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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

T OST.-Brindle Bull Dog, white 81 rip
Suitable reward will be paid II returned at once
to G. II. BAKER & co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
EXPLOSION IN FORT
FOUR KILLED AND TEN OTHERS
 HURT.
The Detonation Heard for Miles. Work of Identifying Dead and Injured Difficult, Owing to
 the Distorted Features.

New York, Feb. l9.-Four men were killed three probably fatally injured and seven seriously hurt today in an explosion in the work room of the naval storage magazine at Fort La Fayette in New York Bay. The dead:
 George Rotham, Brooklyn; Gustave Do- Aer, Bay Ridge; John Masoin, Brooklyn; unidentified man. thought to be Martin Thargensen. Brooklyn.
 Severely injured: W. H. Van Gurp. Brooklyn; Charles John Muller. Brooklyn; E. D. Muller. Manhattan.
 All the dead and injured were workmen at the fort.
 The explosion could be heard for miles. One report had 1t that the men were filling a 13-inch shell, while another is that the men were removing powder charge from a shell and undertook to un- wind a fuse connecting the powder cham Der with the percussion cap. This fric- ton set off the cap and exploded the shell.
 Major Powell. chief surgeon at Fort Hamilton. was among the first to reach the scene of the catastrophe and with several enlisted men removed the dead and injured. Ambulances and surgeons also were summoned from Brooklyn.
 The work of identifying the dead and Injured was difficult because of the dis torted features, blackened by powder burns. :
 Fort La Fayette is an old fort in the Narrows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS.
Endorse the St. Louis Fair and Choose
 OfYicers

New York, Feb. 19.-The annual meet ng of the American Newspaper Publish ers' Association was continued today. N. w. Mckinney of Philadelphia read a paper on the relations of newspapers to the trusts
 On motion of A A. Mccormack of The Chicago Times H erald, the following res olution was adopted:
 Resolved, That the American Newspa- per Publishers Association, in conVen- ton assembled, recognizing the national and international importance of the Lou isiana Purchase Exposition. to be held in St Louis in 1904, unanimously recom- mends the earnest and liberal support of it's members to secure the success of the great enterprise intended to commmo- rate one of the greatest and most import ant events in the history of the United States"
 Officers were elected as follows: Presi- dent Charles H. Taylor Jr., Boston Globe; Vice President, A. A. Mccormack, Chicago Record Herald; Secretary. W. c. Bryant Brooklyn Times; Treasurer. Ed ward P. Call New York Mall and Ex- press; Commissioner. Frederick Driscoll Chicago. The Executive Committee was made up as follows: Charles w. Knapp, St. Louis Republic; w. L. Mclean Phil adelphia Bulletin; s H. Weston. Seattle Post Intelligencer; F. k. Whiting, Bos- ton Herald; Joseph T. Nevin. Pittsburg Leader C. w. Hornick. St. Paul Dis patch; H. H. Cabinisss Atlanta Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
COTTON GOES SEWARD MAY ADVANCES A CENT IN
 ABOUT TWO WEEKS. The Bull Cliques of New York. New Orleans and Liverpool Be-
 lieved to Be Most Large
 ly Responsible.

New York, Feb. -19.-This was a day of sensational developments in the cotton market. prices advancing about 20 points over last nights close.
 May contracts show an advance Of almost exactly cent per pound over the closing figures of February 3, an advance of 100 points having developed in nf- teen days Prices are cents pound higher than they were November 14.
 Such a rapid enhancement in values is almost without precedent fin the history of the trade. While the storm which has been general throughout the country and which has seriously interfered with the movement of cotton is responsible to some extent for today's rise, the improve ment Is rather more directly attributable to the manipulation of the three cliques of bull operators who are credited with controlling the market in New Orleans, New York and Liverpool.
 The New Orleans clique, known in the trade as the Boston Syndicate, Is SUD- posed to hold much, while the Liverpool market is dominated by a group of Egyp- tian operators with headquarters in Alex andria. whose holdings are supposed to be au least 800, ,000 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
NO BAIL FOR JIM PULLMAN Prisoner is Sent Back to
 Cell. OUTLINE OF THE DEFENSE G0nzales'S Slayer Says Life
 Was in Jeopardy. Chief Justice Pope Declares He Must Remember His Oath of Office,
 and Accordingly Denies
 the Application.
OF THE DEFENSE

Columbia, s. C., Feb. 1s.-Chief Justice Pope to-day refused the application for hail of James H. Tillman, charged with the murder of N. G. Gonzales. editor of The Colombia State. It was the rule of the court, he said, in such cases to make an explanation of the reasonings govern ing the decision.
 Murder is the taking of human life with malice aforethought.
 With the oath of office so recent upon his lips he must do his duty and decline the application without prejudice To the case of the defendant.
 A multitude of affidavits. covering the case with an infinity of detail were pre- scnted by the State and a large number in reply were read by the defendant. The State presented a number of afh- davits from Edgetieid people impeaching the testimony of the aftiant Hoitzbake and also declaring that the affiant White was paralytic past 50 years old, the result of paralysis being to weaken the will power and moral nature of the arii- ant.
 The defense replied with affidavits sus- taining the reputation of Holtzbake and the competency of White.
 The State presented affidavits from Representative Lancaster, of Spartan burg, that he saw pistol in Ttllman' s pocket on the day preceding the shoot ing, and another from Columbia gum smith that F. H. Dorninick, of Newbury, previous to the shooting. brought him a magazine of pistol and that he re- paired
 Tillman Made Threats.
 E. J. Watson, of The State newspaper. swore to a conversation with Tulman last summer in which the latter request ed him to tell Gonzales substantially that continuance of the newspaper attacks would be at his peril Watson declined to convey the message.
 O. D. Black a railroad man, made af- fidavit that Tillman told him on train and again in August that he was going to kill Gonzales. exhibiting the maga zine pistol. Robert Latham, MT. Gonzales g stenographer, swore to statement of MT. Gonzales taken by him when near death relating the story of the shooting. Mir Gonzales declared he had sent TIL man no message and considered the mat ter ended
 Several well known citizens of Colum- bia, who saw the shooting. testified that Gonzales made no threatening motion.
 W. R. Hall. of Camden, and M. c. Lorick made afidavits corroborating the story told by Holtzbake and Tillman. Tillman made another affidavit saying that Gonzales had been prosecuting him for ten years. He denied the story of a threat told by Watson and of other threats
 In the argument, the State empnaszed the point, among many others, that the language as to "the white feather did not constitute a threat when coupled with the fact that at no time before had MT. Gonzales employed any violence towards Colonel Tillman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
HAS BEEN NO DEFALoAr1oN.
Metropolitan Street Railway Com
 pany Denies Rumors.

New York, Feb. l9.-WaIl St eet was full of rumors today regarding alleged irregularities in the finances of the Me- tropolitan Street Railway Company. In reference to these reports, counsel for the company made his statement:
 There has been no dedication in the Metropolitan Street Railway Company The stories that such is the case has been circulated for the pu.p pose of st ting for a price several suits These rumors have been in circulation in the past three months. and the only reason that they have recently attracted atten. tiCn Is that there has been associated with them the name of District Attorney Jerome which name has been brough, into the business by the parties promotine the civil litigation"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

for the Department of Commerce and Labor. Mir. Hepburn is an earnest advo- cate of the immediate authorization by Congress for a suitable building for the new department. He maintains that as the treasury is In the possession of ample funds 1t would be idle to postpone the preliminary arrangements for a proper building. Other members of Congress who have discussed the matter with Secretary Cortelyou are of the same opinion. It is expected that determined effort will be made to obtain from the present Congress the necessary authorfza- ton for new building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
NO SUCCESSOR TO CURRY.
Believed That the Office Will Be Left
 Vacant.

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. l9.-It is probable that no general agent of the Peabody Educational Fund will be appointed to succeed the late Dr. JaDez L. M. Curry. N ilnan A. Courtenay, of Newry. 5 C., and former Secretary of the Interior Hoke smith. members of the board of trustees of the fund. were in consultation here to-day with reference to the matter
 MT. smith made the following state- ment tonight:
 'Of cou4se I cannot undertake to say what the executive committee will do, but I see no necessity of selecting sue cessor to Dr. Curry. Prof. George E. Glenn. who was assistant can perform the limited amount of work which will be needed between the present time and the first of October. If the plans formu- lated in January by the board of trus- tees for the establishment of teachers college are carried into effect. there will then be no necessity for general agent representing the trustees"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
pr. Kennedy to Be Freed.

New York, Feb 1s.-Judge Foster grant, ed A motion to-day by District Attorney Jerome to dismiss the bail of H0OOO under which Dr. Samuel Kennedy was held. The district attorney added that if a mo- ton to dismiss the indictment for mur- der against Dr. Kennedy was made later on, he would not oppose 1t. Dr, Kennedy was accused of the murder of Polly Rey- nol5s in the Grand Hotel. The first trial resulted in a conviction and he was sen-
 s1 ed to lie. At the last trial the jury d s4 greeI and he was released on bail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
ENGINEER OF THE MONITOR.
Claude De Lorraine and His Son
 Killed by Escaping Gas.

New York. Feb. D.-Claude De Lorraine. who was chief engineer of the Monitor when that vessel sank the Merrlmac dur ing the Civil war, and his son Edward. aged "A. were found dead from asphyxia- tion at their home in Brooklyn, Gas escaped through the defective tube con- meeting gas stove. De Lorraine, after the war drew the Government plans for raising the sunken vessels in Charleston harbor.
 He was 65 years of age and was at one time chief engineer of the Clyde Steam ship Line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
WORKING ON REPORT.
Strike Arbitration Commissioners
 Meet in Washington.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-The anthracite coal strike commission met here this af- ternoon to begin the work of formulating their conclusions and framing their re- port. All the members of the commission were present. The session was devoted to a discussiGn of preliminary details.
 The commissioners state it Is impossi- ble to say even approximately now long 1t will take 70 franc tha award. The nncrb~rs of the cor'~.i"-ion s'y that ID two m uhers of h. hcl h va yet got ten toaafhcf i0 5isrHs-''n "f fNe f1rth- coming aw0-d and 'h1t m ou li9. of the ve dict can be made at this time,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
THE PoPE's JUBILEE.

His Holiness Looks Forward to It
 With Pleasure.
 Rome, Feb 19.-The Pope's jubilee. on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his cleo ton, tomorrow, will be ushered in by high mass in the Basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Rampoila. Later the pontin will receive the cardinals and other digni- taries, who will present him with gold tiara. the jubilee present of the Catholic world. which cost sS.0oo. Te deum will be sung in the evening and there will be procession of all the Catholic associa- tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
HOUSE PASSES ELECTIVE COMMISSION BILL;
 SENATE DEFEATS THE OSTEOPATHY, ,I>ILL

fences It does not make it incumbent upon either the insiders or the outsiders of a stock law district to build fence.
 At the night session of the House local bills of minor consequence were consid- cred,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Captured by BonilIa.

Panama, Feo. l9,--It is reported here that the Nlcaraguan cruiser Momotombo having on board an expedition sent by President Zelaya to help President Sierra of Honduras. was recently captured by Presldent-elect Bonilla to whom General Sierra declined to relinQtssh the presi- dency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Too Small for Morgan.

New York Feb 19-It is stated that the s5.6cn. TOO bonds recently authorized by the directors of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad win not be taken by J. P. Morgan & Co. The issue is not large enough to warrant syndicate operation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
WRECK ON TEXAS PACIFIC.
Two Persons Riding the Blind Bag
 gage Killed Outright.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 19.-Number eastbound Texas Pacific passenger train was wrecked half mile east of Aledo, fourteen miles west of Fort Worth, at 5:so this morning. Spreading of the rails caused the wreck. Two coaches and bag gage and express cars left the tracks and toppled over.
 J. D. Matthews of Athens. Tenn. and J. H. Riley of Harmony, W. Va, were killed outright. They were riding on the blind baggage and were crushed by the compact of that car and the engine ten- der. c. E. Moody of Gainesville. Tex. was the only passenger injured. His injuries were slight as were those of Express Messenger McEwing and Baggage Master James Nash, both of Fort Worth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Gomners Going to Chicago.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-President Com pers of the American Federation of Labor will go To Chicago this week to hold con ferences with a view to the final adjust ment of the long banding troubles of the United Garment Workers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Escalon President of Salvador.

Panama. Feb. l9.-Pedro Jose Escaioa has been declared elected President of Salvador, succeeding General Regalado and Calixto velado. has been declared Vies-P President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
cortelyou Wants a Buildinp

you had conference today with Repre- sentative Hepburn concerning a. building
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

(COntinued on Page Ten.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

Continued on Page Two.)
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09

First, tie law must he strictly enforced.
, cond s soon "a the supervisors and road
ov.rseers are app inted by the Police Jury
and :" orr in it shall be the duty of the
supervisor 10 notify every road ove,seer in
his ward that on certain day he will call
on him and the two go together carefully
over his beat AMI where the bitches
want cleaning out. culverts put in and dirt
hauled tr m the high places to fill up the
low places, etc. If the negroes, or
any man who is not the assessment roll!
refuse Or neglect to turn out when notified
to do SO, report him once to some macis-
tate, have him ierked up, fined s, and cost.
Pay or SO to jail) If few such examples
are set they will all very soon come to time
If any man, black white, refused to do a
reasonable fair days work the road overseer
shall only allow him for half time and re-
turn him for the balance. The duties of
road overseer and the details of the system
will be given later on.
]. NICKERSoN.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09
Veterinary SURGEON.

DR.. Geo. Oglesby, V. S. OF
Winsboro, will be in Lafayette in
a few days and will remain one
week. He will treat all diseases
of horses, remove decayed teeth,
correct uneven ones-in fact he
treats successfully all durable
diseases of both horses and cat
tie. Special attention given to
diseases of feet. Lameness,
SPAWN, rlngbone and curb sue
cessfully treated. His home is
near US and he is irresponsible and
fully recommended. Call at. liv-
cry stable and see his skeleton of
the horse and collection of the
diseased parts. He will take
in answering questions,
will examine your horse free and
treat you all right.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09

$4,000 For IL Business Site.
Mr.. M. ROsenfield has lately
Judge Parkerson's block oppo-
site the store of Mr.. L. F.
Rigues on Lincoln Avenue. The
price paid for IS feet front by
125 feet in depth, is five thousand
dollars. Mr.. Rosentield intends
to begin the erection, at once, of
a two-story brick building with
plate glass front, to be occupied
by him as a store. The new To-
cation for Mr.. Rosenfield s store
is regarded as an exceptionally
favorable one, by the business
men of the town.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09
New 100000
Concern.
Business

A wholesale grocery and COM
mission house capitalized at fifty
Thousand dollars, is now in
course of organization in La.
fayette, and will be ready for
business within the next four
months. The entire capital will
be subscribed by local mer-
chants and business men, and
the concern will be managed by
home people.
This new enterprise is looked
upon with great favor by our
merchants, and the capital stock
was virtually all subscribed
within a week. This is another
step in the substantial progress
of Lafayette, which is fast
coming to be recognized as one
of the best business towns in the
State.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09
Base Ball.

Last Sunday the Lafayette
Juniors went to Crowley and
played a game of ball with the
Juniors of that town. The Lafa-
yette team arrived in Crowley at
about 2:3O and was received and
well treated by the Crowleyites.
One hour later the game was
called with Guidry in the box for
Crowley, striking out three men
in succession. r. Meaux, of La
fayette, then took the box, pitch
ing good game, having struck
out eighteen men without hit
ting one, and giving only two
bases on balls. The game
lasted an hour and half and re-
suited in score Of 10 to II in
favor of Crowley. The same
teams will play IN Lafayette to-
morrow afternoon at $50. All
turn out and show an in
terest in, and encourage our
bows.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09
ortheT G. Mout on .
Att0rney-at--Law
Lafayette. Louisiana
Public Roads.

To The Lafayette Gszette:
Hon. w. F. Bryan, at the Good Roads
Convention held in St. Louis said:
The improvement Of the country roads
can be justified also on the ground that the
farmer, the first and most important of The
producers OF wealth, ought to be in posi-
ton to hold his crop and market it at the
most favorable opportunity, VIII -reas at
present he is virtually under compulsion to
sell It as soon as it is matured, because the
during the fall, winter or SPRING Instead of
beng his own warehouseman, the farmer is
compelled to employ middlemen and share
with them the profit upon his labor. The
FARMER has right, too, to insist upon roads
that will enable him to go to town, to
church, to the schoolhouse and to the
MONIES OF his neighbors, occasion NAV re-
qulre. and with the extension of rural de-
livery he has an additional need for good
roads, in order that he NAV be kept in Com
munity with the outside world.
1t Is important for the welfare of our
government and for the Improvement of our
civilization that we make life upon the farm
as attractive as possible.
No man ever spoke truer words. There
is nothing that will contribute SO much to
the happiness, wealth and prosperity of
country as good roads. The farmers and
land owners receive about nine tenths Of the
profits accruing from the benefits of having
good roads. Why shouldn't they turn out
md help build them when their crops are
aid by and have little else to do? l believe
hat great majority of them would be only
90 glad to do So if we had law compelling
very man to do his share. know quite a
lumber who have built miles of road lead |
ng into the city, at their own expense I
IN told by some shat the above system |
you'd never be of any use in this parish if
dopted. |
For several reasons; in the first place the
aw would never be enforced if passed. !;
econd, we can't find man in every road
eat who understands working roads. Third,
ne niggers would refuse or neglect to turn
ut and if they did turn out they would not
clip work. That's all a mistake There is
sure remedy, provided for all these evils
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09

The creditors of Plonsky Bros. of Lafa-
yette, in the parish of Lafayette and District
aforesaid, a bankrupt. Notice is hereby
given that on the 9TH day of April, A. d.,
1908, the said Plonsky Bros, were adjudi-
Gated Bankrupt, and the first meeting
of his creditors will be held at J. l.. Ken
nedy's Office in Lafayette on the 18th day of
May, A. d., 1908, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon, at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
April II, A. d., 1893.
THOS. T. TAYLOR, Referee.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09

%
Death of Mrs Arthur Billeaud.
communicated
Mrs Arthur Billeaud died at
her home near Scott, at 5 o'clock
a. M, Tuesday, May, 5. Her
maiden name was leila Reon.
She was 35 years of age and
was a native of Lake Charles.
The funeral services were held
Wednesday, at ST., Johns Cath
olic church, Lafayette. Many
people followed the remains to
their last resting place. Mrs.
Billeaud was a kind and dutiful
mother and wife. Her acts in
life were always characterized
by manifest desire to live up
to the standard of righteousness
and rectitude. Her last THOUGHTS
in life was about her loved ones.
Her death was a fitting close of
a life spent in the performance
Of duty-in the service of her
and her God. She leaves
eleven children to mourn her
leath and share with father
hat bitterest of human griefs |
which the Divine Power alone
AN aSsuage. A FRIEND.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09

Meeting Of Fire Department..
The meeting of the fire depart
ment held last Thursday night
at the courthouse. was notable
for it's large attendance and the
animated discussion of the sub
ject which came up for the con-
sideration of the firemen.
In the absence of Presi-
dent A. E. Mouton Mr.. p. L..
DeClouet was elected chairman
of the meeting, and Mr.. B. J..
Pellerin took his seat at the
table as regular secretary.
Committees were appointed as
follows: A. J. Leblanc, VIM.
eraser, VIM. Campbell, Paul
Castel, G. o. Mouton, DR.. G. A.
Martin, A. E. Mouton, J. r.
Domengeaux, to select a date for
the regular annual parade of the
fire department., and make all
necessary arrangements for a
fitting observance of the day:and
F.. G. Mouton, j. ALI MOutOn,
A. j. Leblanc, VIM. eraser, Geo.
DeClouet, A. B. Chopin, to wait
on the City Council for the pur-
pose Of obtaining an appropria-
ton to purchase a new supply
of hose.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09
a Good Move.

There is talk of moving the
Brass Band stand from the Par.
kerson grove to the grounds re.
Gently purchased by the town
for the new school building.
The school grounds are large
and well shaded and would af-
ford most inviting place for
the public to enjoy open air con-
certs by the band, and the stand
could be placed in such way as
not to interfere with the use of
the grounds for school purposes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-09
Constituted Bowels.

To have good health the body
should be kept in a laxative con-
dition. and the bowels moved at
least once a day. so that all the
poisonous wastes are expelled
daily. Mr.. c.. L. Edwards, 142
N. Main St., Wichita, Kansas,
writes: II have used Herbine
to regulate the liver and bowels
for the past ten years, and found
it a reliable remedy" soc at
Lafayette Drug Co.