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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-02-21
A Fathers Ambition.

yes" said the new acquaintance,
I'm q member Of the bar"
well, WELL" exclaimed Popley, I'm
glad l me you. I've been thinking
some Of making a lawyer of my boy"
"Tn be glad to help the young man
II lean. Err, what's his manner"
"Oh, we haven't named him yet. He
only arrived last week."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-02-21
Tir,ed Taboy.
|MolRoMs}

Miss Oldbird has had a suit Of ar
NOR made for her cat Phoebe. Phoebe
can now stroll forth into the night
without the slightest possible dan
ger Of returning with a compound
fracture Of her wishbone.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-02-21

Plant sweet pea seed now. At
the Moss Pharmacy they have a
selection of the best varieties in
bulk.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-02-21
Nerve Strain.

NefVe strain.
MI. Quicktaint (trustee of Coldcash
university)-I wish our professors
would stop making speeches.
Fellow Magnate-Why, they have
mt said anything Objectionable. have
they?
MI. Quicktaint-No; but l have to
keep reading their speeches to see IL
they do or not.-Puck.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-02-21

CHAS. j. MULLER,
superintendent Power House
The sun., 1906-01-12
TIE CANAL INQUIRY.
senate Committee VIII summon Magazine
and Newspaper Writers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE lid was put
on the Taft hearing before the lnteroceanic
Canals Committee of the Senate to-day.
The reporters were present for a brief
time at the beginning of the session while
the committee discussed the advisability
of open sessions. Finally Chairman Millard
told the press representatives that it had
been deemed necessary to close the doors
for to-day at least, and they filed out of
the room, meeting Secretary Taft going
in. He was expected to inform the COM
mittee what witnesses to summon in order
To get certain information.
Secretary Taft was before the committee
only a short time. He was not on the wit
ness stand, but will be called later as a wit
ness He talked with the members of the
committee concerning he scope OF the pro-
posed hearing 1t was decided to hold the
first hearing next Tuesday and Chief Engi
neer Stevens will be the first witness called.
1t was decided, among other things.
after the various heads of departments in
canal work have been heard, to subpoena
the magazine and newspaper writer's and
require them to state fully the information
upon which recent criticisms of the canal
administration hava been based.
Chief Engineer S;tevens's testimony next
Tuesday will be given behind closed doors
The committee intends to question the
Chief Engineer on the plan for the canal
whether sea level or lock. and in prepara-
ton for this has asked the President to
transmit to the cominittee an advance
copy of the final report of the consulting
engineers The President agreed to do
so. with the understanding that the docu-
ment was to be regarded as confidential
until the President approves or disapproVes
it and himself makes the report public,
The sun., 1906-01-12
ROOSEVELT A RED MAN.
Initiated Into the Improved Order Under
the Great IncOhOnee's DIspensatiOn.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-President Roose-
welt was initiated into the Improved Order
Of Red Men this morning Strictly speak
ing. there was no initiation as known in
lodge rooms, but honorary membership
was conferred on Mr. Roosevelt in his own
Office at the White House and the oath OF
membership was administered by dis
ting,ished officer Of the order.
Besides the officers who took part in the
ceremony these members OF Congress,
who are members Of the organization, were
present and shook hands cordially with
Novitiate Roosevelt Immediately after the
administering of the oath: Senator Dryden
of New jersey, Representatives Livingstone
and Bell OF Georgia, Loudenslager and
Gardner of New Jersey, Rodenburg OF
Illinois and Sperry of Connecticut.
The ceremony was described az highly
dignifed and interesting one. testimonial
was presented, and in offering it Judge
Robert T. Daniel Of Griffin, Ga, Past Great
Incohonee, read from a paper tytewrltten
in red He said in part:
"Slch men as you, Mr.. President, are not
tho result Of accident. At their nativity thu
bright star Of promise burns with splendor.
and around their sacred forms the robe OF
atty GnfS thn Shielding re- and wnrH pa9Hteoi
done, then, wrapped in the love and ad-
miration of grateful people. they, enter
the land of the liel, where their everlasting
praises will be sung by, the choir Of the
heavenly courts. The highest and best
type of civilization to-day is typified by
the American people: To be the idolized
ruler of such a people is an honor and
dist nct ion greater than to be crowned
head or he sovereign Of any other nation
on earth. As such, sir, ! hail you to-day.
The President responded to Judge Daniel
as follows
This Is a wholly unexpected honor an
honor which, it is needless to say, deeply
appreciate. / appreciate not only the
eed but the spirit lying back Of the deed,
and the words in which you have couched
your speech of notification. Orders such
as this play n signally great and useful
part in our body social polite and eco
nomic; for if there is one thing for which
this nation should especially stand, 1t -
brotherhood within our own borders and
the spirit OF just and fair treatment of others,
and OF demanding Just and fair treatment
for ourselves as outside our own borders.
! thank you and deeply appreciate the
courtesy shown me in this token forwarded
to me on behalf Of the Improved Order of
Red Men, and | can assure you that while
| am President l shall do all that III me lies
to make every good American feel that
/ am trying to carry out his Ideals
The oath was administered by Wilson
Brooks of Chicago, Great Chief of Records,
and the secret work was communicated by
Past Great Incohonee Thomas X. Donnelley
Of Philadelphia. The dispensaton under
which President Roosevelt was made
nember vas IS granted Gy yoJShnae J1hn W. Cherry
The delegation Of officers said afterward
that the President had previously expressed
a desire to Join the order.
The sun., 1906-01-12
MRS. SEAMAN FOUND DEAD.
She Was sitting Upright on = Couch--No
One Else In House.

BALDwINs, l.. l., Jan. Il.-Mrs. Eliza eth
Seaman. widow Of the late William Sea-
man, who kept a grocery here for many
years, was found dead in her home this
afternoon. Justice A, B. Wallace will hold
an inquest. An autopsy will be made to-
morrow. David Robinson, a horticlltur-
ist and Horiculturst who worked for various
wealthy men hereahouts, boarded at Mrs,
Seamans house He is away and can throw
no light on the matter.
After the death of her husband Mrs. Sea-
man lived alone except for Robinson, who
boarded at the house, She was rather
strong and active woman, although 50
years old. Yesterday Henry Bedell, a
baker, " ho was III the habit of lea wing
bread at the house, went there as usua !,
but there was no response. He left some
bread and went away. This afternoon he
again went to the house and there was
again no response and lie found the bread
Jones, colored man who lives near, Jones
could not recall having seen Mrs, Seama n
for couple OF days at least. He had not
seen Robinson either: Wesley ID. Smith,
the executor of Mr.. Seamans estate, was
summoned, and Oh his authority an en-
trance to the house was forced.
Mrs. Seaman was found sitting upright
on a couch dead. Beside her was bottle
which had contained whiskey and a smaller
one that had contained peppermint. Mrs.
Seaman had been dead about forty -eig hit
hours, according to the doctors who were
called. The body was removed to Fulton's
morgue at Ereeport, where an autopsy
will be performed tomorrow. The inquest
will be held next Tuesday.
The sun., 1906-01-12
DINNER AT TIE WHITE HOt SIC
Given in Honor OF the Diplomats and Their
wives.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The President ana
Mrs Roosevelt entertained at dinner to-
i,ht /, honor of the Amba assadors and
a,,, ,,o;r ,.i,..s covors beinp laid
h"'is'e'a ,,t "'''' '"e.' -
LOT o. Inc guests "''e
The Austro-l Hungarian Ambassador anu
Nine. liengelmuller. the French Amoas-
sanor ana Anne. 'usseia"u' 'he "e.'la"
Ambassador ana Baroness Won st'rhpurs'
the British Ambassador ana Lazy nurahu'
,hc braHll'an Ambassador aiI NINE Napuoe' aoloI
the Russian Ambassador and Baroness fosen,
the Mexican Ambassador and Nine. Casasus.
.!.e Swedish Minister. the Danish Minister,
the Haytian Minister and Nine. Leger, the
Costa Rican Minister. the Nicaraguan Minis
ter. the Siamese Minister. the Chilean Minis
fer and MIN. Walker Martinez. the
Portuguese Minister. IN. Cuban Minister
and S,nn, oInsodo ,hn Chinese Minister
-,
The sun., 1906-01-12
CANTIN GETS A DIVORCE.
Virginia Earl TestIfes- The Court Doesn't
Drink Champagne.

Virginia Earl the actress, handsomely
gowned and wearing a large picture hat,
was witness IN the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn yesterday in the suit brought
by Eugene j. Cantin against Louise dek.
Cantn for an absolute divorce. The couple
were married in 1893 and have no children.
At one time they lived in the Clarendon
Hotel, Brooklyn, and subsequently In the
vendome Hotel, Manhattan. The plaintiff
names Harry NJ Moses, wealthy business
man, as correspondent. The allegations
are denied by both defendant and core
spondent, the latter testifying that he
was merely friend of the Cantins for
many years.
Virginia Earl when called said she was
Mrs. Frank Lawton. She testified she had
made the acquaintance Of the defendant
while living in the Nendome, and frequently
with her brother visited Mrs Cantin, who
was an invalid. She said she had met
Mr.. Moses there, but had never seen the
slightest misconduct on the part of either.
Il had often seen champagne served in
the Cantn apartment, Miss Earl said in
reply to question. Sometimes this
would appen at 2 o clock in the morning"
Did YOU ever take any Of the "ine!" she
was asked
Il have often partaken Of wine myself
Sne replled.
THAT is nothing out Of the common"
said counsel. Everybody drinks cham
pagne at times
NO, they don't" said Justice Dckey.
Il DON'T
Miss Earl was then cross-eXamined by
the plaintiffs lawyer.
you are a divorced woman, are you
not?" he asked
lam" replied the witness. with smile.
Did you obtain the divorce?" asked the
defendants counsel.
Il did. said Miss Earl, again smiling.
Are you married now" asked Justice
Dickey.
Il am not said the actress.
4Once quite sufficent?" said Justice
Dickey
Quite" said the actress.
A number of other witnesses were ex-
amined and the case was then given to the
jury They rendered a verdict in or Of
the plaintiff.
The sun., 1906-01-12
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Six Chicago Cases Are Being Argued BE.
fore the u. s. Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE question OF
municipal ownership of the street railroads
in Chicago depends largely on the outcome
of five cases which were before the Supreme
Court to-day for argument After the
voters of that city elected Mayor Dunno on
a municipal ownership platform and an at
tempt was made to carry out the expressed
wishes Of the majority the franchises Of
the street railways were attacked. The
matter was taken to the United States Cir
cult Court for the Chicago District which
decided that most of the franchises had
fifty-three years yet TO run, that others eX-
PRED in 1905, and still others had already
expired,
Six appeals and cross appeals to the Su-
preme Court were taken from this decision,
and these came up for argument to-day,
being advanced out of turn on account OF
their Importance. Counsel joined in a re.
quest for an enlargement Of the time for
argument. suggesting siXte IN hours to he
divided equally, but the court allowed only
half of that period
The case was opened to-day by Pernard
Tolles, on behalf of the various traction
companies, and Clarence Darrow of counsel
for the city will follow. Noagreement has
yet been reached as to the order in which
counsel will speak, but Glenn f. Plumb and
Edgar Bronson Toman will also represent
the city, and John S. Miller and Joseph
Auerbach the traction companies, while
John q. johnson Of Philadelphia will close
the case for the latter side.
The sun., 1906-01-12
ATTACKS WALL STREET.
Senator Hepburn Says It's Gambling club
and Threatened COunfrN,s Credit.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-Senator Hepburn
of Idaho called up his bill creating the
National Board Of Corporations to-day
and made stirring speech in advocacy
Of it, He went after the insurance com
panies without gloves. Those corpora.
tions, he declared. should be required to
adhere to the insurance business and 10
keep out of Wall Street.
wall Street" said the Idaho Senate
Hudson. 1t has threatened the credit or
the country. Give us what we want y!
we'll start a panic! was their cry Ther"
was time VIXEN Wall Street could pre-
cipitate panic, but that time is past
Mr.. Hepburn said that insurance com
funds, and it was the object of his bill to
make it impossible for these companies
to rush to the rescue of every financIer IN
distress
The sun., 1906-01-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ROW.
Breaks Up the Combination Against the
Fairbanks Machine in Indiana.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE announced
break between Senator Beveridge and
Representative Overstreet over the appoint
ment of Surveyor ofthe Port OF indianapolis,
coming just on the eve Of the reorganiza-
ton of the Indiana Republican State COM
mittee, has excited great interest in Wash
ington on account Of the bearing it may have
on national politics.
Heretofore Mr.. Overstreet and National
Commi /, eeman Harry S. New have CO.
operated with Mr.. Beveridge. Both have
opposed Vice-Presdent Pairbanks's ma
chine They have been quietly working
for Shaw for President and to snatch the
organization away from the Fairbanks
Hemenway- Hanly combination. Mr.. Bev-
erdge's chances of securing control OF the
organization looked very bright until the
row with MesSrs. Overstreet and New over
the Surveyorship developed.
Primary elections will be held in every
precinct of the State tomorrow to elect
delegates to district conventions which
will be called in each Congress district on
january l6 to choose chairman. These
chairmen from the thirteen Congress dis
tricts will form the State committee and
will select State chairman to manage
political affairs for two years to come.
Vice President Fairbanks wants Good
rich, the present chairman, reelected to
promote his Presidential boom. He has
made one trip to Indiana to line up his fol-
lowers and has made a combination with
Gov. Hanly and Senator Hemenway against
Beveridge.
Senator Beveridges 3 candidate is G. A. H.
Shideer of Marion, and the Senator says
he will win.
The sun., 1906-01-12
CASE UNDER ANTI-TIP Law.
First Brought Into COurt-IabOrcr Says
lie Tipped Foreman Weekly.

The first complaint based upon the la W
passed at the last session Of the Legislature
which forbids the payment of gratuities to
anothers employees was heard in the
Tomba police court yesterday. The law
was spoken Of in court as the anti-tipping
law. Ii is chapter l3e of the Laws of 1906.
The defendant was Antonio di Rosa rio,
aged 81, of 53' West Fifty-ninth street, a
foreman in the employ Of the Edison Elec-
trio Company. He was accused Of receiv-
ing 81 week from Giovanni Zacchera Of
ll2 Mulberry street az commission in
consideration OF having obtained Job for
Zacchera as street laborer in the employ
of the Edison Company.
According to Zacchera g story, he applied
to the defendant for job. He was taken
to SIS Crosby street. where the Edison COM
pany was installing some pipes, and there
was introduced to William W. Gosling, an
inspector of construction. Gosling told
Zacchera to report for work the next day
Zacchera declares that Di Rosa rio told him
that he must pay him 81 a week for having
obtained the lob for him. and that every
pay day thereafter he gave the amount
asked. Zacchera swore that Di Rosario
told him that II he failed to pay the amount
stipulated he would lose his Job.
Magistrate Finn held the defendant in
$50 bail Tor examination.
The sun., 1906-01-12
TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
CONSIDERATION or TIE PHILIP-
PINES BILL RESI- MED.
Gen. GrOs,enOr Says He supports II as a
''stnnd-Patter" on the Principle OF
Prot ect lon Minority Leader Williams
Makes q General Tariff Revision Speech.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House de-
voted its entire session to-day to further
consideration of the Philippines Tariff bill
Mr. Payne Rep., N. ", chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, gave notice
that he would seek to bring general debate
to close tomorrow night and thereafter
consider the measure for amendment
1t is possible that the Urgent Deficiency
bill may be taken up and disposed of before
the tariff bill is finally voted upon.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., Ohio was the first
speaker supporting the bill. Every step
taken by Congress in the course of its deal
ing with the quest ions growing out Of the
Spanish war, he said, was the logical and
inevitable result Of that contest, and the
American people now had no right to re-
pudiate any of the responsibilities and du-
ties imposed upon them by that event. And
now the House was called upon to discharge
duty imposed upon it by the terms Of the
Treaty Of Paris Mr. Grosvenor said that
If a Democrat came to him and said he
proposed to vote for the bill because it was
step toward free trade he would answer:
You may ride in that jim Crow car if
you want to, but you can't enjoy the first
class accommodations | possess"
Gen. Grosvcnor said he supported the bill
d. e'anu-pa''tr' Duo "hlie peihg
stahd-palter on the principe OF protection
he had never been satisfied with every
detail Of any tariff bill he ever saw.
And he wanted it put on his tombstone
''i'V ho oiie toulu ray 'ha' III ms twenty
years service IN the House he had ever been
con sistent in any two of them, on that
point. Laughter1
NJ Grosvono ,sso-t.d tho. ho LIN
'''"t ,"e oi''
"ou'd nave no enect upon The industries,
labor or prosperity of the United States.
and compared the jeremiaCs uttered in the
oo,,rsa of the Cehata n, tho Porto B;oo, liIl
,,., ~ o' ~ -''0''' N''i
WIN '.lose o' tns olsoo,e'!ts 9i TINS lhea sure
a. go ~ t.,e naieiu. enets rh 10 ne experiences Geo
iIoii t ts iaHsaee' ne Iorto hlcah Dlli
nau !lau no eliect on lhe prosperity OF the
country. w,,ich % caused even the Governor
ol %. Sias'aGl,uset.s 10 sllout ior 10y WINE IN
The sun., 1906-01-12

The Engineers Who Favored q Sea Level
Canal Sign II at brussels.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ll,-Secret Taft
to-day received a cable from Gen. George
w. Davis. chairman Of tile board Of con-
sulting engineers of the Panama Canal
dated yesterday at Brussels, announcing
that the majority report had been signed
by all those members of the board who voted
for the sea level type Of canal and that he
had mailed a copy to Washington. There
were a number Of changes made after Gen
Davis reached Europe, and for that reason
the report will not be made public until
the 81 gned copy reaches Washington.
Gen Davis went to Brussels, according o
prearranged plan, to secure the signatures
OF the five foreign members of the board.
He left New York early this month and will
probably return Immediately.
The sun., 1906-01-12
Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE President to-
dav sent to the Senate the following nomi-
nations:
To be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the Territory of Arizona-Frederick
s. Nave.
To be Collector of Customs G Gorge II.
Cobb. District of Albemarle, \. c.
Army First Lieuteants TO be Captains
Arthur l.. Conger. Eighteenth Infantry
Jones b. Kemper. Sixth Infantry; John W.
Barnes. Eighteenth Infantry Isaac A. Saxton.
Twcnty-th!rd Infantry; q gorge F. Thorne.
Twelfth Infantry,
Postmasters - Pennsylvania: johnson D.
Nicely, Derry. late Derry Station. Pa,
The sun., 1906-01-12
MRS. THOMPSON WILL STAY.
Order From Washinst on, Made ut Secrc.
tary Roots Suggestion.

WAsHISdroN Jan. 11.-At the suggestion
Of the state Department Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Metcalf to-day issued an
order permitting Mrs, Thompson, the
English woman who arrived on the steamer
Minneapolis recently with her mind unbal-
anced IA result of severe attack of sea-
sickness, to enter the country. The immi-
grafton officials at New York had ordered
her deported.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British Am
bassador, called at the State Department
to-day and laid the matter before the Score
tary of State, who at once communicated
with the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Sir Percy Sanderson, the British
Consul at New York, brought the matter
to the attention of the Ambassador He
showed that Mrs, Thompson was examined
by three eminent specialists few davs
following the examination by the board
of physicians of the immigration service
and was found to be sane.
The sun., 1906-01-12
SHOT MOTHER AND DATGHTER.
Tie Crime OF Washington Hac, Driver
who Was Crazed with LiuliOr

WAsHINGToN, Jan. n.-Amos A. Brown,
is years Of age, a hack driver, crazed wit h
liquor, shot Fredericka Joachim, 40 years
old, and her daughter Marie, 20 years of
age, at their home, 6l7 Fl street n. f., to-
night. The mother was shot in the breast
and the bullet aimed at the daughter went
through her neck, barely missing the jugi-
lar vein Both women are in the hospt al
rowed money from Mrs. Joachim to buy
hack, but spent it for liquor. He did the
shooting when his demand for more money
was refused.
This is the seventh shooting Of this char
acter in Washington within few weeks.
The sun., 1906-01-12
~ nbounded Thanks" to the President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Rev. j. j.
Curran, familiarly known to the President
as Father Curran. treasurer of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union OF America, called
at the White House to-day to present a
copy of resolutions adopted 10y the organi-
zalion. The resolutions recite that the
presence and address Of President Roose
welt at Wilkesbarre last summer impaired
st rength and efficacy to the cause of tenn
perance throughout the land, and declare
"that the unqualified and unbounded thanks
of 100, 900 men and women comprising the
membership of the organization are ten
dent"
The sun., 1906-01-12
BILL TO KILL AN INDJ STRy.
II Repcals Law Allowing Entry to Wrecked,
Foreign Ships Repaired Here.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 1.-THE repeal of the
statute permitting American entry for
foreign built ships which are wrecked
and afterward repaired in American shin.
yards is provided in bill favorably re-
ported to the Senate to o-day from the Com
mitee on Commerce. The industry has
grown to such proportions and has deycl.
oped such abuses that the withdrawal OF
the privilege has been urged by American
shipbuider The repeal of the law will
bar such vessels from the coastwise trade.
The committee also recommended the
passage OF bili creating three new light
house districts to embrace Alaska. Porto
Rico and Hawaii, and bin to promote
the efficiency Of the revenue cutter service
10y providing penalties for desertion and
other crimes and breaches of discipline.
The sun., 1906-01-12
CITIZENS UNION CLIR.
Tie New Headquarters May Re COn,i>iai
and Even culinary.

The Citizens Union will move on Febru-
airy from its present headquarters at
Sixteenth street and Fourth avenue to the
northwest corner Of Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue The Cits will occupy the
whole Of the four floors of this building
except store on the street level. Hitherto
the Cts have never gone in for the social
end of politics, but they are planning now
to organize a central club on the lines of
the Republican and Democratic clubs. -.
The sun., 1906-01-12

Commander l.. Young, to Mar" Island
Commander {, T. Rommrl. retired, 10 New York
Navy Yard
Lieutenant Commander II. s. Knapp, to Naval
War CollrTe, Newport
Lieut. h. q. Baltha!ow from the Dolphin TO
humr
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. C. Blackburn from
the Franklin TO home,
Acting ASSis,lI, Surgeon T.. T. Curtis. TO the
Franklin
Acting Assistant Surgeon p. +. McMurdo from
the Franklin 10 hone.
Acting Assistant Surgeon ]. r. Miller to the
Franklin