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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-06
The. City
Council,
Met in Regular Session on
Last Monday Night,
With Mayor pro TEN, John
A French in the Chair,
And Transacted Much I'm
portant Business.
New iberia, April l, 1901.

A~~" AbIAh"s - pm lJOt.
The Board of Trustees of the
town of New Iberia met this dav in
regular session with Mayor pro TEN
John A. French in the chair and
the following members present, to-
wit Messrs. w. R. Burke, ]. A.
Fagot, =. B. Lawton and A. M.
Bernard. Absent, Messrs. John
Broussard and John Lamperez.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting of March 4th and the
adjourned meeting of March l1th
and the call meeting Of March 2Slh,
were read when it was moved by
Mr.. Lawton that they be approved
and 1t was seconded by Mr.. Fagot
with the exception of that part iu
regard to the repeal of the barber
ordinance and the same was put and
carried.
Mr.. 0. Jacobs appeared before
the Council and stated that the
property assessed to Mrs. E. j.
Sadler for corporation taxes was
erroneous for the reason that the
same was situated outside of the
corporate limits and wished to have
the same stricken from the
rolls.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. Fagot and carried
that the assessment of Mrs. K.
J. Sadler's property be stricken
from the rolls tor the reason that it
is situated outside of the corporate
limlts.
Mr.. Dan Voorhies of the firm of
Voorhies and Voorhles appeared
before the Council and stated that
Mrs. Lilly Weeks Hall and Miss ii.
Weeks were willing to abandon
all claims for monies paid fol
the side walk in front of their
property on Main street of the city
of New Iberia provided the city
would pay the cost of court which
1t was dscreed to pay by the
Supreme Court IN dism'ssing th'
action of the suit of the town vs.
| Miss H. Weeks ct ale, and ALLOW
and pay the Attorneys fees o
\ e75. 1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton
seconded by Mr.. FACET and calrle'
by the following yea and nay vote
J, to-wit: Yea, Messrs. Lawton an
Fagot +; nay, Messrs Burke an
Bernard. There being tie vote tn
Mayor voted in favor of the motto
, and declared the same carrle1, tha
the proposition of Mrs. LII
)lWeeks Hall and Miss II. Weeks
, settle this matter without turtle
! SUIT he accepted.
Il Mr.. P. L. Renoudet on behalf 6
) the New Iberia National Bank, an
5 Mr.. w. E. -Satterfeld on behalf G
the Peoples National, Ban
4 appeared before the Council an
requested that the assessments
placed at the same amount upon Il
!. corporation rolls as tina! liked
u the Police Jury of the Parish
q Iberia while sitting as boa'
Of Reviewers which was forty P
: cent of the capital and surplus al
wh,ch would make the assessme
L of the New iberia Bank 100000.
and the Peoples Bank s3o.o0O y
I and that the assessment OF I
| cotton gin of Messrs. Satterhe
and LeBron be fixed at 100000.
II It was moved by Mr.. Bur
seconded by Mr.. Fagot and CARR
Ithat the corporation rolls be
ltcorrected as TO fix the assessment
the New iberia National Ba
a property at seo,o 90 and
q Peoples National Bank property
lel $50, 10000 and the cotton gin
x Mesars. Satter6eld and LeBron
e $1,000. 90, this being the amount
=. the assessment agreed to betwe
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-06

board OF reviewers OF the Parish OF |
Ioeria at the time Of the assessment !
of these properties for tie year
1901.
Mr.. W. J. Burke appeared
before the Council Oh behalf Of |
Father Jouan and requested that ne
be permitted to drain the cemetarT
through the Jefferson street
sewer.
1t was moved by Mr.. Burke
seconded By Mr.. Bernard and
carried that the. proposition ofI
Father Jouan to drain the eemetary
property through the Jefferson
street sewer be accepted.
Messrs. Caldwell and Bernard
appeared before the ConnciI Cn
behalf OF the West End Fire Com
pany No. 5, and requested that the
t'wn d)nate to the West End Fire
Company No. ) the building now
occupied by 1t as an engine house,
stating that this company would fix
the same and continue to use it
for fire purposes, when 1t was
moved by Mr.. Burke, seconded by
Mr.. Bernard AMI carried that
the town Of New Iberia donate
to the West End Steam Fire Com
pany No. 5 the engine house that it
now occupies provided that this
company continue to use 1t for
the purposes for which it Is now
used.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton,
seconded by Mr.. Fagot and adopted
b. the following yea and nay vote,
to- wit: Yea, MessrS. Burke, Fagot
and law:on nay, Mr.. A. NJ.
Bernard-.that the Mayor, MIR.
John Broussard be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered on
behalf Of the Mayor aud Board OF
Trustees Of the town OF New Iberia
to sell and convey to Mr.. C. P.
Moss for the sum Of four hundred
dollars cash the one half interest oi
the town in and to the lot of lane
and improvem described as fol
lowr, to-wit: GA certain tract o
land with all the buildings an6
Improvements thereon and thereuntC
belonging and AL arpurtenance
thereof, situated in the rear o
the town of New Iberia, ia sal(
Parish and State, containing elgh
Isl superficial acres and BOUNDED
north by the track of the railroad
company known as the salt MN
road south in part by stree
or road, In part by property of Ii
Hart or assigns and in part by tba
by Mrs. c. Young or assigns eas
by that of Joe Joseph, and west b
. that OF Mrs. Lourd being the sam
] property acquired by Mr.. Lee fror
+ Mrs. Loura by act before P. |
r Renoudet, notary public, passe
September lst, 1897, and being th
same property acquired by th
b town for the use of the Board c
e Health.
A communication was presente
!. by the tax collector of the tow
asking that the sum of IS IS be r'
i funded to Mrs. S. Deculr for tt
J, reason that 1t was collected upon a
d assessment in excess of that of Il
. State assessmeht-Wher 1t W;
q moved by Mr.. Burke, seconded /
q Mr.. Lawton and carried that
le voucher be drawn IN favor of Mr.
n S. Occur for the sum of 3.15 {
~ which amount 50. so is TO be pa
y by the city and s1.25 by the |.
% V. X. r. III full settlement Of th
amount.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-06
Collectors Report,

For month ending March 3lst, l9ol.
New Iberia, April Ist, l9ol.
To the Mayor and Board of Trustees OF
the City of New iberia.
Gentlemen-My report for the month
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-04-06

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

President James j. Hill of the Great
Northern railroad, one of the most
successful railroad men the world has
ever produced, is a strong advocate for
the extension of Americas trade in the
Orient. When planning for his around
the world route by rail and sail he
made a striking revelation to his
friends by showing that one cents
worth of goods sold daily to each per-
son in China would amount to 81, ,460,
OO0, 900 annually. "Now," said he, "com-
pare this with our present total exports
to all the world, and tell me whether the
trade of China is not worth reaching
for? On this basis, it would be worth
more to us than all the trade of all
the earth besides" The Boston Tran
script says that this style of argument
involves a sort of Sellers-like assump-
tion, but it appeals to a great many
persons, and it had sound idea at bot
tom. Even supposing that Mr. Hill
overdrew the possible average, and we
sold a quarter-cent's worth a day, or
a cents worth twice a week, in food
stuffs or clothing material, or what
not, the sum would still be huge
enough to furnish an incentive to more
energy in conciliating the Chinese
trading class.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

Gustave Kobbe in an article on
What Golf Costs" estimates that
Americans spend annually on the game
S15,000,00O. Ten years ago golf was
practically unknown in the United
States. There are now 1000 listed
clubs in this country, and in the cities
are many players not attached to clubs
who find recreation on the public links.
Brattleboro, Bennington, Rutland,
Barre, Burlington, st Johnsbury and
other towns in Vermont have regular
organizations while the Ekwanok club
at Manchester, composed mainly of
summer residents, has club house
representing an expenditure of over
$4,000, and its tournaments attract
the crack players from all parts of
the country. A noted professional Is
authority for the statement that the
prettiest golf course in America is
on the grounds of F. G. Kennedy, the
millionaire cracker baker, in Windsor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1901
The star Suckers from LyndOnviIle.

Lyndonville-on-the-Pa -Passumpsic is
village fair to look upon, its business
life is characterized by vim and dash,
and its people are energetic, progress
sive and genial withal But Lyndon
vile has been infested for some time
by a small cotorie Of tin horn sports.
They have regarded themselves as
about the fastest and smoothest arti-
cles that ever came down the pike, as
past masters in the ways that are
dark and the tricks that are vain"
All this u 1ged now, and lhey ere
wondering whether they are not star
suckers with large and voracious ori-
fees, who swallowed bait hook, sinker
and line at one gulp.
The fake sprinting race might be
termed an "old gag" 1t was worked
in Brattleboro three years ago, but
men with green goods from the banks
of the roaring Ashuelot in New Hamp-
shire were the dupes. Putney had an
experience on small scale, so did
Bellows Falls. Mortified and Barre
were also gullible. In fact, this swim
die has been worked so long and so
frequently that it is looked upon as
patriarch in the same class with the
gold brick and three shell games.
The news columns of The Phoenix
repeat the story as it has appeared in
print, telling how the Lyndonville
with their $4,000 wad. But there
is an important addendum. There is
reason to believe the oily youths from
Lyndonville expected their man to win
through false start. This is the way the
game is usually arranged, so that the
victims think they have "sure thing"
One can imagine that the starter was
one of the Lydonville clique and that
he was to give the words ready" set"
preparatory to firing the pistol. the
shot to be the signal for the men to
start Imagine again that it had been
agreed that the sprinter backed by
Lyndonville money should get away on
the word "set," thus beating out the
plSloli uul Illc plSIol udNlub bttH HItu
the men would not be called back.
And then we can figure that something
happened, and that the outcome was
not the sure thing" the Lyndonville
sharpers anticipated. Indeed, we can
imagine that the other sprlnter started
first and held the lead to the finish,
and that the Lyndonville fast set saw
their "sure thing" and their cash van
ish. This is one way of explaining
the affair, after hearing the experience
of those who have been feeced in
other places The sure thing" is a
gllttering bait and it dazzled the Lyn-
donville sports But it is passing
strange" that these lambs who love to
gambol (or gamble) on the green never
had a suspicion that the whole affair
might be a game arranged for their
special benefit and that the profess
sional sprinters might be hand in
glove.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

President Shaffer's third strike Or
der was obeyed by about 10000 men,
but the leaders of the Amalgamated
association were greatly disappointed
at the action of thousands of Western
men who refused to go out on a
strike. The strike has now cut off 81
per cent of the combined steel product
tonnage of the United States Steel
corporation, and the total number of
men called out by all three strike or
ders is placed at $4,000 The National
Tube company's works in McKeesport,
Pa, employing $500 hands are being
dismantled for removal to Kiskimene-
tas valley. 40 miles away. This ac-
tion is said to be due to the attitude
of the mayor and other officials who
have antagonized the steel corpora
tion's interests in an attempt to help
the strikers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
Celebration at Peru.

Old Home Week was celebrated in
Peru by a general reunion and picnic
in which most Of the townspeople
and many former residents united.
The scene was the spot where Gen.
John Stark's forces encamped Aug. 6,
1777, when on the march from Charles
town, NJ H., to join the continental
forces at Bennington.
DR.. Reuben Bigelow Burton of New
York, James K. Batchelder of Airing
ton, and M. ]. Hapgood of Peru gave
short talks as did several others. An
original poem written by Mrs. Ira K
Batchelder of Townshend, 80 years OF
ago, was read. Mrs. Batchelder was
present, with a sister, Mrs. j. j. Hap
good, of Cambridge, Mass, who is
nearly 81 years of age.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

John Winters, the man who without
assistance broke open the vault of the
Selby Smelling and Lead company at
San Francisco and carried away $2s3, 900 in
gold bullion, confessed the crime, and
showed where he had dumped the treas
ure in the soft mud of the bay. The gold
bars were recovered.
There has been more fighting along
the line of the Panama railroad, says a
Washington despatch and officials in
Washington fear that 1t may be neces-
saly for the ships, now under orders to
90 to Colon and Panama, to land men
upon their arrival there to keep open
transit across the isthmus.
Police Captain Thomas ]. Diamond, of
the East Fifth Street Station, was indict-
ed at New York Tuesday by the grand
Jury for neglect of duty in failing to sup
press disorderly houses in his precinct.
Chief Devery and his famous ward man,
Clennon, were notified by the district
attorney to be on hand in the city ready
t. appear when he wants them.
Walter Bates, Charles Norton and Ed
ward Mossey, brakemen, and Levin, pro-
prietor of a general store in New Lon
don, have been arrested, charged with
robbing freight cars. 1t is alleged thai
Levin acted as a fence for the railroad
men and two wagon loads of dress goods
shoes and other articles were found II
| the rear of his store. The men would
| board a freight train at Norwich early
| in the evening, break open car, throw
| out the goods, and later at night picl
them up and bring them to New LondoI
in boat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
BACK TO THEIR NATIVE HEATH.
Vermont Association from Boston on
Pilgrimage for Old Home Week.

a Pilgrimage for old Home Week.
The state of Vermont welcomed the
Boston Vermont association party at
the capital Tuesday afternoon. The
city was in gala dress, its principal
streets being hung with banners, bunt-
ing, flags and notices. The visiting
party, which numbers ia, stayed at
Montpelier two hours.
The party was met at White River
junction at Las p. m. by Adjutant
General Gilmore, representing Gov. w.
W. Stickney. The state representa-
tion included reception committee of
about 30, among whom were United
States Senator w. P. Dillingham;, u. s.
District Attorney James L. Martin of
Brattieboro Lieut.. Gov. M. F. Allen
OF Ferrisburgh, Collector of Port
Olin Merrill Of Enosburgh Falls and
y. M. Mansuf Of Island Pond. The
Hon. B. F. Fifield Of Montpelier, Con-
gresham ID. J. Foster of Burlington,
Maj. J. G. Brown of Iontpelier. Mai.
ID. G. Hawley of Burlington, r. s. Lo-
gan of the Central Vern. ut railroad
and Secretary of State J.@a DeBoer
of Montpelier.
The party reached Montpelier at
O'Clock, and after lunch at the naxil-
lion, all marched to the state house
where Gov. Stickney and Mrs. stick
ney were waiting at the executive
chamber. The other members of tLa
receiving party were Lieut. Gov. Allen
and Judge and Mrs. Sherman.
Later in the day the party took the
train for Burlington. A trip on the
steamer Reindeer through the portions
of Lake Champlain which are of his
torical interest was the feature of the
outing Wednesday. Dinner was
served in the grove at Cooper's Point
On the return trip addresses were
delivered on the boat by Congress-
man-elect Foster and others.
The Boston association of Vermont
ers at a business meeting elected:
President, Edgar J. Sherman; vice
presidents, Col Josiah H. Benton, Col.
Albert Clarke; chaplain, the Rev. Will
liam H. Davis; secretary and treas
urer, n. L. Sheldon; executive commit
tee, the Hon. George H. Bishop, DR..
d. R. Dewey, the Hon. G. o. Proctor,
A. L. Robinson. NJ. n. Smith. J. N.
Gleason, Col c. K. Darling, G. f.
Scott and Guy Lambkin.
Wednesday evening a committee of
representative citizens. headed by
Mayor Hawley, welcomed the Bos-
tonians at Billings library. Several
hundred people attended the recep-
tion. On Thursday the visitors dis
persed to various parts of the state to
attend the local Old Home Week cele-
brations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

Ex-senator Chandler of New Hamp-
shire says the new duty Of thu Repub-
lican party is to suppress by legisla-
tive repeal 81 $685. 900 l00 corporations
like the United States Steel company.
He says that such vast combinations
of capital are sure to result in the
formations of vast labor organiza-
tions and in riots and possibly blood
shed like those at Carnegie's Home
stead works in 1894, which cost the
Republican party the presidential cleo
ton He further says that such huge
corporations ought not 10 exist, be-
cause, when they monopolize any one
manufacture, they can fix prices to
consumers and wages for laborers alb
somtely without any let or hindrance.
The work of suppressing such gigan-
tic monopolies he declares, belongs
appropriately to the Republican party;
the Democratic party never will do it,
one wing of the party being absolutely
owned by millionaires, and the other
being controlled by extreme men
pressing measures of anarchy and So
cialism.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
An Exemplary Citizen.

Booker T. Washington's life story has
been compared to the famous autobiog-
raphy of Franklin. but it remains for
William Dean Howells, in the current
number of the North American Review,
to voice what must have been the feel
ings of many in reading up from Sla-
Very' that the early life of Mr.. Wash
ngton is, in many ways, strikingly sim
liar to that of Lincoln. His origin is not
more obscure, nor is there any greater
difference in the incentives and impulses
they both had TO the making of them
selves. Prominent Englishmen say that
we do not realize, as a fact, just what
Mr.. Howells says-that Booker T. Wash
ington is a public man, second to no other
American in Importance; that we are
slow in recognizing him, as were our
countrymen of Franklin. However the
case, we Americans certainly agree with
Mr.. Howells that of all autobiographies
Booker #. Washington's is one of the
most interesting, and that the Afro
American is an exemplary citizen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
The Mussey Case.
EFrom the Burlington News ]

The Mussey case is no longer a state
affair. 1t has developed into a national
issue, as will be seen from a Washing
ton despatch printed in the News to-
day. 1t has been hot subject of dis
cussion in Vermont for some time.
Now it is discussed just as freely in
Washington. While it looks on the
surface very much like a miscarriage
of justice, yet the President can hardly
be blamed for his action under the cir
cumstances.
Three local physicians of the highest
standing testified to the physical dan
ger of further imprisonment to their
patient Mussey's pastor confirmed
the general understanding of his pre-
vious good character; the United
States prosecuting officer and Judge
Wheeler-a Judge who does not per-
NIT sentiment to defeat justice-prac-
tically recommended pardon. The at
torney general on this showing advised
the President to exercise clemency,
and he followed this advice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

Seventy members attended the 2Sth
annual reunion of the Sth Vermont
Regimental association held in Mont
pelier Thursday When Gen. Stephen
Thomas, the old commander, entered
the hall, he was received with cheers
and greetings of all present. Inter-
esting exercises were held, with a
banquet. The following officers We're
chosen at the business session: Per-
manent president, Gen. Stephen
Thomas, Montpelier; first vice presi-
dent, Capt H. E. Foster, Derby Line;
second vice president, Maj. L. M.
Grout, Stoneham, Mass; secretary
and treasurer, C. NJ, Ferrin, Essex
Junction; chaplain, Henry X. Page,
North Troy; executive committee,
Fred E. Smith, L. M. Hutchinson, w.
H. Gilmore; obituary committee, j. L..
Barstow, B. f. Alcott, John Bisbee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
sryanism Not on the Decline.
From Gunton's Magazine.l

Mr.. Bryan may follow the silver is
sue into political retirement, but it
would be a colossal mistake to imagine
that Organism" is going into political
retirement, or even into the back
ground. The popular suspicion of cor
porations. distrust of the government
and dread of capitalistic tendencies in
general is fully as widespread as ever,
and will find expression in new chan
nels whenever the old are found made
quate for the purpose. The tendency
toward socialism, as a means of de-
stroying private wealth and getting
rid of the so-called "incurable" abuses
of our industrial system, is very
strong, and every fresh labor disturb
ance adds impetus to the revolution
airy sentiment. To accept the Ohio
convention as justifying any new
sense of security, or as lessening the
necessity for a wise, just and broad
minded attitude on the part of capital
lists, or of a permanent campaign of
rational economic education among
the people, would be to open the doors
wider than ever to flood of repressive
and destructive legislation. Silver was
only the sporadic manifestation of a
widespread popular unrest and dissat-
isfaction. That issue may disappear,
and Bryan with it, but all the deeper
undercurrent of social distrust and
antagonism to existing institutions,
which found expression in Bryanism,
is still in motion, with scarcely dimin-
ished momentum. Indeed, the need of
wise, progressive dealing with the So
cial problems out of which this move
ment grows was never greater than it
is today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
Gbe l)rrmunt 4bUntf.
BRATTLEBoRo,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1901.

The tide of commercial prosperity is
still on the upward trend, according
to the treasury bureau of statistics.
The receipts for wheat, flour, live
stock, cotton, lumber, logs and unclas-
sified freight are exceptionally high
thus far this year, in most cases ex-
ceiling the record breaking figures of
1900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
Hit Below the Belt.
From the Woodstock Age

[From the Woodstock Age.l
A first-class finish-fight-no decep-
tion-has been pulled off down in Brat
tleboro. Brattleboro surprises her
friends occasionally and this time she
has given law and order a hit below
the belt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

She-Here's a note to you from pa.
He-What's it about? She-He wants
us to let him have the hammock Wed
nesday and Friday nights.-[Chicago
Record-Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published e7ery Friday at Brattleboro, w.t. by
o. L. FRENCH.

not paid within the year, s..
Rates of advertising furnished on ap-
plication. Births, deaths and marriages
published free; Obituary Notices, Cards
of Thanks, ETC., 75 cents per inch of II
lines or less.
entered at the Brattleboro Post Office
as second class mail matter.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

Educate Your Bowels With CascaRets.
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