city thoroughly. hav-
ing served Il in the various capacities of super
visor School Commissioner. Street Commissioner
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08

CIETY HAS FOUND IT TO BE CON
SIDERABLE.

The committee which was appointed by the
County Medical Society several months learn
the effect of vice the public health has practi-
cally completed its labors and is about ready to
make its report. member of the committee said
work show the effect OF vice on the public health
to be of serlo, nature
DR.. Prince A. Morrow is the chairman of the COM
mittee. The committee has made thorough a
OF the city as possible This canvas was
carried on by enlisting the aid OF many ply
sicans as II was thought necessary get at the
facts. These physicians asked answer a
number OF queries and TO express their opinion on
the subject far it related their own prac-
tice. Most of the physicians responded and their
opinions together with hospital records form the
material for the report 1t is said that this is the
first census OF its kind that has been taken in
this city, and announcement OF the result has
been awaited with interest by medical organize
tions in various parts of the world. The member
of the committee to whom the reporter talked said:
health alone that the city pays for allowing such
places the Red Light" district to exist. IL IL
did il would rise up and annihate without much
ado those mainly responsible for its existence.
While this subject being inv estigated by
the committee of the County Medical Society sew
eral physicians made by themselves a careful study
of the subject One physician has discovered a
class of vile women who doing to de-
moraiize the East Side than the cadets These
wretches operate openly. This physician found
who claimed her victims nearly all
has had excellent effect
moral tone of the neighborhood III which she lived.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
ACoRNs ORDER NOON MEETING

The Order of Acorns. -Tammany organiza-
tion of newspaper men. began holding hour
meetings yesterday in the large vacant store on
the ground floor OF No. $50 Broadway. James c.
Johnson the president of the club, presided He
called attention the object of the organization
and invited all present to stop the booth in the
of the and enroll themselves as members
of the club.
There no initiation fees dues the only
requirement for membership being a pledge to sup
port the entire fusion ticket. There will three
speeches day. each limited to ten minutes.
Otto Kempner the first speaker yesterday. He
said I'm part
The good people of this city know that under
Tammany cannot have clean Police Depart
ment. They know that be elected by
Tammany votes 80 the office of Mayor of this city
except he promise to retain Devery
Vote for Low for Mayor. and get rid of Devery
and his system Of protection for crime, and have
the Mayor of New-York I'm the City Hail. and not
In Vantage, England.
Jacob A. Kempe said in part:
More than a hundred years ago the people of
this country rebellcd against the government OF
England. and il is time that the people city
numbering many souls there were In the
ment directed from Vantage, England.
w. C .Pummer, who followed said in part:
Four years Tammany promised reform, but
forgot the promise, and some has said:
There seems to be q marriage between the powers
that govern and all the worst elements of vice in
the city,
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
Reform FOR CONNECTICUT.
CITIES VOTE HEAVILY IN FAVOR OF :
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUxE.I


New Haven Conn. Oct. by popular vote
Connecticut to-day adopted constitutional
form convention by a majority of 2133I The
entire vote counting ten small towns not
yet reported. 4I.522 for. and 26.1S0 against
a convention. This is regarded by the reform
leaders a sweeping victory. Only 81 per
CT Mt of the State vote cast The eighteen
cities in the State gave 1886 for and 5465
against reform.
The large city affirmation vote carried the
day. New-Haven giving 1928 majority for n
convention Hartford 3.oSI. Meriden 1,StlS, Nor
witch / .4i9 and Bridgeport 2.949. The vote for
a convention that will sit in Hartford next
January and consider revision OF the con-
stitution was overwhelming in the cities. and
il New-Haven'S great majority OF lo,Zot
that won the State. The towns have from the
first fought a convention, the general fear
that il would take away the constitutional right
of a Connecticut town 10 have representation
in the legislature. IL has been the desire OF
the cities merely to have fairer representation
simply on a basis of population.
When the convention which is to be made up
of the leading jurists and legislators of the
State, makes its report the voters viii have
chance to accept or TO refuse 1T.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
JEROME TO THE AUSJRLANS
HE SAYS THAT NEEDLESSLY RESTRICT
I'VE LAWS BRING CONTEMPT
FOR LAW.

Justice Jerome yesterday made public the follow
ing letter:
Mr.. Marcus Braun. Chairman of the Notiica ton
Committee of the Austro- Hungarian Anti-Tam-
many Association. and Gentlemen of the Com
mittee:
l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your
munica ton of October g. 1901. informing that
your association has heartily approved and in
dorsed action of the Republican and Citizens
Union conventions and other anti-Tammany bodies
in rendering me the nomination for District Attor-
early date opportunity to express in
person your committee and members OF your
association how much l appreciate your action.
Your of the loyal and undivided sup
port at the coming election of a vast majority OF
the citizens of Austrian and Hungarian birth and
origin in this city is particularly grateful to
as it shows that you have really understood the
nature of nv work in the last eight months and
have seen through the shallow misrepresentation
which have been made in regard TO it, with the
birth and origin in respect to my motives and
opinions
While am now. and ever have been, and shall
most assuredly continue to be. unalterably at
tached to everything that makes for clean living
and decency and decorum in public and private life,
am as clearly satisfied of the lack OF wisdom in
many of our laws which. without adding to the
orderly observance by n Christian people of Sun
dav needlessy impose restraints which. serving no
useful purpose bring with them hamperng and
law which to my mind. is the most serious evil
that can arise among free people.
Thanking you again for the honor you CONFER
on me | gratefully accept your Endorsement, and
when elected I shall so administer the duties or
that Important office to win your approval. Re-
WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME.
New-York Oct. D. 1901.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
WARNER FOR MAYOR OF ROCHESTER,.
ley TELEGRAPH TO t

ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBU NE-l
Rochester n Y. oct AFTER the closest con-
test i'm the history of the Democratic party in this
city amid scenes of wild confusion. George T.
Warner was nominated for Mayor over Frederick
W. Smith tonight by vote of IS tn 46. one ballot
being cast blank The convention then adjourned
to next Thursday night.
Smith. who candidate for State Senator on
the Democratic ticket from the XI.IVth District
last year was backed by the Kelly, Kinney and
AntiSdaleS COmhina tiOn On the first ballot the
votes stood: Warner 80: Smith, t9 blank. l. Great
excitement followed When order was partially
restored Frank J. Hone chairman. declared that
10 nomira tiCn had taken place. Former Senator
George Raines who nominated Warner. announced
that the Seventeenth Ward delegation desired TO
change its vote \ deafening uproar followed. In
spite of vigorous protests. the chairman ordered
the roll for that ward re- called. Three votes We're
changed from the Smith to the Warner column
which made the nomination secure.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
KINGS FUSION SLATE ACCEPTED.
REPUBLICAN BOROUGH AND COUNTY con-
VENTION NAMES THE CANDIDATES
BY A LARGE VOTE.

At the borough and county convention of the Re-
publican party in Kings County, held last night in
the Atheneum, Atlantic-ave and Clinton-st
Brooklyn, the slate finally decided upon by the
fusion conferrees accepted and the fndividu-
ais named in the slate put in nomination by a
single vote.
The nominations follows:
Borough President EDWARD SwANSTRoM, Ci-
zens' Union and Brooklyn Democracy
steriff-CHARLEs GUDEN, Republican
Register-JOHN n. NEAL. Republican
Co,rty Clerk-CIAELE>S T. HARTZHElM. German
American Union.
County Judses-JosEPH AsPINALI. and FREDERICK
Z. CRANE. Republicans
Surroqate-JAMES c. CHURCH, Brooklyn Democracy
Magistrates s-at-I Iarge-WAI.TER /. DURACK, Brooklyn
Democracy. and RAYMOND V. INGERSol-l- Cit-
Union
Coroners-I2astern District PHILIP T. WILLIAMS. Re-
publican Western District. MICHAEL j. FLAht'tt4i
Citizens Union.
Ex-Congressman Israel +. Fischer was chairman
Michael j. Dady presented the report of the fusion
conferrees and a motion made to accept the
nominees. -, >.
A young lawyer, who Is known Kicker
jumped up and moved that the resolution be laid
upon the table. He assailed the Citizens Union
and finally subsidized amid cries of Go way back
and sit down. The motion to lay II on the table
was defeated by 46o2 to 5Sl2 and the slate went
through with cheers.
After the passage of a resolution concerning the
death OF President Mckinley the convention ad-
lourned.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
Has NOT MADE GOOD HIS OFFER.
MURPHY PROMISED To GIVE MONEY To
CHARITY If TWENTY-FIVE VICE
INFESTED TENEMENT HOUSES
WE'RE FOUND.

Police Commissioner Murphy said last spring that
he would contribute a reasonable sum of money
TO any charity that the chairman of the Commit
tee of Fifteen might designate If the committee
found twenty-five tenement houses in the city IN
tested with vice. The committee has sent 10 the
Health Board reports of vice in go apartments In
81 tenement houses. and suits have been begun
against the occupants landlords under the terms
of the new Tenement House law. Commissioner
Murphy however. has been called upon 20 give
money TO a charity. AS he might demand the right
to Judge of the reasonable sum- the COMMITTEES
NAV not think il would pay TO dun him.
The Commissioner asked yesterday IL he had
given a promised suit of clothes TO any one who
found vice in his assembly district. No has
won the suit of clothes yet" he said
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
JUDGE P4RKHrPsTs SrCCESsOR

Albany, Oct. (SpeciaD.-It reported here
to-day that Assemblyman Robert j. Fish. of Mad
ison County, who was recently defeated for renom-
ination. might he appointed judge of the Court
of Claims to succeed John F. Parkhurst. who was
recently appointed a judge of the Supreme Court
in place OF William Rumsey
Mr. Fish is reported to have been here last
Wednesday. Governor Ode was also here on that
day. The Governor since he assumed office
has been harmonzer of party differences. He
also is acquainted with Mr. Fishs ability as a law
yer and therefore would be surprised II
the report is true to the probability of Mr.
Fish receiving from the Governor the appointment
of Judge of the Court of Claims.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
DIVER TO DECIDE TONIGHT
HE WILL LET HIS FOLLOWERS SHAPE HIS
COURSE FOR HIM

The P. Diver Association will meet this even
ing in the clubhouse, in Madison-st., to decide
if it will support the fusion ticket headed by
Seth Low in the campaign. Judge" Diver
not at the clubhouse last evening. but several
of his close friends said that the association
would vote at the meeting tonight what course
10 pursue in the election. They said the Judge
had declared that he would let the association
decide for him, as he was ready to take the lead
in a fight against Croker and Devery if such
fight was agreed on.
Some of the Foleyites in the lid District have
declared that Diver was making bluff about
supporting the fusion ticket, in the hope of max
ing a deal with the leader Of the district.
but that Councilman Foley would have nothing
to do with him. The DivveriteS declare
that they could not have been beaten at the
cent primaries if Devery had not used the police
against them. Their feeling against Devery has
been aroused TO a high pitch.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
ODDS 10 TO IN FAVOR OF LOW.
sHEPARDs SUPPORTERS GROW MORE AND
MORE TIMID.

The widespread belief that Seth Low be the
next Mayor of New-Iork City is reflected in the
raising of betting odds in his favor. On Satur-
day several Thousand dollars were wagered on
terms. Yesterday c. VI. Minzesheimer bet $1,000 on
Low to $500 put up by a Shepard man, and offered
to bet S. 900 the terms but without
finding a taker Two other bets of $1,000 Low
$500 Shepard and two smaller wagers
the odds were reported.
II. Feuchtwanger bet 5000 Low against $500 on
Shepard. put up by unknown person. F. II.
Brooks bet 200 on Low against $500 Shepard,
put up by S. Dinsmore. Mr. Brooks said he had
over $4,000 placed with him bet Low at odds
John Considine put up 5000 last night even
money with friend of Mr.. Hemming with whom
he bet a like amount day Mr. Con-
sdine has also bet 500 money. he says with
a Wall Street broker. He says ne has $50 coo more
TO place like terms
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
BALTIMORE DEMOCRATS DON'T REGISTER.

Baltimore, oct (SpeciaD.-Wth only two more
days for registration the Democrats in this city
are thousands short of their fun vote the reg
istration lists. German. Rasin and the other
ayers of the machine alarmed Illiterate white
voters, ashamed of their ignorance, not regis
tering. Neither are conservative independent Dem
ocrats, who dssustcd much with
the machines methods. The Republicans have
nearly their fun vote registered The negroes in
the city whom the Democrats had expected to dis
franchise, as well the county negroes. by the
new illiteracy laws, all registering receiving
instructions how to mark their ballots There is a
revolt even In the regular Democratic ranks
against the dictation of Free" Rasin. the city
boss"
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
NO AMERICAN MINERS CAN GO TO SIBERIA

Seattle Wash. Oct. ID EvanOx. representa-
tive of the Russian Government who has returned
from a trip of inspection to Nome and Siberia.
states that American miners will be strictly pro-
hibited from either mining their own account
or working for wages in Siberia He also states
that next spring the Treasury Department OF the
Russian Government will patrol the Siberian coast
with revenue steamers. whose duty II VIII oe 10 see
that no trading is done with the natives. except
by persons acting under permits from the RUSSIAN
mt
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
THREE CORNERED FIGHT IN YIIST
THE CITIZENS UNION AND REPUBLICANS
EACH TO HAVE \ CANDIDATE
FOR ALDERMAN

A three cornered fight in the Twenty-irst Alder
manic District formally declared last night by
the Citizens Union when in convention it nominated
John Stewart for Alderman The Republicans will
hold convention tomorrow night. and, according
TO Abraham Gruber. the Republican leader. Will
nominate Armitage Matthews This is the first
break in the fusion movement that has occurred
and, according to the leaders OF the movement. 1t
will be the only
The Citizens Union convention nominated Samuel
II. Jones, the fusion candidate for Alderman in
the Twenty second Aldermanic District The Re-
publiCans will nominate Mr.. Jones tonight.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
REPUBLICAN BANNERS GOING Up.

The Republicans have put huge banner
across Twenty third-st.. the headquarters of
the Republican County Committee. \ portrait of
Seth Low occupies the centre. nanked side
by picture of the Brooklyn Bridge. built while
he Mayor of Brooklyn and the other by
one of the new East River bridges. which his
friends expect will be finished while he is Mayor
of the enlarged city
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
THE GOTERNOR Nv THE CITY.

Governor Odel reached this city yesterday morn
ing and spent few hours in the Republican State
headquarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He de-
cined to discuss the local situation. and said he
simply his way Buffalo attend the
position New-York Day
II said at headquarters that Senator Pistt
would most likely so to Buffalo to-day from
Washington without passing through this city.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
SOUTH clRoLIyA sENAToRSHIp PLANS.

Columbia S. C.. Oct. (SpeciaD,-Former Con-
greSsman George Johnstone. one of the strongest
candidates out for the Senate issued statement
tonight agreeing to withdraw il the other cand-
dates would leave the place to General Hampton
The withdrawal of the State chairman. Wylie
Jones' and his suggestion published this morning
created sensation throughout the State.