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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-19
School Houses and the Bond

Issue.
To The Lafayett Advertiser.
In the opinion of the writer,
Louisiana's greatest educational
need at the present time is com.
Portable, commOdlOus and we'll
equipped school houses. If one
doubts this statement, let him
travel through the different
parishes and visit the schools.
He will find, with only a few ex.
ceptions, all of the buildings in
which the children are now being
taught to be unpretentious, and
at the very best but second class
barns. Most of them are too
small, and the great majority do
not even afford protection against
the inclemences of the weather.
The desks are awkward in con-
struction. The walls and cell
ings are bare of all decorations;
more than that, are sometimes
black and dingy. The appara-
tus consist of wooden black
boards, chunks of chalk, and
sometimes one or two sOiled
maps. The grounds are de-
nuded of all natural attractions,
save tall weeds and grass.
Now, it is plain. that with
such environments the children
cannot imbibe a taste for the
holy and beautiful, as it is doubt
less within the domain of truth
to say that, as a child's environ
ments are, SO will be his aspira-
tons. Surely it is high time
that the little shanties hereto
fore used as school houses in
this fair State be replaced by
large, well painted buildings
constructed according to modern
architectural designed, located
on attractive and well fenced
grounds; buildings that would
be furnished with patent iron
desks and supplied with a full
paraphernalia of school appara-
tus, such as maps, globes, charts,
musical frames, library cases
and books, mineral collections,
pictures and pieces of statuary.
Imbued with a sense of this
necessity, our wise legislators,
at the last session of the Cen
eral Assembly, resolved to sub
init to the electorate of Louis
lana an amendment to Article
46 of the Constitution so as to
empower the State to issue one
million dollars of bonds, said
money to be used exclusively for
the purpose of acquiring school
sites, and the purchase or erec-
ton of school houses and build
ings and their equipment.
The election will be held on
the eighth of next November,
and it will then be up to the
people to decide whether their
should continue to be
educated in the antebellum
hutS or should have decent.
modern school houses. May
Heaven direct the decision in
favor of the children.
CREOLE.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-19
Assessor and Registrar.

Mr.. VIM. s. Crane, of California,
Nd. Suffered for years from rheuma-
tism and lumbago. He a finally
advised to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which he did and it effected a
complete cure. This liniment is for
sale by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-19

Comeaux, Clerk.
9Th Ward, at Monte Store. John
Wilmington and Joe Hernandez.
Democrats: August Armand, Republic
can; Pierre Breaux, Clerk.
ALT. a. DELuOMME,
President Coard of Supervisors OF
Election.
NJ. MELANCON,
Assessor and Registrar
The evening world., 1904-03-08
CARS SQUADRON IS ABLE
TO PUT UP STIFF DEFENSE.
They Are Up-to-Date and Though the Enc
my's Fleet Appears to Be More Formid-
able There IsNot Much Disparity-Another
Effort Made to Bottle Port Arthur.
lRv A.aocInted pre..l

-.....s EH-tl. (By Assochte Press) HH
ct. PETERSBURG, March S-The whereabouts of Capt Retzeneein's
yladivuaok squadron is carefully guarded by the military authorities. but
there Ia 4 strong impression here that when the seven Japanese warships
appeared on the harbor Sunday and yesterday the Russian squadron az
outside. perhaps down the coast cooperating with the Russian land force
near the mouth of the Tumen River. .--.s. s
n II the Russians were outside and the Japanese definitely ascertained
that fart q big sen tight 10 probably Imminent
ftAs Acoaadered certain that .ihs Japanese in that case will lie on saa-
on vladiyoEok TO prevent the Russians return. giving battle II the Rus
slams are caught in the open sea. All the harbors along the coast in WHOA
the Russians might seek refuge arr frozen, and the squadron must evehtu-
ally be forced TO return to Vadivostok for coal u F
Although the Japanese squadron is superior in numbers and guns. COM
Of a battle ship and four armored cruisers, two of which are believed
TO be the Idzumo and the Yakumo, and two unarmored cruisers, the four
armored cruisers under Capt. Reitzenstein. the Rossia, Gromoboi, Rurk
and Bogatyr, arc among the finest vessels in the Russian navy, constituting
a sister ships a homogeneous fighting unit. ~
A naval service organ here argues lengthiy that the present Japanese
naval disposition presages a movement oil a large scale in the Sea Of Japan.
and the paper accounts for all the Japanese ships except the batteship
Yashima and the armored cruiser Tokiwa, one hrst-csss protected cruiser
and Ave second class, reckoning the batte-ships Fugi and Shikishima, the
armored cruisers Iwate and Asama and the protected cruiser Takachibo a.
being injured. *
The evening world., 1904-03-08
WOMAN'S BODY
FOUND. WATER
She Was Handsomely Dressed,
and in Her Purse Was a Card
Bearing Name "Disbrow &
Co., Richmond Hill"

The Rockaway Beach police have a
mystery in tho finding Of the body of
a handsomely dressed young woman In
the surf at Arverne, near Rockaway
Beach. this afternoon.
The body was discovered by Robert
p. Murphy. OF Far Rockaway. who noti-
fed the police. 1t was laying on the
sand with the breakers falling over 1t
and had been in the water but a short
time. There were no Indications OF vio-
lence, GO .
years old and OF unusual beauty. She
was about Ave feet,four inches tall and
weighed 1875 pounds, Her skin was OF a
dark olive tint and her features regu-
liar. Her hair was a dark chestnut and
her eyes light brown.
All OF the clothing was OF the finest
quality: i consisted Of a handsome
polka dot dress. black silk stockings,
white corsets trimmed witch blue silk
and lace shoes. No hat vas found
Alter The Body wa. found a search
leather hand bag in which were two
purses One contained a small foreign
coin and another IA car bearing the
name "Disbrow and Company. RicA-
mohd HILL" There was also a handker-
chief n the bag initiated with the let
immediately after the finding of the
body and the card the police teisphoned
to the Di5brow family at Richmond
Hill and gave A. description OF the,
they say that there was no member OF
the family anagerine that description.
TThey lfarned ais, that Mrs. !clarenoe
pisbro~ was ~ hsr hose IN Hivsr
The evening world., 1904-03-08
new POOCROOM
RAID IN HARLEM
INSPECTOR Smith and His Police
.se men Batter Down the Doors
at No. 256 West One Hundred
and Twenty-first Street.

Another screw was put into the lid
In Harlem this afternoon when Police
Inspector Smith and nearly a score OF
policemen broke down the doors OF
What Is known as the Ganesvoort Club,
Ut No. rs West One Hundred and TWEEN
ty-hrst street.
This Is a three-story brownstone front
house md 10 one OF a long row of
others OF a similar character. 1t Is In
the centre of a flne residential district.
Before organizing the raid inspector
6pntth sent Policeman barrow. a mem
Der of HE personal stan, to secure evil
dSuce. He obtatred enough information
10 induce Magistrate Baker to issue a
warrant, and armed with this the In
.Aector and his policemen d~escended
Upon The place. y
no get In they had TO break down the
doors at the front entrance INK the
basement. In the Tear room on the first
f9or they found n stout partition ana
behind this were racing charts, teie-
phone booths and other adjuncts OF, a
There were thirty-two men in the
room when the police entered. One OF
tlenask who gave the name OF WIftatn
70 the ground but was caught by \
policeman stationed there. Another ran
up the stairway and got out on the
roof but was held up by a policeman
with q drawn revolver.
EVERY . in the place was put under
arrest and the entire bunch, was taken
10 the West Ono Hundredsand Twenty
httla street police salon.. There all were
rSlsNaed- extent two. . These gave the
names OF James MeGoverh and John
MiHiA1I9s Taey, rRepe held for arrniGn-
mtpt N the police court.
The evening world., 1904-03-08

covering away and began to play the
streams upon the burning section. The
hre a already gained some headwav
nut as soon as the combined efforts OF
the mel were directed to the source OF
the. flames the FIRE was extinguished.
Father. John, Hughes was Just about
entering the church at the time the
hfteen women who were at their pray
ers were rushing out. He ran to the
altar at, once N eaved the Blessed
Sacrament. some valuable vestments
We're saYed.-lt Is feared. however. that
the three Great sta ined windows are
ruined. They are valuable and the
most beautiful In, the clN..
The loft where the fire started was
infested by pigeons who had long made
their home there. It Is, believed that
some boys In quest OF eggs a got into
n loft nnd dropped a-match there.
Chief Bipns took charge OF the fire
companies and battalions. directing the
work from "A place on the north tower.
The reserves of thez West SiNty.eighth
ard Forty-seyenth street stations were
sent TO the church soon after the alarm
was turned in Thousands of people col
lecttd. and the police had great trouble
In keeping them In check.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
FATHER POISONS
ALL HIS FAMILY
Bankrupt and with Murder and Suicide
Planned He Entertains Them at Circus
and Dinner and Then Kills Them.

BERLIN. March S.-Lieu;. earl
Beseke. retired. after a long n steady
decay OF fortune. took his last money
and gave a splendid dinner in g,i,r o.
his nineteen-year-oid daughters birth
day. Beseke then poisoned his wife,
daughter. two IONS, respectively twelve
and sixteen wears old cadets at II mill
tary academy n himself with cyan
ide OF potassium, which he seemingly
inserted in the mouth OF each In the
form OF u pill after they had gone 10
sleep.
Tho poisoning occurred last night. all
the members of the family being found
dead to-day.
The sherlns a taken chase of
everything in the house, and labels had
been posted on Beseke's furniture,
~h.ch would have been sold at auction
~ Trfr-1xs7
The evening world., 1904-03-08

Ars. Clara Mabel Kennedy; resumed
the stand to.day. Mr, worthinr-
Privileges and Elections. Mr. worthinE-
tofL of r,he defense, continued the
REPRESENTATION Of the witness, and
inquired as to. the reasons for her mar
riage being at Junrez, Mexico, instead
OF at the Mormon settlement at Diaz,
where she lived. ~
she said she. knew of no reason ana
had NJ Information regarding an at
tempt to have the ceremony performed
elsewhere. She added that she did not
tell any one that the man to whom she
was to be married had another wife,
and 80 far as she knew those perform
ing the ceremony did not know the mar
riage, was to be d plural, one D..
Later Mr.. WorthinBton asked Mrs.
Kennedy II she did not know that APP
~iiicaton had been made to APOSTLE
Teasdalessand that he had refused to
conduct or to authorize the plural mar
riaxe. What did he say?' asked Mr..
iWorthinRton.
'1ie said 1t could not be done, as all
hat had been done away with said
Mrs. Kennedy.
MI. worthington called attention to
the Inconsistency OF the statements.
The evening world., 1904-03-08

After a brilliant career and a mar
rtnye with an heiress. Beseke had
reached the end OF his fortune.
lie won the Iron Cross during the war
OF lS7o-n with France, married tho
daughter OF II rich hotel-keeper. there
by having to leave the service, Us he
married out OF his caste, and stnrtedfs
newspaper.
The Lieutenant wrote well, but the
paper was not successful and he be-
came sales agent !ur u manufactures
and then manager Of n map-making
enterprise. lie lived beyond his meanA
for thirty years,
Last night the Beseke family had q
box at the circus. At 10 o'clock dinner
was ordered in from Al caterer. Beseka
was especially gay aud tender and
pressed his wife and his three childreu
TO drink lots OF cbaInpasne. He diod
holding his wifeis hand tightly
The evening world., 1904-03-08

WASHINGTON, March s--The peculiar moral standard that governs
the polygamous Mormon wa we'll illustrated in testimony given before the
Senate committee in the smoot case to-day by Apostle Lyman, who has two
wives and lives with both. '..
He admitted that he knew that this action a contrary 70 the Law,
and contrary to the rule Of the Church. but said that he expected to con-
tinuS living along as he had been nving-wth both wives. L
"You take the rule ot the Church TO be the word OF God" asked SEN
amr Haar. &
Il do" replied Apostle Lyman, Who is in line for succession to the
ONE now held BY, President Joseph Smith II e.. s,, /. -
"Then," said Senator Hoar, "you- are living in violation OF the law Of
God and or the law Of the iand?"
Lyman admitted this to be true. but excused himself on the grouad that
he coufd not justly refuge to live with and support both wives.
y The testimony Of Charles L. Merrill who has two wives. showed that
he was the son OF his father by his fathers third wife, and that his father
married him to his second wife one year after the edht against polysamy
was issued. a#ia. +rF4 ~ Z "a AN. H&rt+#" Ht ~ ~
The evening world., 1904-03-08
FOR SAFER BUILDINGS.

An ordinance framed to give the
superintendent OF buildings authority
10 stop peremptorily the construction
OF any building he deems unsafe, AID
power to instruct the police to arrest
ihe contractors II thev disobeyed hts
instructions, was introduced to-day IVY
Alderman Bennett and referred 10 tae
Committee on Buildings.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
DIDN'T DRINK WITH MELLES.
TO the Editor Of Tn. Evening wcrlsI

To the Editor Of The Evening woridr
In your sixth edition of this date
about Musician Dead by Poison YOU
say that I made a statement to the
police saying / had drank with Mr..
Melles Saturday last TIL II o'clock p.
NJ. I never made this statement to any
body. Mr.. Melles left my music store a,
II o'clock p. NJ. Saturday ana that was
the last I saw OF Mr.. Melles. Yours
very truly, s. KAUFMAN.
New York. March 8. 1904.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
CRUSHED
" BY HUGE HORSES
Brewer Worker, Running Along.
side of Team, Fell Under the
Hoofs and Was TrampIed to
instant Death.

~ team OF big gray horses trampled
frank Diehi, siNty<four Years old, to
death this afternoon in the stone. pa
staete yard Of the Joseph Elias Brew
cry. at Efftv-fourth street and First
VENUE. piehl. was q stable man. His
address TX unknown.
lie. was assisting Conrad Grehl. n
driver. in breaking the team TO arnczs
alhc horses were hitched 10 a heavy
brewerv wagon and Grehl was driving.
DiehI ran alongside the team. ready 70
lump 10 tho heads OF the animals .shouid
they get beyond control of the drive,
Eventually they did act beyond hiS
shipped an the wet stcncs and rolled nm.
der their boots, G-ehl could. not tiIr,
them away, and beforc, the body Of thu
old man could he. GOT from its position
out OF H.. E
The evening world., 1904-03-08
00ELL signs THE
EDUCATIONAL BILL
Dr.. Draper win Head the
New Board and the System
win Be. in Operation Next
Month.
ALBANY. March S.-Gov. odell signed
tile Educational untncation bill this al

ALBANY. March S.-6ov. odell signed
tile Educational ~Uinincation bill this al
ternoon. AZ
DR.. Andrew s. Draper. President OF
Illinois University, formerly Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction OF this
State. nSs.lseD. will be elected Commits.
sioner OF Education by the Legislature
in Joint session on Thursday. and vii
accept the position, The new board OF
eleven regents which, with the Commits
sooner Of Education. will administer the
educational system ~ the State after
First District, CHARTS A. Gardiner,
whiteiaw RelL Edward Lauerbach
and Eugene A. PhiHbin, all Of New York.
Second. st. clair Nick dlway, OF Brook
lyn. Third. Albert yhnderveer; Of AL
Fourth (No ~representatiye In present
board. Fifth. William Nottingham. OF
SYRACUSE. SIXTH Samuel Beach. OF
Watkins SEVENTH Puiny T.. Sexton, OF
Palmyra. Eighth. T. Gilbert Smith. OF
SuylNtH
The evening world., 1904-03-08
THE

FIRST RAcE-Port Warden e to
y I, yellow Hammer u to q 2,
Colin George 8.
SECOND RAcE-carl kahIer e
TO y I, PaImist 90 TO y 2. Neither
One 8.
THIRD RAcE-steiIa Allen "a to
81 I, FalbaIa "a to y 2, Miss Galore 3.
FOURTH RAcE-Lev Dorsey (3
to ~, vertry u to y 2, Morning
Star 8.
FIFTH RAcE-New Mown Hay
q to p I, Wreath Of Ivy "a to y 2,
komombo 9.
SIXTH RAcE-Tapered. e to y
I, Lou Woods Is to, y e. Circus
Girl 8.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
laps MAKE SECOND DASH
TO BOTTLE PORT ARTHUR

PARIS. March S-A report has reached here that the Japanese have
made another attempt to blockade Port Arthur. The report says that the
experiment Of sending merchant ships into the harbor entrance and sink
ing them was repeated. No particulars have been received. The previous
attempt at blockade "a pronounced a failure by the Russians and the
Japanese admitted that It had not met with the measure of success they
had anticipated g.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
r RACE.

start GOOD. Won driving. Time-i.4T 3-5.
Port Warden caught Yellow Hammer
tlrtng in the run home and wore him
away. Yellow Hammer was poorly
handled and made too much use of, as
he carried Charlie Fisher on his feet the
first -three-quarters. Gus Heidorn was n
contender to the stretch. The winner
was hid up 1906 by William Hueston and
retained,
SECOND RACE.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
CAR ORDERS 81. LOUIS
FAIR Bull DING DOWN

ST. LOUIS. March s-The framework for the Russian national pavilion
at the Worlds Fair was torn down to-day On receipt OF a cablegram from
st. Petersburg by Contractor Lecouer, who has been in charge OF the work
Work on the framework OF the pavilion was wSl under way.
The cablesram was from the Department Of the Interior, briefly order
ing such work IS had been completed torn down.,
The evening world., 1904-03-08
IS. THIRD RACE.

Stella Allen o~utciassed and outrnn
her company, She opened up a N'n1mg
lead in the first quarter n was eased
up at the end. Falbala took n wide
turn into the stretch, but wore down
Carrie Potter and Miss Galore in the
run home.
EnI,nru RAnr
The evening world., 1904-03-08
FOURTH RACE
Six and one-half furlongS.

Autumn Leaves ran on almost equal
terms with Lev Dorsey to the stretch,
where he a her raced into submls-
sion. Then Morning Star made a bid.
but the winner also disposed OF her
and Nestry also caught her firing and
wore her down n got the place In the
hna stride. Tho others could not keen
up with the procession nj any part OF
the journey.
The evening world., 1904-03-08

Htart .koou' Won cTeVerIY' TIhle-I'I3 F-o'
Carl Kahler had all the speed and
stretch to stall on PaImist. who was
his nearest attendant all the way.
Neither One ran all around her field
ard finished strongly. passing out Iclcle
ducee got away slowly and was on the
outside. He got up to IL ~contending
position OF. the turn. but faded away
In. the run home. e .
The evening world., 1904-03-08
VANDERBILT. WINS
STAKE IN PARIS

PARIS, March Sat the Saint Quen
races to-day the Prix Barlleur was won
by William h. Vanderbilt's ouos Ego.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
FAvOR|TEs WIN
RACES At NEW ORLEANS
Carl Kahler, Stella Allen. Lev Dorsey
and New Mown Hay Win i'll Success!
sion and Talent Get Back Some of
Their Losses Of the Previous Days.
lspeclnl % INC Evenlnr world.l

NEW ORLEANS, March S.-Favorites
and outsiders succeeded In carrying on
the races here to-day. The talent won
heavily on the victories of Carl kahler,
Stella Allen, Lev Dorsey. and Ne"
Mown Hay. who were the favorites IN
their respective races.
The evening world., 1904-03-08

New Mown Hay had two lengths the
best Ct a-bad start and showed the
way 10 the finish. Wreath OF Ivy was
hss when the barrier went up and had
The evening world., 1904-03-08
WWESTELL
POLYGAMY SECRETS
ON WITNESS STAND
They Admit to the Senate in the Smoot
Case that They Lived as Plural
Wives in Defiance of.the. Laws OF the
Church and the United States,

Clara Mabel Kennedy, Taxed OF the
Witness Stand, Says that 1t Was
Not Pleasant to Remember---Reve-
1ations as to Social Conditionsin Utah.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
HOSTILE FLEETS
LINE Up FOR BIG
BATTLE AT SEA

VIadivostok Squadron and Mikado's Ships
That Bombarded that Port Are Likely to
Come Together at Any Moment and There
Will Be a Terrific Fight to a Finish.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
Saved Her Moo GIrl.

saved her Little Girl.
klrs p d, cu.asE hoS 81 KisSoiSs Ave.
ssoo ssAs' % NE A
The evening world., 1904-03-08

Butt Kood' won tasIIN' Ilmt--Ve 80.
Hicks waited on Circus Girl to the mid
die of the last turn and then raced
her into SUBMISSION and won with
CScus Girl for the place by half a
length.
The evening world., 1904-03-08

to close a big gap to land in second
place in the ANAL sixteenth apd finished
strongly. Those behind the nrst three
were completely outclassed and never
figured prominently In the running.
SIXTH RACE.
The evening world., 1904-03-08
NEW YORK. TUESDAY, MARCH 8. 1904.
JAPANESE MILITARY STORES BEING MOVED 10 TIE FRONT
4 ~ BY JINRLKSHA MEN, WHO ARE MARVELS OF BRA WIN AND AGILITY

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Douglas Island news., 1904-12-28
GAuE cHRIsTMAs GIFTs.

Elliott & Smith the proprietors of the Douglas City Pharmacy, in accordance with their usual custom, gave away a number of beautiful Christmas pres ents this year. In order to decide the contest among the boys and girls, they allowed each one to guess the number of sheets of tinfoil contained in solid ball, made up of the tinfoil taken from boxes of Jenny Lind cigars. In order to ascertain the number of sheets which was unknown, the ball was weighed by Assayer Ott, of Treadwell, also one sheet of the foil, and the num- Der of sheets as found by this process was sealed by Mir. Ott until after the guessing. There were 214 sheets, Ella Carroll, whose guess was PIP, won the girls prize, beautiful comb, brush and mirror. John Joseph Sullivan, whose guess was 200, won the boys prize, an eikhorn comb and brush.
 The beautiful burnt work chair was given to Mrs. M. L. Tatom, who held the lucky number 158. The drawing was done by Miss Mary Marks.
Douglas Island news., 1904-12-28
6TO0.

A word about the Christmas football game. At the first part of the present season an agreement was entered into by the football teams of Juneau and Douglas to play a series of the games during the season, on the three great days. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. The first game to be played in Juneau and the other two in Douglas. We'll, we tore ourselves away from our Thanksgiving turkey and bappy homes and went to that dear Juneau; we were led like lambs to the slaughter out to the frozen football field of Juneau; did we complain of hard condition of the ground? We'll l guess not, we went in and did our best against fearful odds as to weight; yes we were beaten but went home with light hearts, satisfied that we had done our best.
 Now comes the story of Juneau's shame. The Juneau manager had nromised that we should have forty per cent of the receipts of the game there. ask the wind that sighs over Mt. Juneau or the waves that beat on the shores of our isle, we'll I should say not. We buckIed down to hard work, resolved that when the Merry Christ mas Days shadows had fallen it would finds Juneau's gory scalp lock hanging at our belt. A few days before the ap- pointed time we noticed that our friend the enemy had spies watching our movements, and finally the captain of their team came over and asked us to change the date of the game to date when we could not play. His reasons were that the ground would be too hard. their mammals wanted the little curled darlings to partake of their pap at home that day and that the business men of Juneau objected to a Sunday game. The last reason was sufficient to convince us that they had the very common complaint of cold pedal eX- tremities. When we suggested as much the pretty boy who runs the nursery and boiler plate departments of the great Juneau morning false alarm said i it was us. Ye Gods!
 Juneau has therefore forfeited the game, and it belongs to Douglas by the score of 6 to 0. That makes it hoss and hoss this year. They do say that the victories of peace are the greatest So be it. DOUGLAS.