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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Drew Their Guns.

Last Wednesday Samuel Foreman,
accompanied by two other persons.
entered a restaurant near the depot
and without any provocation drew
pistol on Mr. John Greig, who
was there for the purpose Of getting
a meal. Officer Hebert heard If
the affair, arrested Foreman and
locked him up. The next day he
was charged with two offense Scar
rying concealed weapon and
making an assault with dangerous
weapon. Friday morning Foreman
was brought before Judge Debail
lon and bills of information were
filed against him by District Attor-
ney Campbell. When arraigned he
pleaded guilty to both charges He
will be sentenced on Jan. 81.
Last Thursday night white man
named Joe Trahan imbibed too
freely of the juice that is red and
displayed his pistol. He was ar
rested by Deputy Alb. Trahan and
put in Jail. The next morning Dis
trict Attorney Campbell filed bill
of information against him and he
was arraigned before Judge Debail
Ion. He pleaded guilty. He will
be sentenced Jan. 81.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Sidney Veazey is having new sta
The new structure will be of the di-
mansions of the one which was de-
stroyed by fire some time ago. Mr..
Veazey has gone to Missouri and
Kansas to buy several carloads of
horses, which he will place on the
local markets. The loss of his
stables bv fire will not interfere with
his business and he will be as we'll
equipped as ever to supply the peo-
pie of this section with horses.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
a oaaall Dlas..

There was quite . stir In town last
Tuesday morning caused by . very
small but exceedingly stubborn fire
which partially DESTROYED one of
the cabins belonging to Mr.. Alfred
Hebert. In a short while after the
alarm had been given the fremen
and large crowd of other people
were on hand TO battle with the
flames. JUS. At that time it hap
pened that there was but little pres
sure from the power-house and it
required . large volume of water to
extinguish the flames. A thrilling
incident which lent unusual interest
to the fire vas the announcement
that two children were inside the
house. This naturally urged the
fremen on to heroic efforts and
several of the boys rushed to the
rescue of the supposed victims, but
fortunately before the rescuers had
exposed themselves to the flames
some one yelled out that it was all
a mistake and that the children
were not in the house. This Sec
ond announcement was quite a re-
lief to the crowd who expected to
see the roasted forms of the pick
anlnnies carried out of the seethin G
furnace. Aside from the discom-
forts occasioned to the corpulen,
members Of the fire brigade, and the
destruction Of some old furniture,
the fire did not cause much damage.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Low Rates on Southern Pacific
Sunset Route.

Southern Pacifc-Sunset Route
will sell tickets from Lafayette to
New Orleans and return Sunday,
Jan. 10, 1902, with return limit date
of sale, 1909, at a rate Of S2.25,
on account of opportunity to see
battleship Illinois on dry dock and
visit matinee. Train leaves New
Orleans returning e:3o p. m.
For additional particulars apply
to local agent or to
G. B. ELLIS,
Division Passenger Agent.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Exteasioa OF Water aoa LiQht Service.
The Streets to BE Repeired.

Al its last meeting the City COun
Gil decided to extend the water pipes
from the corner at J. c. Nickerson's
residence to the limits Of the corpo
ration along Sterling avenue; and
from John O. Mouton's home to the
Methodist church. At the same
time the Council ordered the erec-
ton Of wires so as to provide cleo
trio light service to people living in
upper Lincoln avenue. The Coun.
Gil has also taken steps to repair the
streets, some of which will be
shelled. The Council has been en-
abIed to make these improvements
out Of the general revenues of the
town.
We see in the proceedings pub
lished in this paper that the Council
has paid a note for s., 900, which
was borrowed on the individual sig
natures of the Councilmen to meet
the expenses incurred during the
year. The present Councilmen have
not only administered the affairs OF
the municipality in an intelligent and
economical manner, but they have
shown high degree of public spirit
by giving their personal property as
security in order to obtain the nee
essary funds to meet the current in
debtedness of the town. 1t is safe
to say that some Of the captious
critics who find fault with the man.
ner of managing the towns business
would not do quite as much.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Mr.. Jules Jeanmard, who has
been a theological student at a
Catholic seminary in New Orleans,
has returned to resume his studies
after a visit to relatives in this par
ish. Mr.. Jeanmard will be or
dained priest before the end of
the year. He entered seminary
At an early age and will be one of
the youngest, If not the youngest,
priest in the diocese.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Last Sunday in the local yards of
the Southern Pacific Company a
switch engine ran into the rear part
of a locomotive, causing consider
able damage and seriously injurine
Engineer Bill Ottey and spraining
the ankle of the fireman, John Lis
bony. MIR. Ottey, who was found
to have sustained internal injuries,
was taken to his home at Algiers.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Boys Composition on Il
Holidays.

Holidays.
The following was written by
Albert Boudreaux, who is attending
the Lafa> cite High School Albert
is II years Of age and is in the sixth
grade. He is one Of the brightest
pupils in the school:
The holidays have come and gone and
only the memory of them is left. Owing to
my fathers busy work we were unable to
take trip so spent the holidays in Lafayette.
All was quiet. but we youngsters hoped to
which we had liberal supply. But the
police soon put an end to our fun. Christ
mas morning was up bright and early,
greeted everyone in the house and then
went out to the barn to see my favorites,
Rex and Croesus, giving them a Christmas
gift in the shape of corn and oats, and
afterwards l had romp with my dog,
Bryan. Then to breakfast we came and
prepared for church. When services were
over, we took walk through town, visited
several stores, bought presents for all the
family and then home we went in time to do
justice to our good Christmas dinner. In
the afternoon one of my friends called and
we amused ourselves with various games,
shooting fire crackers and blank pistols? My
blank got out of order and in trying to ad-
just it it was discharged in my hand burning
it considerably and giving good re-
minder of Christmas frolics.
New Year ushered in with loud greet.
ings, but I was dreamland and knew
nothing of it until told so. The day passed
very pleasantly and very soon the holidays
were thing of the past.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
The Robbins Suit.

Last Thursday afternoon, before
the District court, was begun the
trial of the suit instituted by the
heirs of Mayor Robbins for the
ownership of some 600 acres of
land now in the possession of the
estate of Ben Falk, Weber and
others. The Robbins tract was
sold at sheriff's sale years ago and
the plaintiffs in the present litiga-
ton are claiming the property on
the ground that the sale by the
State was an illegal transaction.
Judge E. 7. Lewis, of Opelousas,
is trying the case, Judge Debaillon
having recused himself. The heirs
of Mayor Robbins are represented
by Judge O. &. Mouton, Mr.. Grow
Girard, the other attorney for the
plaintiffs. being absent on account
of illness. The defendants are re-
presented by Mr.. VIM. Campbell,
Col. Gus. A. Breaux and Mr.. Thos.
H. Lewis.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
28S. SO
An Ex-GOvernOr's Sentence

Boston, Jan. o.-Adm,tting that his pic
ture was in the rogues' gallery, und that for
a period of years he had been familiar with
the sslowest depths of New York opium
JOINTS yet pleading for mercy from the
court, Franklin J. Moses, once Governor of
South Carolina, was sentenced here today to
four months imprisonment for the larceny
of an overcoat.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Card of Thanks.

The members Of the Episcopal
congregation wish to extend their
sincere thanks to the Presbyterians
for the use of their church and also
for other courtesies during the past,
and would be pleased to have them
and other denominations worship
with them in their new church edi-
fee
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Lafayette Building Association.

Lafayette Building Association.
There will be an election of the
board Of directors of the Lafayette
Building Association at o'clock
p. M, on Tuesday, Jan. Fl, at the
Office of the association. All share
holders are requested to be present.
ing what the association did during
the year 1901.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

The Schumann Grand Concert
Company, well and favorablv
known by the music lovers in La
fayette, will be here on the 2oth if
the required guarantee is secured.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
I Take Any Case

Of morphine, opium, cocaine
choral. whisky or tobacco habit,
cure it in from "a hours to FIVE
days. Guarantee a cure. No i'll
after effects. Booklet free. Price,
500. A. N. PIERCE, M. D.,
Lake Charles, La.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

We have everything in hats, but
not the nerve to charge IS for IS
worth. Plonsky Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Ladies, we have made a big
"cut" on prices of capes and jack
cts. Call at once, while our assort-
ment is complete. Plonsky Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

II you like your clothes to fit you,
have your measure taken by Plonsky
Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Don't neglect to attend to that
insurance business. Phone or write
to Felix Mouton and he will call on
YOU
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Episcopal service will be hello
Sunday Jan. IL. at 4 O'Clock p. IN
Rev. G. &. Kramer officiating.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11

Oliver F. Darby, formerly of La
fayette but now of Westlake, was
married to Miss Leila Valet at
Loreauville last Thursday. Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Darby and Misses
Evelyn and Nora Darby OF this
town attended the wedding.
Mrs. listed and children left
Wednesday to join Mr.. Lus,ed in
New Orleans. MIR. Lusted has been
in that city for about two weeks
whore We are pleased to state he is
being successfully treated for
stomach troubles. The Gazette
joins the many friends OF Mr.
Lusted in wishing him a speedy and
complete recovery.
Our line of clothing for men.
boys and children is complete.
Plonsky Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-01-11
Big Collections.

Sheriff Broussard has settled with
the Stats and parish for collections
made up to the last day of DeCem-
Der. He has paid to the State
SI2,722.Io, total amount collected
during the quarter ending Dec. 81,
1901. The following sums, col
lected during the month of Deem
Der, were turned over to the parish
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
STORMS in TWO STATES
ILLINOIS AND IOWA AGAIN VISITED
BY WIND, RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
Panic on an Excursion Steamer-Dis-
aster Probably Averted by the
Goodness of the Captain.

KEOKUK, Ia, Aug 19.-Another long
series of wind and electrical storms passed
over Hancock county, Illinois, this even
ing. Wind was the chief feature, resulting
in damage to crops and farm buildings.
Telephone lines were knocked out, so that
details are impossible to obtain tonight.
The city of Fort Madison lighted
again tonight after being in darkness since
the storm of Sunday night, which washed
out the main gas works.
Resumption of telephone service brings
reports of the effects of the storm within
a radius of fifty miles of Keokuk, in Iowa
and Illinois, with many scattered items of
damage, aggregating a large total. Two
complete bridges, one a large one, f1oated
down the Mississippi to Fort Madison,
where they stopped. An embankment of
stone forty feet high was washed out for a
space of sixty feet long at the eastern end
of the Santa Fe bridge across the Misss-
sippi and a large force of men rebuilt it
without interrupting traffic. The steamer
Ottumwa Belle, with a thousand eXcur-
sionists, struck and a panic among the
passengers resulted, several women being
injured and rendered unconscious. The boat
finally tied to tree, which was then struck
by lightning. The GOODNESS of the captain
prevented a great disaster. The people
were chiefly from Burlington. The region
of Chichester, H., was damaged by floods
caused by five inches of rain fall. Many
bridges were swept away and thousands
of dollars worth of watermelons floated
down the creeks. The rise in the Des
Moines river is still on, but the fOreca st
is that ii will not reach the height of the
July flood and the damage will be small.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
BLOWN INTO FRAGMENTS
MAIL ACCOUNT OF THE DESTRUCTION
OF A CHINESE CRUISER.
Shock Felt on the United States Gun
boat Helena, Half n Mile Away
40 Lives Lost.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The Navy De-
partment has received information concern
ing the explosion which wrecked the Chi
nese cruiser Kai Chin on June % last,
while the ship was lying at her station off
Marking. The explosion occurred at 1885
p. m. The vessel was blown to pieces,
and all OF the officers and men. about $50,
were lost, with the exception of a seaman,
who was picked up slightly wounded.
The jar of the explosion was felt on board
the United States steamship Helena, which
lying about half a mile distant from
the unfortunate craft. The report was de-
scribed a sharp. tearing sound, resem-
bling gun fired with smokeless powder
immense column of smoke rose 10 a great
height. the air being filed with broken
and burning fragments of the ship, as
well as shells and scraps of metal. The
force of the explosion threw most Of the
projectiles in an opposite direction from the
Helena and no injury was caused that YES
sci by falling fragments. In less than two
minutes after the explosion six boats from
the Helena, under the personal direction
of Commander r. r. Ingersoll, were skim
ming toward the wreck. heavy pail of
smoke settled over the spot where the
cruiser had been, and when il cleared away
the bow of the kai-Chih was seen sticking
UP in the air. The surface of the river was
covered for many acres with splinters of
wood work, but there was sign of life.
The cause of the explosion could not be as
certained definitely, but il was believed
that either the careless handling of ammu-
milton or the want of care in using lights
in or near the magazine was accountable
for IL. The Kai-Chih was 2,1O0-ton cruiser
260 by SO feet, and was built in 1882.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
NORTH HAS BEEN BLESSED.
Usual Summer Heat Has Been Modified
by Frequent Cooling showers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. BIN the north
ern tier Of States-say from the Ohio river
north and extending clear across the coun-
try-the weather this summer has been
cooler than usual, but not so much cooler
as one might think. This statement is
based on official reports. In Washington,
for example. the weather for July was
just normal The heat has been inter-
rupted by frequent showers, so the people
have not suffered and they have taken it
for granted that il was unusually cool,
whereas the record shows that there was
almost as much heat here in July in this
year in July of last year, which was
VIGOROUSLY hot. This year there has been
an even distribution of heat, and frequent
Interruptions of it, New York has a heat
record this year of slightly below normal.
1t is not so much below normal as keepers
or summer resort hotels willing TO
take oath is the case, but IL is still below
normal. In the southern tier of States
there has been scorching weather week
after week of IT, South Carolina has not
had such a hot summer for many years.
and the heat in North Carolina has been
almost as bad. Clear across the southern
tier or States the record of heat shows
quite a bit above the normal
The Weather Bureau will presently issue
It's weather report for the summer months
in which weather conditions for the entire
country will be assembled in tabulated
form Those tables will show IL is ex-
pected, that the low temperature over a
part or the country is the result so far
as results can be got at, of what might
De called successive local disturbances In
some years the number Of sunspots on the
face of the sun has been assigned as the
reason Tor warmer or cooler weather an
increase in the number of sunspots accom-
panying cooler weather on the face Of the
earth. in the present season the number of
sunspots is about the same as during the
torrid weather of a year ago
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
A GIRLS PLUCK
Food That Cut. Work in Half.

The food that will enable a person to ac-
complish in one year the work laid out for
two years is worth knowing about. Miss
Annie Avery. a student in Lanark. Ont.
writes: II know I felt my i'll health even
more than IL l had been engaged in any
other work. as the confinement OF school
only increased my sickness and inability TO
study.
Last GEAR 1 was on the way to a general
breakdown in health. l suffered from Sc
we're heada ches. was becoming a confirmed
dyspeptic. nervous system broken down and
my condition went from bad to worse
antil ] was unable 10 study or even go 10
school.
MY parents were very anxious about me
as medicine did not help. and mother. hear
ing about Grape-Nuts. obtained some and
I commenced 10 use II a once / was very
much surprised at the quick effect the
food had on me. I began 10 get better
and as n result from its continued use /
am no longer troubled with sick stomach
and headaches. nor am i the nervous girl
4 was last year. i feel so well and study so
well that 4 am making an attempt TO get
my certificate with but one years work
when at the very least two years are al
WAYS allowed for II. / have gained thirty
pounds since using Grape-Nuts. and now
enjoy good physical and mental health"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-the case Of
the executrix of the late Timothy b.
Blackstone, of Chicago against the con-
trollers of the State and city of New York
to-day was filed in the Supreme Court Of
the United States on a writ of error from
the Surrogate's Court of New York. Black
stone was for many years the president
of the Chicago & Alton Railroad. short
time before his death, in May, 1900, he de-
posted with the United States Trust Com
pany of New York a number of shares or
stock, which the company disposed of for
about 100000 the money being regarded
as temporarily in their hands, subject to
the call of the decedent. The controllers
held that the sum was taxable under the
transfer tax law of New York, but on APP
peal to the surrogate he held to the contra
ry. The Appellate Court reversed the decls-
ion and remanded the case to the surro-
gate for judgment in accordance with its
decision, and it is from this action that
the plaintiff bases her application Tor
writ of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
HEBREWS IN NEW YORK.
About six Hundred Thousand, Accord.
ing to a Jewish statistfcian.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19-The Jewish
World publishes careful estimate of the
number OF Jews in Greater New York
based for the first time the only sure
statistical foundation-the number of Jew
ish burtals reported by the Board of
Health. These amounted In 1901 to 1897, and
the death rate in the most congested
Jewish district is little over fifteen per
1000 this implies a population of 593, 1913 in
the middle of 1901.
Since that time no less than 1925 have
arrived in New York and STAYED here
while by natural increase of births over
deaths another II, 400 would be added up TO
Aug. of this year, making a grand total
of 5S4, 7SS.
Again, since 1881 the number of Jewish
immigrants had been counted each year
and amounts to date to 627. $50 who arrived
in New York. of which 459,O55 have staid
here. Counting in the 5000 Jews who were
in New York in 1881 and the natural in
crease during the twenty-one years as
1903. a total is reached of COS, 95S
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-20
TURKEY TOO SLOW TO ACT
UNITED STATES Is AGAIN TRYING TO
MOVE THE PORTE.
stone Abduction Case Has CompIicat-
ed Matters-Missionary Claims
Have Not Been Paid.

WASHINGTON, Aug BIT is admitted
at the State Department that there is re-
newal Of tension between the United States
and Turkey, but the officials do not deem it
prudent TO disclose the present condition
of affairs. They say, however. that the
condition is in no way grave, but is OF that
strained character which has occurred from
time TO time with Turkey in recent years.
1t is gathered that the present tension
grows out of the long-pending claims of
Americans who suffered loss during the
Armenian outbreak. To some extent. the
Stone abduction gave added cause for irri-
tation. The American minister, Mr. Leish-
man, has been given wide latitude to deal
with the situation as circumstances may
demand. There is the fullest confidence on
the part of the authorities here in the
course being pursued by our minister, and
as he has been given such free hand in
directing affairs, it is not thought desirable
TO prejudice any steps he may be taking
by official comments as TO what has been
done.