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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11
City Council PROCEEDINGS.

Lafayette. La. May. .. 1904.
A regular meeting of the City Coun.
Gil was held this day. Mayor Chas. d.
Gallery presiding:
Members present: F. Demanade. G.
a. Deblanc. H. l.. F~Ontenot. J.. O.
Mouton, A. f. Mouton, NJ. Rosentield.
d. V. Gardebled,
Moved by G. A. Deblanc. seconded
by d. v. Gardebled. that minutes be
approved As read.
Moved and seconded, that the water
and light committee be instructed to
investigate the matter of increasing
n light power of the plant and to
report at the next regular meeting. or
sooner il possible, the apprOximate
cost of adding a capacity of ojOO
lights additional.
Moved and seconded that the report
OF the finance committee be approved
and spread on the minutes.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Lafayette, La, April 30. 1904.
TO the Honorable Mayor. and mem
hers of the City Council of the town
of Lafayette:
Gentlemen:-YOur Finance con,.
mittee respectfully report that they
nave inns day examined the books of
q collector and treasurer, checked
on and cancelled the warrants of the
latter officer. finding all correct.
The collections and disbursements
since our last proceeding report have
been as follows:
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Moved and seconded that a full and
complete q~uietus be. and is hereby
given to Charles DebaillOn as col
lectOr of taxes. licenses ETC.: for this
town, and this shall be authority for
the cancellation of his bond as such.
adopted.
There being no further business
Council adjourned.
CHAS. d. CAFFERY, Mayor.
J.. p. COLOMB, Assistant Secretary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11
The Good Roads Convention.

A Good Roads Convention was
called to meet at the courthouse
Saturday. April %, at 9 o'clock.
The convention was late in get
ting together. The attendance
was small considering the very
important object for which it
was called. 1t was principally
composed of town people. A
number of the old and new Police
Jurors were absent. NJ. Billeaud.
president of the Police Jury
called the convention to order
and was elected chairman, which
position he filled very judi.
ciously and impartially. He
opened the discussion by calling
on each member of the Police
Jury present to give number of
miles, cost per mile. method of
working and condition of the
roads at the present time, which
brought out a good deal of inn
pOrtant and useful information.
AS the discussion progressed, 1
asked the chairman a number of
questions in reference to our
road tax, which he answered
very promptly and satisfactory.
First-questiOn. Is there any
road tax collected in this parish
except the per capita tax and
vehicle tax? ~Answer-Emphati-
cally no. Second questiOn.-Is
there any portion of our parish
taxes set aside yearly for road
purposes! Answer no. Third
question. Has our Police Jury
a legal right to appropriate a
portion of the parish funds to
any separate ward for road
purposes? Unfortunately for
the last two years, l have been
growing a little deaf
and can't hear distinctly all that
said. But I understood the
to say that it had been
lone in some cases. l am well
aware that the Police Jury has
The right to make appropriations
,ut of the parish funds to the
whole parish for road purposes.
After a good deal of discussion
'ver past Police Jury matters, 1
Isked the convention a number
# questions in reference to our
present system of road tax.
first question.-DOes this con-
'entiOn think it right and just
hat if a man owns twenty-five
r fifty thousand dollars worth
# real estate in this parish and
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11

The Magnolia Mills Ltd. can
supply and save you money on
Oats, Corn, Wheat Bran, choice
Timothy and Alfalfa Hay.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11

Positively the shortest and best line
New Orleans to st. Louis. Through
coaches. Through Sleeper. Suberb
Dining Cars.
Joplin Mo. and back $3.50. Car
thage Mo. and back S22.45, day 18th
~ inclusive. Final limit MAY 30.
Extension June 30 Obtainable. stop
overs allowed at St. Louis on all
tickets.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11

years III aye UlldU lIC SIAOuIu NC
exempt from paying any poll
tax, per capita tax, vehicle tax
or road tax: Answer no. Second
questiOn.-DOes this convention
claim that it is right and just
that If a man owns a plantation
worth II or Il thousand dollars
and rents it out to a poor man
who does not own a nickel's worth
of real estate in the parish, but
has two boys, one owe IL, the
other twenty. his own age fifty,
that he should be assessed for
thirty six days work ON the
road or pay thirty six dollars or
go to Jail, when the owner of the
land who lives in town and has
all the benefits of the roads
don't pay any road tax directly
or indirectly. The above law
was imposed in a number of
cases last year. No answer.
Third questiOn.-DOes this con-
ventiOn hold that it is right and
just that a man living in Alabama,
who owns two thousand five
hundred acres of land in this
parish near Scott and has all the
benefits of the roads should be
exempt from paying any road
tax, directly or indirectly:
Captain Buchanan answered and
said the Police Jury has no
authority to levy a road tax on
real estate for road purposes. l
think there must be some mis-
take about the Interpretation of
the road law. If the Captain is
correct in his views, the law
should be repealed as soon as
possible, for it is certainly one
of the most absurd and unjust
laws that can be found in any
civilized country. 1t is a dis
grace to the parish, the State
and the Legislature that passed
it. I claim that every man that
uses the roads and has the
benefit of them should pay his
fair share towards building
them and keeping them in re-
pair. DR.. Mayors resolution
was a very good one had it been
put in a little different shape.
AS it was, it only carried by a
majority of one out of twenty
five votes. There were quite a
number who voted against it
who were highly in favor of
letting out all the roads to be
worked by contract. l think it
is far the best and cheapest
system that we can adopt. The
first clause in his resolution was
to have the parish divided into
road districts. That is quite
Unnecessary. Our parish is
now divided into eight wards
and each ward is an organized
road division within it's self, and
it should not be changed. II
think each ward should control
it's own road work under the
general rules laid down by the
Police Jury.
The Gazette is right. Every
organization should
nave a responsible head. The
chief supervisor of the Board of
Works for the parish is respon-
'ible to the Police Jury for all
lis acts, and the local supervi-
;Ors being appointed by the Jury,
hey are responsible to them for
Ill their acts as road supervisors.
The Board of Works if we'll
appointed, will relieve the Police
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Amount paid treasurer May 2 .Sl67 3
The Secretary reported the follow
ing warrants drawn during the month
Of April 1904, and up to date, and the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11

$3.50 ~
The collector has collected and maid
into the treasury in taxes, licenses.
water, light, etc.; S766. 80. His com.
mission At ; per cent $3.50 for which
mount the Council should issue
warrant to date.
GEO. A. DEBLANC
d. v. GARDEBLED
A. f. MOUTON.
The Mayor submitted the following
report.
DR..
amounts OF fines collected in
February II 90
. IS Is
70 SO
@l67 .
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-11

NO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
b miles shortest line between Shreve-
port and Dallas. Superb Pullman
Vestibuled Sleepers. Handsome Re-
Ginning Chair Cars (seats free) on all
Through Trains.
Only Line with fast morning and
evening trains to St. Louis and the
East.
Only Line witk Pullman Sleepers
and High Back Scarritt Seat Coaches
through without change) to New Or
leans daily.
Only Line with handsome new Chair
Cars through without change) daily
to st. Louis, Memphis and FL Paso.
Elegant Dining Cars, a la carte serv-
ice, daily between Texas and st. Louis.
E. p. TURNER.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Dallas. Texas.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
rraveIers Crowd Majestic.

The San Francisco Commercial
Travellers Association and the friends
of the organization filed the Majestic
Theater last night. Every seat was
occupied The souvenir programme
for the occasion was a unique affair
in the form Of a suit case, typifyfnx
the changeable life that commercial
traveller must lead. Following are the
officers of the organization: G. c..
Miller. president; Henry Heinz, vice
president; J. Armstrong. treasurer; NJ.
p. Mergen. recording secretary. and o..
c. Sievers. The entertainment COM
mittee consisted of E Dunno. H. H
Becker, ]. H. Horstmann. p. Lange, X.
NJ. Borman, N Marisch, ]. E. Bran
don J. r. Salazar and E G. Smith
Thomas V. O'COnnOr and z. Dunno
acted as ticket sellers and helped to
crowd the house.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
SUIT AGAINST
MINE WORKERS

TRINIDAD, Colo, Dec. Suit was
filed in the District Court to-day by
the Victor Fuel Company against the
United Mine Workers of America, John
Mitchell and eleven other officers of the
organization for $491, 900 damages al
legged to have been sustained by the
company during the strike of the coal
miners. This suit does not take the
place of the suit for $S5, 900 fled about
year ago and still pending.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Dec. T.
Judge Cunningham has appointed
Charles c. Butler as special prosecutor
in the cases against A E. Carlton,
Clarence C. Hamlin and over twenty
other prominent citizens, charged with
having kidnaDed and deported former
Attorney General Eugene Engley j.
Hangs, E. J. Cole and several others on
August 20. The court also appointed
Tully Scott, chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Central Committee, as
special prosecutor in cases against Jo-
seph A. Warford and Thomas Brown,
under indictment for the murder of
Christopher Miller and Isaac Lebo
who were killed in Goldfeld on election
day, November s.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
OPPOSES Use
OF FISH TRAPS

At the session Of the International
Seamen's Union yesterday Delegate
Rosenberg introduced a resolution ad-
vocating the protection of the fishing
industry on the Pacific Coast. He saws
that the business, which is one of vast
Importance on this coast, is being rap
idly destroyed by the reckless methods
of the fishermen. The resolution par
ticularly condemns the use of traps,
and urges that legislation be enacted
which will prohibit their use in the
future. The matter was referred to the
legislative committee, with power to
act
1t was ordered that a telegram be
sent to the Secretaries of the Navy,
War, Treasury and Commerce and La
bor and to Representative Livernash
expressing the sense of the convention
as opposed to the contemplated en-
ployment Of coolies on navy GOLFERS
and possibly other vessels of the United
States.
Such course, it was argued, would
be in violation Of the Chinese exclu-
sion law and contrary to that principle
of the admiralty law which regards an
American vessel as American soil
Another resolution was adopted de-
claring the departmental rulings under
American vessels is permitted as being
in violation of the Chinese exclusion
laws, and urging that the President
and Congress see that the laws of the
nation are enforced as far as Chinese
exclusion is concerned.
All members of affiliated unions are
requested to do their utmost to pre-
vent the employment of Mongolians in
the cooks and stewards departments
of vessels, and secure therein the en-
ployment Of union men so far as pos
sible.
Delegate Schaarrenberg introduced a
resolution urging the affiliation of the
International Seamen's Union of Amer
lea with the International Transport
Workers Federation.
At the afternoon meeting progressive
reports were received from a number
of committees. The session will be re-
sumed this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
GOSSIP IN FOLD
OF POLITICIANS

The word is being passed along the
legislative line that Jere Burke of San
Francisco and Jim GiIlis of the State
Library have slated Billy Lamphrey
for sergeant at arms Of the Assembly
The story goes that Assemblymen-
elect are told in San Francisco that
Jim Gillis represents our people" in
Sacramento. There is a common i'm
preston in political circles that the
seventy-fve Republican Assemblymen
will undertake the task of organizing
the Assembly. The suggestion is Of
fered to Assemblymen that they ascer-
tain by direct inquiry whether Burke
and Gillis are authorized to speak for
any one other than Jere and Jim.
An ld-time politician yesterday re-
marked: 1T is all right for Jere Burke
and Jim Gillis to organize the Legisla-
ture If they can fool the members into
the belief that they have been deIegat-
ed by the organization or some other
power to take care of the lawmakers
and see that none stray beyond the
precincts of the State Library and
sergeant at arms rooms for valuable
hints on legislation"
According to general political gossip
there will be a new departure at Sac
ramento next January. 1t is said that
the members of each branch Of the
Legislature will look for inside, rather
than for outside. light en- the subject
of organization.
Note is made OF the fact that George
Rolley Of Humboldt is making fair
progress in his campaign for speaker
ship of the Assembly and is making
this headway on the theory that the
Assemblymen themselves will de-
termine the result. His supporters
contend that he is capable and worthy.
1t would not surprise the politicians if
he should win the prize while others
desiring the honor were looking for
somebody to give orders"
There is gossip to the effect that John
Stafford has the promise of substantial
support for the position of sergeant at
arms of the Assembly. 1t is pre-
dicted that Senator Wolfe will be
chosen President pro tenn. of the Sen
ate and that j. Steppacher will be
elected without opposition to the posi-
ton OF chief clerk of the Assembly.
Senators and Assemblymen repre-
senting the counties of Los Angeles.
San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura,
San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside
met in Los Angeles yesterday and dis
cussed legislative affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
ANOTHER RETIRED OFFICER
TO SETTLE IN SAN FRANCISCO
General w. f. Dougherty VIII Join
the Large Army Contingent
Living Here

BrigAdier General William E.
Dougherty, retired, and Mrs. Dough-
erty are at the Occidental. They have
been making tour of the country.
General Dougherty is one of the best
known and most popular OF officers.
He Joined the army April 10, 1860.
The general has been in every part
of the United States, but likes San
Francisco so we'll that he will make
1t his home Mrs. Dougherty is fond
of San Francisco and will be de-
lightful acquisition to it's society cir
cles.
Major Henry M. Morrow, who has
been Judge advocate of the court-mar-
tial case of Paymaster Harry L. Rees
at Portland, Or, is expected home
next Monday.
Paymaster Rees was ably defended
by Attorney Joel NJ. Long. No de-
cision has been announced.
General Francis Moore will inspect
the troops stationed at Angel Island
to-day.
The saloons Immediately adjacent tc
the entrance to the Presidio are still
fourishing. 1t was thought the fine
of $500 just imposed by Judge Ca
baniss on w. Matkins would proba-
bly, close up the saloons in that To-
cality.
The Presidio football team, the
champions of the Department of Cal
ifornia, will meet the Twenty-first In
fantry eleven at the Presidio athletic
grounds at 2:30 o'clock 2. m. The
teams will line up as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
CONVENTION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOLS IN THIS CITY
Gathering of Religious Teachers to
Be Held in United Presby-
feF.ian Church.

The San Francisco County Sunday
School Association. which is branch
of the great International Sunday
School Association, will hold it's an
nual convention Friday, December 16,
in the First United Presbyterian
Church, corner Golden Gate avenue
and Polk street, Rev. H. h Bell. d.
D., pastor.
1t will open at 10 a. m. with a BIZ
BILE study by DR.. George w. White.
Following this will be an address by
Miss Gray of Oakland on primary
work in the Sunday school.
DR.. E. K. Strong will open the af-
ternoon session with a Bible study
Then DR.. T. S. Young of San Jose will
give his lecture on Teacher Train
ing DR.. William RAIDER will speak
on "Glimpses of Church Life in Eng
land"
The evening session will be ad-
dressed by George w. Dickie, manager
of the Union Iron Works, who will
speak on THE Business Man and the
Sunday School," Charles A. Murdock
will discuss How to Interest Young
Men in the Sunday School," and l.. H.
Carey will speak on The Relation of
the Local Association to the State
and International Association"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

STRUCK BY FALLING SCAFFOLD-Oak-
land Dec flames Brown, a cook living on
Park avenue Alameda struck by scaf-
folding, which gave way as he was walking
beneath it, in front of Lehman's hotel, in
Alameda He brought TO the Receiving
Hospftal here where a severe laceration OF
the scalp was found and stitched by Steward
Harry Borchert-
ENDEAvORERs ELECT OFFICERS
Oakland Dec THE Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the First Christian Church elected the
following officers for the ensuing term last
and Mrs Howard 1854 Eighteenth street:
z. A. Hugill. president; Clifton Wood, vice
president Mrs J. p. Potter, corresponding
retary; Mrs J. Norris Hubbard treasurer;
Miss Mile Earnshaw, pianist; Miss Nellie
Philbrick. chorister.
WILL INSTITUTE NEW ENCAMPMENT.-
Oakland, Dec IA new encafnpment OF Odd
Fellows will be organized at Pleasanton next
Saturday evening, and the members of Oak
land Encampment and Oakland Canton No. IL
Patriarchs Militant, will go to Plessanton TO
attend the institution The members will
leave this city at p. m. and will be Joined
on the way by the Haywards and Niles en-
the new encampment viii be conducted by Dis
trfct Deputy Grand Patriarch Force Of San
Leandro.
WANTS SHARE OF PROFITS TS-oakland,
Dec THE hearing of the suit of S. P.
FiIIrnan against J. T. Rohn and d. Mccarthy
was begun to-day before Judge Ogden. The
three men together bonded the land now used
for the Evergreen Cemetery for S24, OBS 23 and
sold IL to the Alameda Realty Company for
$50 COO Fiilman says he was given none OF
the profits and is suing for 1891 58. or a
in the transaction answer that there were no
profits
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
DECISION IN FAVOR
OF THE LUX HEIRS
It. r. Cooley Loses His Fight for .
Share of the Big
Estate.

The legal fight which has been waged
in the Superior Court for two years
and nine months over the claim Tor
three one hundredths OF the vast Lux
estate as an additional attorneys fee
for James Fl. Campbell was decided
yesterday by Judge Murasky in favor
of the defendants and now the con-
trOversy will be removed to the Su-
preme Court.
The suit was brought by Thomas
Ross Cooley against Miller & Lux. the
Charles Lux heirs and the trustees of
the Miranda Lux estate, and IL set
forth that Cooley. as CampbelTs as
signee, claimed a three one-hundredths
interest in the hundreds Of thousands
of acres throughout the State OF which
Lux died a half owner The claim was
based upon an agreement whereby
Campbell was employed by the Eastern
heirs Of Lux to look out for their in
terest in the estate He received SS7 900
in cash for his services, but contended
that the estate was worth $40. 000, 900
and he should have per cent thereof.
The defendants maintained that the
estate was only worth $4,000. 900 and
that Campbell had been pail in full.
Judge Murasky held that the rights
of the plaintiff, whatever they may
have been under the conveyance by
the heirs, are concluded by the decree
of distribution OF the estate, made
some years ago, and that as a conss-
Quence Judgment in tn action must
be for the defendants.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
HONEY MOON IS
NOT VERY BRIGHT
Wife of Joseph Stirling
Wants Divorce From the
Man She Recently Wed
McKILLICANS, DISAGREE
Mrs. j. L. Wilson Files Third
Suit and Alleges Husband
Treated Her Very Cruelty
HcKILLICANS, DISAGREE
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 RrOad Dac

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Dec. I.
Cupid has deserted the hearthstone
of Agnes V. Stirling and her husband,
Joseph S. Stirling. local manager of
the Apollinaris Water Company. who
plighted their troth in the spring of
this year. Mrs. Stirling now wants a
divorce on the ground of cruelty. They
were married in May and went to St.
Louis and New York for their bridal
trip. According TO the wife. Strings 8
love was not lasting and he became
morose and treated her cruelty. He
would not talk to her for days at a
time and she finally fed from him in
fear. Mrs. Stirling wants a division of
the property, which she says is worth
about $4,000, alimony and attorneys
fees.
Mabel ]. S. McKillican, wife of for
mer Deputy County Clerk Leslie Nc
Kfllican and until recently guard at
San Quentin, was granted divorce
this afternoon by Judge Ellsworth on
the ground of desertion.
After beginning two divorce suits
against ]. L. Wilson, his wife this
evening filed a third complaint and
says that she will prosecute this to the
bitter end. They were married in
Reno in 1900 and twice since then she
has listened to his entreaties and dis
missed actions. Last night she had
him arrested for disturbing the peace
and this evening filed her complaint,
asking for divorce on the ground of
cruelty. He was divorced from a for
mer wife, who lives at Berenda, Cal.
Jennie A. Ley has begun divorce
proceedings against Thomas A. Ley on
the ground of cruelty They have
been married since 1895, but she al
leges>of late he has developed such an
unreasonable jealousy that she cannot
live with him. He threatened to
strike her with his cane when she was
leaving the house one day at 543 Eight
eenth street and atranother time took
her clothes and threatened to have
them sold at auction.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
TRIAL JUDGE
BARS WOMEN
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Dec. ELEVEN jurors
had been sworn in at the trial of Nan"
Patterson for the murder of Caesar
Young at the close of to-day's session
of the criminal branch of the Supreme
Court.
OF the 200 talesmen ninety-five had
been examined, and so many others
had been excused for various reasons
that only a score remained from whom
TO draw the last juror.
Instructions were issued to-day by
Justice Davis that no women shall be
admitted to the courtroom during the
TRIAL
Among the many stories in connec-
ton with the case which have gained
general circulation is one to the effect
that the defense may rest on the evil
dence submitted by the prosecution.
Miss Patterson has expressed a strong
desire to be at her fathers home in
Washington for Christmas it is said,
and is willing TO take chances to gain
that end. If the trial progress rap
idly the defense may call some wit
nesses, but even that is not certain. In
any event everything possible will be
done TO get a verdict before Christmas
day.
Another rumor is that arrangements
have been completed assuring the ap-
pearance during the trial of j. Morgan
Smith an important witness, who has
been missing since a day or two after
the tragedy Smith is Nan" Patter-
sons brother-in-law. 1t is said that
Hyman B. Stern, a pawnbroker, will
testify that Smith purchased the re-
Volver with which Young was shot.