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The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

The Washington correspond
ent of the Brooklyn Eagle calls
attention to a fact which has
been a source of wOnderment in
m any quarters. 1t is the fact
of the popularity of Tillman at
Wa shington among his brother
Senators, says Boston ex-
change. Probably no Senator
ever came to the Capitol with
more of prejudice against him.
BY the Repu blicans he was held
in a kind of horror as the en-
bodiment of what was uncouth
as well as unconventional, and OF
views which had no appropriate
place i'm the Senate The Demo-
Gratis did not welcome him: they
resented his displacing one of
the older and more respected
men of their number. Our inn
preston is that Tillman broke
down the wall of Repu blican
prejudice before he was taken
warmly into Democratic associa-
ton. The Republicans said they
found in him an earnest and a
thoroughly hon est man, and, it
his extreme views embarrassed
the Democrats, they (the Re-
pnblicans) were not grieved over
it. Thus Tillman came to be liked
first among the Republican Sen
ators. Later, he Outgrew much
of his POpulism, and became so
ardent a partisan Democrat that
he got into favor on that side
also. The above named cor
respondent says that, after last
weeks trouble, leading Republi-
can Senators, like Aldrich, ALI
son and Frye took pains to go
over and pleasantly converse
with Tillman. while none of them
paid any attention to McLaurin.
TimeS-DemOcrat.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

I came tn a mill by the river side,
A half mile long and nearly as wide,
With forest of stacks and an army of
men,
Toiling at furnace and shovel and pen.
'.What a most magnificent plant!" I cried;
And q man with smudge on his face re-
piled:
cts Morgan's.''
entered q train aud rode all day
On q regal coach, and right of way
Which reached its arms all over the land,
In a system too large to understand.
"A splendid property this!'' cried;
And a man with plate on his hat replied:
''It's Morgan's."
sailed on y great ship trim and true,
From pennant to keel, from cabin to crew;
And the ship was one of monster fleet
A first class navy could scarce compete.
s.What beautiful craft she isl" I cried;
And q man with akimbo legs replied:
..It's Morgan's.''
1 dwelt in a nation filed with pride;
Her people were many, her lands were
wide;
Her record in war and science and art
Proved a greatness IF muscle and mind and
heart.
s.What a grand old country it is!'' 1 cried;
And a man with his chest in the air replied:
It's Morgan's.''
I went to Heaven. The jasper walls
lowered high and wide, and the golden
halls
Shone bright beyond. But a strange new
Was over the gate, viz: ''Private Park.
ssWhy. what is the meaning of this?'
cried;
And Il saint with livery on replied:
''It's Morgan's."
went to the only place left. ''Ill take
A chance on the boat on the birthstone lake;
Or perhaps may be allowed to sit
On the griddled floor of the bottomless pits
Rut a leering lout, with horns on his face,
Cried out, as he forked nat off the place:
It's Morgan's."
-/HiIaa<IbHio Record.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
RefleSt Stions of a Bachelor.

New York Press.
You borrow trouble; you buy experience
No vine can twine around a crooked limb
and be straight itself.
Let to- morrow take care of itself and the
devil will take care of you.
The seed of evil that is must be
reaped, but not always by him who plants
it.
BY keeping ores mouth shut it is as easy
to appear wise as i: is to be fool by talk
ing.
In everything but humanity there has
been modern improvements since the time
of Adam and Eve.
Success is more less a bluff. and the
reason so few men succeed is that they
merely all get called.
After girl IS engaged to man she makes
up for all the time she couldn't tell him she
loved him before he asked her.
Ask girl if she likes another man and
she will try to make you think she does if
she doesn't; ask her if she likes you and
she'll try to make you think she doesn't if
she does.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

With very few exceptions
Senator Tillman has been bit
terly censured from one end of
the country to the other. In the
South the papers have been par
ticularly fierce in attacking the
pitchfork statesman. While
every reasonable citizen regrets
the recent exhibition of violence
in the United States Senate and
believes that it is eminently pro-
per that the recalcitrant mem
bers of that august deliberative
body should be reprimanded for
their gross violation of the rules
which obtain in an assemblage
of gentlemen, minded peo-
pie who have not an exaggerated
conception of senatorial dig
nifty" have no sympathy with
the pharisaism which is being
displayed by the Republican
senator's. Writing on this sub
ject George Fred Williams, of
Boston, who refuses to brand
Mr.. Tilman with eternal infamy,
very sensibly said:
''What has Senator Tinman
done by his indiscret act? Has
he wronged woman, child or
man, including even Senator
McLaurin? He has shocked
some delicate sensibilites, 1
agree. He has resented an in
suit, by violence; of course, very
improper. If an impulsive man
has done a foolish thing the in
jury falls first upon himself. Of
this he cannot complain. Second
ly, it falls upon the dignity of
the body of which he is a mem
berthe dignity Of the Senate.
God save the mark.
| Men stood up to vote cenSure
who have been found guilty by
competent tribunals considering
that they received their seats by
bribery and fraud; some cast
their vote before and will cast it
again for the slaughter of an in
nocent people whose only offense
has been love of liberty; some
have increased their fortunes by
specializing on their own votes
many, if not most, are the tools OF
a system which takes tribute
from the scanty tables of the
poor, while it not only relieves
the wealth of the rich from its
Just burdens, but legalizes AL
sorts of extortion to increase it
I agree that they do all these
things very judiciously, always
politely and quietly, and they
are ever solicitous not to shOcl
the sensitive with coarse or OBJ
structive methods. Dignity is
preserved, the dignity of the
Senate
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
Saturday, April 5, 1902,

the following described property towit:
1 One certain tract of prairie land Sit
ua,ed in the parish of Lafayette, La, con-
tanning seventy superficial arpents, bounded
north by kossu,h Blanchet, south by Euphe-
mond Leblanc, east by public road, west
by Euphemond Leblanc.
T. Another tract of land situated in La
fayeite parish, La, containing fifty eight
superficial arpents, bounded north by Lu-
Glen Duhon, south by Mrs. Belizaire Mou-
ton, east by Albert Laurent. west by Eraste
Trahan
;. Another tract or portion of land
VIII reon deceased last resided and had his
store, situated in Lafayette parish, La,
containing seventeen superficial arpen,s
more or less, bounded north by Euphe mond
Leblanc, south by Cyriac Blanchet east by
public road, west by Euphemond Leblanc.
d. Also the undivided half of the north
half of the northeast quarter, and the lot
numbered one of section six and fractional
section thirty in Tp. twelve, $. r. five east,
containing in all one hundred and sixty
eight 15tIoo acres. situated in the parish of
Ecrmilion. La.
& The undivided half of tract of land
situated in the parish of LAFAYETTE, La. :,
| M "a surfing twelve and one half arpents with
| improvements thereon, bounded north by
Gerard Romero. south by Joseph Gary,
west by Widow Syphroyen Boudreaux.
Also: one lot of household furniture; one
| residence, one kitchen, one store, one
warehouse, one school house, one carriage
| house and oth:r improvements on tract No.
Z; twenty barrels of corn, one barouche,
three horses; one cow; one cotton GIN, in
Guiding appurtenances, situated on tract
No. 1; one house and other improvements
tract No. 4; house and other improve
ments on tract No. 2; pair of creole mules;
lot nf agricultural Implements; iron
safe and other articles.
ALICE MoUroN,
Widow Olivier Rlanchet, administrators
March I, 1902.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
State and National Press ASsO
ciatiOnS.

State and National Press Asso-
Citations.
Hon. Will "A. Steidley, presi-
dent of the Louisiana Press AS
sociation, has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent
the State organization at the
meeting of the National Editorial
Association to be held at Hot
Springs, Ark, April 1419, 1902:
w. G. Chevis, Daily States, New
Orleans: L. E. Bentley, Chief,
Donaldsonville; w. T. Holland,
Echo, Greensburg;M Miss Florence
Dymond, Southern Farmer, New
Orleans; DR.. G. J. Edwards,
Meridional, Abbeville; II. Sam
bola Jones, Advocate, Baton
Rouge; Fl. JOS Verret, Pioneer,
Napoleonville; Homer Mouton,
Gazette, Lafayette. President
Steidley is himself a delegate by
virtue of a resolution of the
Louisiana association, and Hon.
John Dymond of the Sugar
Planter, New Orleans, is a mem
Der of the national body because
of his position as executive com
mitteeman from this State.
The dates for the approaching
annual meeting of the Louisiana
Press Association at Alexandria
/ will soon be announced, and it is
expected that either the last
Tuesday of April or the first
Tuesday of May will be des.
ignated "a the opening day.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Office of
the registrar of voters of Lafayette parish
will open on Monday, F:b. II, 1902. for
the purpose of registering voters for the
special election called by the City Council
of Lafayette to be held April 3, 1902.
The office is required by law to be closed 80
days preceding the election. Unregistered
voters will govern themselves accordingly.
A. NJ. MARTIN,
Registrar.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
NO DESIRE TO QUARREk.

NO DESIRE TO QUARREL.
In Mondays Times-Democrat
appears communication dated
at Baton Rouge and evidently
written by one familiar with af-
fairs at the capital. The writer
of the communication, who
signs himself *. Y. H." takes
issue with Mr.. L. J. Alleman,
relative to certain statements
made in the circular recently
sent out by that gentleman with
a view of securing increased ap-
preparations for the public
schools of the State. x. Y. z.
says a great deal concerning
public education in this State
which is true and offers some
very sound advice to the friends
of the public schools, but he is
in error in assuming that those
who are advocating larger ap-
preparations for the primary
and grammar schools are an
tagonistic to the interests of the
higher institutions. In making
the comparison by quoting Audi
tor Frazee's figures the purpose
was not to show that the colleges
were getting too much but that
the public schools were not re-
ceiving enough. That, we be-
lieve, is conceded by everyone
who has given any thought to the
question. Mr.. Alleman and
every other practical schoolman
dou ubtless knows that a blow
directed at the larger State
schools will cause injury to the
whole system of public educa-
ton in the State. Every dollar
spent for the maintenance of the
Normal or any other of the
splendid institutions supported
by the State helps the cause of
popular education. Every one
familiar with the growth of the
public school system in Louis
lana appreciates the powerful
influence welded by the larger
schools in the battle against ILL
teracy, and the advocates of in
creased State appropriations for
the lower schools would be
among the first to oppose any
measure which would hamper
them in the great work that they
doing.
The Gazette is satisfied that
Mr. Alleman and those with
whom he has joined in an effort
to improve the school system OF
the State have no desire to quar-
rel with the friends of the higher
institutions of learning. We are
surprised that so well informed
a person as *. Y. IT, shows
himself to be should have so mis-
understood the contents of Mr.
Alleman's circular as to construe
them into a declaration of wal
against the colleges of the State
This is question upon which
sincere friends of public educa
tion can not afford to disagree
AS the circular puts it, Lets
all work together
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

Bv virtue Of an order of court, issued by
the Hon. c. Deballon, judge of the 18th
Judicial District Court, dated Feb. rs, 1902,
/, the undersigned, administrative OF the
above titled and numbered succession, will
sell for cash, TO the last and highest bidder,
at the last residence of the deceased, in the
parish of Lafayette. La, between legal sale
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
THE POLL TAX AND TIE
ELECTION LAW


The Baton Rouge Advocate
says that the recent municipal
election held in that town showed
the admirable efficiency of the
primary law and the dangerous
uncertainty, inequality and fail
ure" of the poll tax law.
The Advocate states that the
pon tax provision, which has
been tackled on our suffrage laws
by the last constitutional cOnven-
ton, not only failed to increase
the school revenues, but disfran-
chised number of the good citi-
zens of the capital.
The Gazette is inclined to
agree with its contemporary that
the law making the payment OF
the poll tax qualification to
vote is most unwise clause in
the States organic law, and it is
fortunate that the Legislature of
1908 has been vested with the
authority to repeal it.
The poll tax provision places
serious impediment in the way
of the voter who wishes to ex-
ercise the franchise. 1t compli
Gates the system, burdens it
with red tape, opens wider the
door to fraud and fails to fur
nish increased revenues for the
n1
greater revenues for public edu-
cation, it would still be a source
of vexation. The question of
revenues should be absolutely
divorced from the suffrage. The
State possesses adequate au-
thOrity to compel the citizen to
pay his share Of the school taxes,
without threats of disfranchise-
ment.
When d mans eligibility as a
suffragan is established, or, in
other words, when he has COM
piled with the requirements of
the law qualifying the suffrage,
he should be permitted to exer-
else his right to vote without any
sort of hindrance. The ballot
should be easily accessible to
every qualified voter.
The Gazette believes the re-
peal of the poll tax clause and
certain amendments to the cleo
ton law will meet with the ap-
proval of Il majority of the peO-
pie of louisiana The present
suffrage law, imposing a prop
erty or an educational qualifica-
ton, affords ample protection
against an ignorant and corrupt
electorate. and all other alleged
safeguards are mere instruments
which may be used by designing
men to set at naught the will of
the people.
AL that is necessary to pro
tect the ballot is an honest en-
forcement Of the suffrage law.
Now that the supremacy of the
white race is guaranteed by the
constitutional provision qualify
ing the suffrage, it can serve no
good purpose to annoy and
harasS the voter with lot OF
useless requirements. Every
thing should be done to promote
the free and untrammeled exer-
else of the franchise. No alb
stacle should be placed in the
voters way and the election law
should be so simple that the ex-
preston of his choice through
the ballot should not be impeded
by the technical zigzagging
which characterizes the existing
statute. If we can not return
to the viva voce method which
prevailed in some States in the
earlier days of the Republic, let
US at least do away with the red
tape proceedings which serve
only to befog the mind of the
voter and to prevent a free and
fair expression of his will. Un
der the present law regulating
the elections it can not be sale
that the average citizen is per
mitted to use the franchise i'm
s fa11iOenf1v and indeDendent1v
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

Mark Twain has added two
new maxims to the worlds al
ready valuable collection. They
are as follows: Eve ought never
to do wrong when people are
looking" and mo real gentleman
will tell the naked truth in the
presence of ladies. .''-Clarion
Ledger.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
Demand Of Administration
Succession of A. d. Martin and
Eugene Petetin, 18th Judi
cial District of Louis
lana, Parish of La
fayette, No. 22O9.

Whereas. Mrs. Aline Petetin, Widow
A. y. Martin. residing in the parish of La
faye,,e, La, has made application t" be
appointed administrators Of the aforesaid
estate.
Now, therefore. all persons hereby
warned and notified to file their opposition
TO the application in writing with the clerk
of court at his office in the town of La
fayc;ie, days after the hrst notice
hereof, otherwise the said applicant will he
named and appointed such administra-
trix as required by law and i" accordance
with law.
Witness my hand this I4th day OF Feb
1902
ED. G. VOORHEES,.
Clerk of the District Court.
Feb. IS, 1902.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA,
BRANCH NO. 1872 meets Ist and sd Sum
days after high mass, at Home Fire Co. hall.
Address Rob,. II. Broussard, Secretary,
Lafayette, la.
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
meets Est Saturday of each month, at court
house. a.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
Succession Sale.

Succession of Olivier Blanchet, in Commu-
nitv with Alice Mouton, Surviving
Spouse-1sth Judicial District, La
fayette Parish. La.-No. 2242.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
TRAVELLERS ACCOMMODATION.

Call at Martin GirOuard' S,
at the old stand of d. M.
Landry, Broussard, La, for
teams, lodging and boarding
at moderate rates. Refer
ence: Landry e Comeaux.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
WATCHES!

The sale Of frst.class
,ime-keepers is an inn
portant feature of our
business, and the reason
we are having such
large sales in this line
is owing to the fact
that We sell strictly first
class Watches at ex-
tremely low
prices.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

Feb. IS, 1902.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
lREAL ESTATE AGENCY.
Property Listed.

GOOD BUSINESS OPENINGA large Win
in the
On north sde Of ftrack.
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-09
GALE or FRLAR LANDS.

Nothing known of Reported Trans
fer to American Syndicate.
MANILA, Aug. 0-Nothing is FAown
here of the reverted sale of the lands
of the frars to IN American syndicate
and the statement that such sale has
been made is Officially discredited.
The DOminicans transferred eight Of
their estates in the island OF Luzon to
the Philippines Sugar Estates Devel-
opnent company, In which certain
Americans are interested, in January,
1900. The government has questioned
the legality of this transfer, and the
matter Is now pending before the
courts. Some property belonging to
other religious orders here is nominally
outside of the control Of the church,
and judicial action will probably be
necessary before the government pur-
glasses the friar lands. That there
have been recent transfers Of friar
property is doubted. The status Of
the holdings of the friars is not be-
lieved to have changed since Governor
Taft left the Philippines for Washing
Aon last December.
The surrender OF Dulilan, a Moham-
medan priest, who has been the lend
ing opponent of tile American forces
on the island of Mindanao, will prohu-
bly, insure peace with the Moros in the
Lake Lanao district of that island.
Dulilan submitted to the American au-
thorlties last Tuesday, ind he has
promised to induce the remainder Of
the defiant MOros to surrender.
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-09


and the Hon. Sylvia Edwardes, maids
of honor to the queen.
Sccond.--Lord Krollys, the kings
private secretary; Sir D. M. Probyn,
keeper of the kings prlvy purse, and
the Hon. Victor Christian Cavendish,
treasurer Of his maiesty's household.
Thild.-Lord Coivile of Culross, lord
chamberlain to the queen; Field Mar
shall Lord Wolscley, Vice Admiral Gull
me-Seymour and the Hon. Charlotte
knollys, lady Of the bedchamber to her
majesty
The eve of the corona ton of King
Edward VII. was marked ilf London
by large crowds, which wandered all
the evening somewhat aimlessly
through the semi-illuminated streets.
Down Whitehall, where the Canadian
arch was the center of attraction;
around Westminster abbey and along
the Strand the sidewalks were blocked
with the eXpectant populace. The peo-
pie were deferred from any signs of
rowdyism by the acute recollection of
the recent postpOnement of the corona
ton, and those who had seen the un-
restrained exhibitions which occurred
upon the slightest pretcxt during war
times could not fail to notice the diff
fcrent temperament shown last night.
With few exceptions it might well
have been said of the metropolis of
the empire that it was living up to the
national reputation Of taking its pleas-
urcs somewhat sadly.
The absence of blatant horns and an
noying feathers was pleasantly atoned
for by the lighting up of many build
ings. The brilliancy of the illumina-
ton held the country visitors to the
city so spellbound that vehicular traf-
fic became more and more difficult as
the night wore on. Until very late
hour the stand spectators did a thirty
ing business, and around those stands
occupying good locations there were
lines of people anxious to get seats at
the last moment. Many of the thou
sands who walked through the streets
stayed up all night in the hope of Sc
curing free coign of vantage from
which to view the coronation process
sion.
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-09
A NIGHT ATTACK.
Probable Plan For the Naval Sum-
mer Maneuyer.

Probable Plan For the Naval Sum-
~ mer Maneuver.
BLOCK ISLAND, r. l.. Aug. O.
The uncertainty which enshrouds the
movements of the fleet Of warships
now being mobilized in the vicinity Of
Newport and Block Island has given
an added interest to the prospective
plans of action for this portion of the
summer maneuverS.
An officer on one of the ships has
stated that the mimic warfare would
probably consist of the landing Of
troops near New Harbor. Block Is
land. where they would encamp: that
the ships would then leave the vicinity,
and subsequently an attack would be
made by night In boats under cover Of
fire from the ships. II the lombard
ment be successful in demoralizing the
defenders, boats would be sent ashore
under cover of fire from the machine
guns, while the landing place would
be illuminated by searchlights from
the ships.
1t was further stated that the at
tack OH Newport would be by night
and that it would include in both the
attack and the defense work by bat
tleships, cruisers and torpedo boats as
well as an attempt to land force in
the face Of supposed enemy. 1t is
also probable that the attempt will in
clude an attack not only on the south
end Of Rhode Island, but also on the
south end Of Conanicut island from
both east and west bays. Although
the exact date has not been given out,
there is good reason to believe that il
will be within week or ten dave
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-09

and the Royal Horse guards. Then
came the carriages, occupied as fol-
lows:
I'irst.-The Grand Duke of Mecklen-
-Strclitz, the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenherg- Strelitz, the Duke Of
Cambridge and Prince Frederic.
Second.-Princes Andrew and George
Of Greece and Princcsses Victoria and
Louise of Battenberg.
Thiid.-Prnces Maurice, Leopold
and Alexander Of Battenberg. Princess
Victoria Eugene of Battenberg and
Princess Beatrice.
Fourth.-The Duchess Of Albany, the
Duchess of Argyll and the Crown
Prince and Crown Princess of Rouma-
MIA.
Fifth.-Princesses Louise and Au-
gusta Victoria of Schleswie- Holstein
and Prince and Princess Christian of
Schleswig lIolstein.
Sixth.-Tbe Princesses Victoria Pa
tricia and Margaret Of Connaught, the
Duchess of Connaught and the Grand
Duke of Hcsse.
Seventh.-The Duke and Duchess Of
The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-09

cess Cnarles or Denmark, Princess VIC
toria and the Duchess of Fife.
After the foregoing came the Prince
II Wales procession, which started
from York House at 10:45. The adj
vance guard consisted of detachment
of the Royal Horse guards, followed
by two carriages containing official
members of the Prince and Princess
of Wales household, the first troop Of
the Royal Horse guards, the carriage
of the Prince and Princess of Wales
and the second troop Of the Royal
Horse guards.
The kings procession left Bucking-
ham palace at II o'clock, escorted by
the Royal Horse guards, the kings
barSemastcr and twelve watermen.
These carriages followed:
First.-Sr Acland Hood, Sidney Rob-
art Greville and, the Hon. Mary Dyke