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THeE LAFAYETTE GAZETTE. T A -Y T T. -- - G AE TE __ OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH AND TOWN OF LAFAYETTE. VOL. V. LAFAYETTE, LA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1897. NO. 29. DRUMMERS KICK. Don't Like the Idea of Being Locked Up in a Coach. The following protest is signed by a number of gentlemen who are very angry because they were made to comply with the quarantine reg utlations of this town. The Gazette 'believes that the gentlemen are un justly .severe upon the ofiicials of Lafayette. It is unquestionably true that during their detention they were not afforded the same privileges accorded quarantined persons in places where the author Ities have the means to provide a well-equipped camp. The signers of this protest, as well as all other traveling men, -are aware of the fact that this and all adjacent towns have established strict :quarantine and it is the height of folly for them to persist in traveling from one place to the other for the purpose of doing business. Though rather hard on the esteemed gentlemen, their de tention here will be a good lesson to them. They were the dupes of their own folly, and they have no kick to make against any one. In justice to the mayor, we will say that he has a great deal to con tend with and he is doing his best to discharge his arduous duties fairly and impartially. He is con cededly a very humane gentleman and if he did not accord better treatment to the unfortunate .prisoners it is simply because he could not -do so. The communication reads as fol lows: Lafayette, La., Sept. x5, 1897. To the Lafayette Garette: We, the undersigned, hereby beg to pro test most emphatically at the treatment we 'have received at the hands of the quarantine officers in general and of the mayor of La fayette in particular. We have now been locked up in a railroad coach for over wrelve hours and bave received no more attention at. the hands of the authorities than wo 4 car-load of animals and not as much asiu ordinarily accorded to common criminals. We are all holders of certificates from the Boards of Health of neighboring towns; one of us holds a certificate from Dr. Mudd, president of the Board of Health of Lafayette, for which he charged '$I.oo. One of the imprisoned comes direct from Chicago, while another lives in New Iberia and has not been in New Orleans or any -other infected district for over four months. The rest of the party are traveling men who have been here within a week or ten days and have not been hnywhere near the sup posed pest-ridden city. All of which could easily have been ascertained by a careful and intelligent investigation 'y any man of common sense and with a little due regard for the convenience and necessities of peo ple.supposed to be gentlemen and away from home. Parties were allowed to land 'who came in the same car and from the same points as did some of us. When after reaching the quarantine station on the limits of the town (yesterday, Sept. 14) and ainding that we were not wanted under any circumstances, three of us begged to be allowed to get out of the car and to walk back on the railroad track as far as the mayor would request, we were flatly.refused, given no polite explanation or satisfactory reason, but simply told that we "could sot gel ours " The whole matter appeared to be the result of a woeful lack of any organ ized system or executive ability whichever it may be. It is, however. very hard to be treated as criminals, not given a mouthful of food and kept without any communica tion from the outside world, when a little more exertion on the part of the mayor could not have failed to make him ac quainted with the true state of affairs and could have saved us a good deal of unnec essary suffering. Again we protest most strenuously against what we consider an out rage upon treemen in a civilized commu pr. in the year of our Lord, 1897. . Very respectfully, L. Hv. HAUTOT, L. P. CHAUDET, Aooms LsBLANc, C. L. BERNARD, J. F. HlaNIUraICK, JAs. DUFFY, J. M. VUILLMOT, HauxAt* KLsRm. C- arshcror Bottled Up.. - - Varetlcrohas withaut dbsibt the y a - fthe whol e com ~ ~ .h --. ~gotht~gb THE TRAINMEN Are Running their Traips Under Gieat Difficulties-A Hard SQuestion to Solve. The town Board of Health has been holding one aand--twQ.Q -sessionsl every day since last Saturday. The board is composed of Dr. F. S. Mudd, president; Dr. G. A. Mar tin, secretary; Drs. Thos. B. Hop kins, P. M. Girard, F. R. Tolson and Mr. J. J. Davidson. At its several meetings the board took a number of precautionary measures toward the protection of this com munity against the introduction of the yellow fever which prevails in New Orleans and some towns on the coast. At one of its first meet ings the board decided to establish a quarantine against infected points and called upon the City Council to take the necessary steps to bring about its enforcement. A meeting of the City Council was called to receive and to act upon the report of the Board of Health. The meeting was held Monday evening. The resolutions of the board estab lished a quarantine against the city of New Orleans, and necessarily in cluded Algiers which formed a part of that municipality. - This ar rangement did not exactly suit the Southern Pacific Company as it in terfered with the running of trains, and in order to prevent, if possible, any action detrimental to its in terests, that great corporation was represented by its rotund superin tendent, Mr. Billy Owens, whose ponderous form appeared before our city fathers and argued why the quarantine should not include Al giers. Vortunately the majority of the City Council would not listen to such a ridiculous proposition and it was decided to establish a quarantine calculated to protect the community against the invasion of a loathsome and infectious disease, and not a subterfuge adopted in the interests of the Southern Pacific Company. In order to facilitate the changing of crews, the Council agreed to allow the railroad com pany to stop the west-bound trains at the brick-yards where yard crews would take charge of the trains and run them as far as the station. The crews put off at the brick-yard were to remain in a coach at that place where they would board an east-bound train and return to Algiers. It was proposed in this manner to prevent the Algiers crPs from coming into the cor porate limits, by being made to stay in and around the coach, but this arrangement was not suitable to the Police Jury which lody met Tuesday evening and forbade the railroad company to let its Algiers crews remain anywhere within the boundaries of the parish. It was decided by the company to change the crews at or near Morgan City. 1 Men from this station were made to go to Morgan City where they would take charge of the train, running baca to this place with them. . The latter arrangement, it seems, did not work well and the last plan is to have the two night trains (the day trains having stopped running) meet somewhere in this parish I where the crews will be able to change without getting off. How long this arrangement will 1 last it is hard to say. It may be knocked kite-high before the ap pearance of The Gazette. In our 1 opinion it is only a question of a short time when the trains may not be allowed to stop, and then it will be possible to have a stricter and 1 more effeetive. quarantine. As far as the freight trains are I concerned it a matter of impossibi lit7 to know how and where they run. They are liable to strike this -aee at say tjame. frotm any I only thing sure about them is the cargo of hoboes they invariably dump here. The question of how to get rid of the tramps has been a hard one to the guards. It is safe to say that they will come so long as the freights will be permitted to r rnA through the town. Froin all indications the trains, with the exception perih'1po-f- the ne carrying the mails, will be stopped. Under the difficulties, which are increasing every day, it will be impossible for the railroad company to run its trains through the parishes where quarantine has been established. Mr. Davidson, the agent at this place, has been very busy trying to arrange matters i satisfactorily, but he has not met with any howling success. In New Orleans. The news from New Orleans are encouraging and it is hoped I that the fever will be stamped out. 4 Only two cases were reported for Thursday. See the new stock of hats and i shoes at Mouton & Hopkins'. We employ the best of watch makers and you can rest assured your watches will give you perfect satisfaction. T. M. Biossat, jew eler. City Council Proceedings. LAFAYETTE, LA., Sept. 13, x897. E -The City Council met this even ing in special session with the fol lowing members present: Mayor Caffery, Councilmen Bru, David- 1 son, Hahn, Hopkins, Landry, Mar- t tin and Mouton. The mayor stated the object of the meeting to be for the purpose of receiving resolutions adopted by the Board of Health, which were as follows: Upon motion of Dr. Trahan, duly seconded, it was resolved, that, whereas, it had been officially t proclaimed that yellow fever is now prevailing in the city of New Or leans and whereas it becomes the duty of the Board of Health of the town of Lafayette, La., to r.rotect the health of the citizens by guard ing and preventing as far as practi cable within its means the invasion of said disease, therefore be it re solved that the Board of Health of the town of Lafayette, Louisiana, hereby proclaim quarantine from this day against New Orleans or any other place wherever said di- t sease is known to exist and hereby further recommend to the City Council to enforce this quarantine by law, without delay. . Upon motion duly seconded it was resolved that no party or par ties shall be permitted to stop or remain within the corporate limits of this town, unless they be pro vided with a certificate eminating from proper authority that they a have not been in any place where yellow fever is known to exist for the last ten days past, and to be in good health at the time of their ar- t rival in this place. Moved by Dr. Martin and C seconded by Mr. Mouton that the a resolutions of the Board of Health i be adopted, and it is further or dained that strict quarantine be and is hereby declared against New Or- s leans, including Algiers and all s other points infected with yellow s fever, to take effect immediately. This resolution to apply to persons C and goods. Moved by Mr. Mouton and sec- s onded by Mr. Davidson, that goods Ii be stricken.out of this resolution. a Dr. Martin then moved to amend a the original resolution so as to add a thereto the following: "'And s goods that carry the disease; char- 5 acter of goods to be decided by the Board of Health." Yes: Bru, Davidson, Hopkins, Landry, Mar tin and Mouton. ,Nay: Hahn. I Moved by Mr. Mouton, seconded ' by Mr. Bru, that all persons who wish to aid by guard duty in en forcing the quarantine ordanance to , report to the mayor for duty with out delay. There being no further business the Council adjouned. Cu&S CAtFSRY,. Mayor, r STRIoNGENIT MEASURES Adopted by the Police Jury of Lafayette Parish. Sheriff Broussard Appointed Warden and Will Try to Keep Out Yellow Jack. 'LAFAYETTE, LA., Sept. 14, x897. -The Police Jury met this day pursua t6'all by the president with the followi ng'-2m~urbers present: R. C. Landry, Ben Aug482..J.o A E. Primeaux, Alonzo Lacy, C. ,. Brown and M. Billeaud, Tr. Absent: Alfred Hebert and Jno. Whitting ton, Jr. By motion, duly made and car ried; the Police Jury resolved itself into a Board of Health as follows: By virtue of the powers vested in the Police Juries of the various parishes of the State under act 92 of x982, be it enacted, that the president and members of the Police Jury of the parish of Lafayette do hereby constitute themselves a Board of Health under the following rules and regulations and the officers of the jury are hereby elected to serve in their respective capacities on the board of Health to wit: R. C. Landry, president; R. C. Greig, secretary. RULES AND REGULATIONS. z. The coroner and parish phy sician, Dr. A. R. Trahan, is here by appointed health officer for the parish of Lafayette, and is em powered and instructed to carry into effect all ordinances, rules and re gulations, now in force or that may hereafter be adopted by this Board of Health. 2. It shall be the duty of the health officer, to inform himself thoroughly as to the introduction of any and all infectious or conta gious diseases into the parish of Lafayette; as to the presence and progress of any such disease or diseases at all points infected or where an epidemic of any kind is reported as prevailing or where in dividual cases have occurred or hereafter may occur and he shall adopt such measures and precau tions as the rules of the Board of Health may provide and in case of of any emergency *be shall act for the moment as his judgment may determine. 3. In case of the occurrence of any infectious or contagious disease or diseases anywhere in the State the health officer is required to adopt stringent measures of quar antine as may be deemed most ef fectual for preventing the introduc tion of any such disease from the affected locality or localities and to this end, he shall atithe proper time with the advice and consent of the president of the Board establish I quarantine guards to enforce the I rules and regulations of this ordi nance. 4. It shall be the duty of the t health officer to carefully investi gate all sources of danger to the public health from collections of filth, or other nuisances and to adopt prompt and stringent mea sures for the abatement of the same. 5. In case of any danger from the introduction of any infectious or contagious disease or diseases, or if any infected clothing or goods t should threaten the public health in in any Police Jury ward of this par ish, then and in such case the Police Juror representing such ward it empowered to act promptly for the suppression of such danger and it 1 shall be his duty to report the facts t so the Health officer without delay. I The president was authorized to confer with the health officer and to establish if necessary a pest house for the isolation of any per son or persons who are afflicted or t hereafter may become afflicted. with a any infectious or contagiousdisease. c The president was empowered to act in conjunction with the authori ties of the town of Lafayette in all F measures necessary to preserve the public health.' z. By motion of Mr. Brown, the following was adopted: Resolved a thata strict quarantine be and is hereby established against New Or- a leans, and all places infected with yellow fever or that may hereafter became infected. a. Resolved that po person or persons shall, be permitted to enter within the limits of Lafayette parish unless said person or persons exhi- C bit the proper certificate of health to the satisfaction of the health officer or a deputy appointed by I him. Passengers on railroadS, or I railroad .emipoy * shall be per imi~tt~ ,t tDhe parish. u without stopping or disembarking. Provided however that should the danger became imminent the health officer is empowered to prevent the passage of trains or other vehicles through the parish i 3. No goods of any kind shall be allowed to be imported into the parish from New Orleans or other points, without the consent of the health officer. 4. Sheriff I. A. Broussard is hereby appointed warden, and is authorized to execute all measures for the prevention of the introduction of yellow fever and he shall in con unction with the respective mem bers"f the wards appoint guards to enforce ih- i-grantine this day levied. ... 5. Any person or perso1 , vio. lating the provisions of this oAt ance shall be liable to -arrest and ejectment from the parish or shall be confined in the pest-house and it shall be the duty of the warden to require a strict enforcement of this provision. The following committees of safety were appointed for the res pective wards: 1st Ward- P. A. Delhomme, Jos. Dugas, Will Clark. 2d Ward-W. J. Harson, Eraste Hebert, Jos. Spell. 3rd Ward-J. D. Mouton, W. B. Torian, L. Billeaud. 4th Ward-Odillon Blanchet, H. M. Durke, R: Domingeaux. 5th Ward-Andre Billeaud, J. G. St. Julien, Ophee Girouard. 6th Ward-H. Durio, F. W. Courtney, J. P. Francey. 7th Ward-P. R. Landry, J. O. Broussard, Darmas Broussard. 8th Ward-Louis Whittington, Antoine Broussard, L. G. Breaux. The above committees are re quested to act in conjunction with the health officer and warden and afford all information and ad vice that may conduce to the safety of the public health and the preven tion of the introduction of yellow fever within the limits of the parish. There being no further business the Boazd adjourned. R. C. LANDRY, President. R. C. GRExo, Secretary. Anything in the line of dry goods and notions at Mouton & Hopkins'. VOLUNTEERS Will do Duty to Protect the Town. Pursuant to a call issued by Mayor Caffery an enthusiastic meeting was held at the court house Thursday for the purpose of organizing a more effective quaran tine. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Caffery and was presided over by Hon. Win. Camp bell. The sense of the meeting was taken as to whether we should have a volunteer or paid quarantine, re sulting in a vote of 40 to 32 in favor of a volunteer system. A committee composed of Winm. Campbell and A. E. Mouton was appointed to act jointly with the mayor in the establishment of a strict and absolute quarantine with the aid of volunteers. The committee was authorized to confer with the Board of Health as to the advisabilty of shutting out trains as far as practicable. A large number of citizens pledged themselves to serve on the volun teer force. Quarantine Dots. Crowley was the last town to line up. A special from Natchez, Miss. reports that that place "has closed herself like an oyster, and will keep her shell closed till the frosts of winter come." "One ham, one piece of pie and one cup ofr:offee each for twenty-five hungry peo ple" is what the people of Houston, Tex., thought a genteel sufficiency for twenty-five men, women and children who were de tained near that city for several hours before allowed to go th ough. This town is determined not to remain dry. "Liquors and a few other articles may enter Abbeville" is the decree of the medical authorities of that place. Atlanta, Ga., has opened its doors wide to all refugees. Now Chattanooga and Montgomery have quarantined against that city. The action of these two cities in saut ting out Atlanta is regarded as a joke there. Monroe is quite determined to keep out King Jaclk. A Mr. Shootwell has bien ap polinted a guard there. Pest No. 5, near the refinery, seems to be Judge McFaddin is an ex-Confederate. He has been doing duty several nights along the rail-road track. The judge says the bursting of the torpedoes along the s track, the "*who goes there" and "corporal of the guard, post No. 5" of the quarantine I guards remind him of the stirring days along the Rappahannock back in the sixties. r Twenty-three hoboes were collected at post No. 5 and sent out of the parish Mon day night. All mail from the East is fumigated be fore distribution at the post-office. Dr. Guiteras, the government expert, re ports four cases in Mobile and fears an epi demic there. Natchez is probably the best quarantined city in the whole country. All persons, except physicians, ministers and officers, are arrested if caught loitering -n the streets of Water Valley, Miss., after I9 p. Ia Koscuisk Miss., has quarantined against the human i'e, excepting farmers who come to town to trade.'- - "'Love laughs at locksmiths" and quat-3 .. tine too. A Mr. Collins, wishing to enter Terry, Miss., to see his fiancee, was refused admittance. Hearing of this, the young lady procured a buggy and proceeded to a neighboring town where they were married Any carrier putting off goods at Opelou sas is fined one thousand dollars. A fine of one hundred dollars is imposed on any one entering that town without a health certifi cate. Quarantine will not prevent Moss & Mouton from supplying the de mand for lumber at lowest prices from the large stock they have ba hand. Watches repaired at Biossat's. Obtaining Mioney Under False Pretenses. Mr. Jean Breaux made an affida vit this week against J. R. Gray, who has been working in his saloon... for some time, charging him with obtaining money under false pre tenses. A few days ago Mr. Gray gave Mr. Breaux an envelope to keep within which he made it ap pear was the sum of forty dollars. Gray in the mean time borrowed some money from Mr. Breaux, say ing that he did not wish to break the seal of the envelope contain ing the money, but that as soon as he would do so, he would return him the money. Now, it appears, the envelope in Mr. Breaux's keep ing contains but a Confederate bill and a piece of an old newspaper. Gray was arrested on the above charge and lodged in jail. He is supposed to have been a Confed erate soldier and to have been once a tax-collector in one of the nor thern parishes of the State. Court Items. The 17th Judicial District Court, Judge Debaillon presiding and District Attorney Gordy represent ing the State, adjourned Friday, after having been in session for three weeks. The following cases were dis posed of: Monday, Sept. 13. - Sylvestre McClinton, concealed weapon, trial by the judge and convicted. Jacob Thibodaux, carrying con cealed weapon, trial by a jury and acquitted. Jno. Vincent, concealed weapon, trial by jury and convicted. Tuesday, Sept. 14.-Sidney Sing leton, carrying concealed weapon, trial by jury and convicted. Sidney and Jno. Singleton, stab bing with intent to murder, trial by a jury and convicted. Wednesday, Sept. 15. - Alcide Bourque, pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon. Paul Davis, Adam Bernard and Casimir Edwards, shooting with in tent to murder, tried by a jury and convicted. LeMontet, pleaded guilty of an assault and battery. Thursday, Sept. 6. - Bernard Picard, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing a ride. His excellency, Gov. "Fster, tii many other prominent men of thb~t State will attend the Great Sdo.tU Fair and World's Exposition,9a