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The Progress., 1893-06-10
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SHRzgEroRT, la. May & 1893
To the Press of Forth Louisiana.
1t the request of u gool numb,
of our brethren Interested in fl.
movement, l hase selected. Sa,urds,
June y next. 1t 1.o'clc5lspm >,
Shreveport, as 5ae time and place ta
holding our NeEth Louisiana Edite
rial IDmicrat.Va Convention.
Be5eving tiaat this movement viii
be CT much E9od to 3a territoy,
goc1 many have alIssdy enlistedh
the. cause, and it is ta be hoped tAs
every newspaper in She province nsn
toned viii nave q. 1spcesentat:se At
the meeting.
As L have called, die meeting byn
quest, 1 hope that all membe-s.of Ii.
press waO will ioin as in tia under.
taking willreproduce this cal as ofts.
as they think necessary, and naked
itOrial comment indorsing the san.
thus adding to the spirit Ct the mOve
meat, increasing the interest thexa
ard inducing others tol2nd helyr: |
hand
Hoping that this will meet viii |
general approval AID trusting ha
heasty response wll be made to tbs
call, I remain your obedient serysa
c. d. Hicks
For The PROGRESS
The Progress., 1893-06-10

Send Blanchard to the United States
Senate and give the farmers and
laboring classes voice in public
questions.
The Progress., 1893-06-10

When politics rule a State, parish,
or town, immortality has considerable
influence there.
The Progress., 1893-06-10
Truck Farm al! !.l!g'|
FOR SALE. |
A RARE BARGAIN IN THII

| have for sale one of the most desr1
bic places for truck farming and fru|
growing in North Louisiana. 1t is slid,|
ted One-half mile below Shreveport, 4
Red river, in BOSsier parish, about tbr'l|
1--WE acres of land, dwelling, barn. u
room and pigeon loft; about twenty|
acres in orchard, comprising 900 pea
trees, two-thlrds just come into beam:
400 figs, 200 pears, besides apples. All
cots, cherries, plums. pecans aud srss|
in smalaer quantities. The 'e1
best of lands adjacent. II El
chaser should want 10 cultivate All
tional lands in cotton, for rent III
place is admirably situated for trueks
which, run in connection with a sul
canning and preserving establishes
Oh the place, will yield handsome III
tnrns from now on. TO anyone wIa /
health and energy TO attend to T. us'
an opportunity not met with Often
The place is owned by Mr.. F. A. Danss
ry aud must be sold on account OF hk ~
tinued i'll health TO recuperate whcl
Is warned by his ply ysician that be "a
leave. For this reason will sell tbs'j
liable piece of property for the
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
Nursery Report.

Following is the report of the
Children's Nursery for the month
end ny November 80, 1898:
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
Bows PLAYING lIOOdInln.

Rev. s. L. Morris employs liz
tie negro boy who drives him up to
his Office and returns home with the
buggy. esterday, as the little lad
was returning, lot Of boys as
saulted him with brick bats, striking
the horse (Which is very gentle
one) with the bricks, caused it TO
run away, throwing the little negro
out on his head, cruising him CON
sderably and breaking up the
harness, and to some extent wreck
ing the buggy. Gentlemen passing
fortunately caught the horse, helped
the little negro out of his scrape
and thus enabled him to arrive
home, bruised and bleeding, some
two hours late. Such hoodlumism
is much to be deprecated by all
good citizens and respectable little
boys. The city officials are on the
lookout for the guilty parties.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
GRAND FREE CONCERT
To be Given by the Waco Furniture
Company Tonight.

The Waco Furniture Company,
which never does things by halves,
has arranged a grand concert and
electrical illumination for the enj oy'
ment of its friends and patrons to.
night. The feast of music viii oh
will be spread, and the bewildering
array of handsome furniture and
house fixings, will make the occa-
sion one of pleasure and profit to
all who choose to accept the firms
kind invitation to be present. These
annual receptions of the Waco
Furniture Company have proven
TO be a feature of he Christmas
holiday season in Waco, and with
each recurring year they have prov
en- larger, more elaborate and
more enjoyable. This year,
haq gone beyond any previ ous
fort, and the crowds that have at
tended nave fully testified to the esti.
nation in which they are held by the
people.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to 90 tonight and enjoy the
music ana the Illumination.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
AIladin's Palace in il Sanitarium

The attention of readers interest.
ed in DR.. McKaana's Sanitarium is
called to fact not incorporated in
his whole page advertisement in
this issue. This fact is, that the
establishment is the most elegantly
equipped concern of the kind in the
world. The carpets and furniture
are of class far beyond the re
quirements of such place, but the
idea of the proprietor was to max g
it so homelike and comfortable that
patients would prefer remaining in
the building to going abroad. Hol,
iday visitors to Houston are cor
daily invited to come and inspect
the premises for themselves and
they will find polite attendants
through this Sanitarium par ex
cellence. A visit to the handsome
and thoroughly equipped kitchen
will strengthen squeamish appe
tite for square meal in a dining
room sue gestive of cleanliness aud
good living, and if the caller ia on
hand at breakfast, dinner or supper
tine he is welcome to all the house
affords. The entire outfit is 80 at
tractive and so decently conducted
that you will MAS holiday treat if
you fail to give DR.. McKanna and
his wife q call, and any patient who
has ever been under their treatment
will assure you that the entire es-
Enlistment is always open to them
all. There are no bedrooms fitted
up to chill the eye Of the occupant
and make him wish he was some
where else, but the surroundings,
clean linen, and general psrapher0a-
la are of nature to make fellow
think the place is too good for him.
The house is new, we'll built and
finished with all the modern i'm.
provements, and presents singular
contrast to what a person is led to
expect from seeing other hospitals,
asylums and intirmaries. Houston
Post, December II.
DR.. Mex anna has temporary
headquarters at the Hotel Royal,
where he may be consulted or adj.
dressed.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
ENpEN - FOR MONTH.

Thanks are due to Mr. John
Moore for one box Of baking powder
aud a package Of coffee
Mrs. Frank Conley, bundle of
clothing.
Mrs. S A Hogan, papers.
Miss Rodgers for ladies' of First
Presbyterian church, five garments
for children.
Mrs. H,ngst and Mrs. Wilson, for
silver cross circle of Kings Daugh-
ters, making clothing.
Mrs. Richardson, Hubbard City
clothing.
Miss Naiad Cresap, set of toy
dishes and some clothing for
children.
Mrs. Herr, seven nice cvocheted
hoods.
Mrs. Caufeld, clothing.
Thanksgiving donations:
Mrs. j. w. Mann, turkey, apples
and lovely flowers.
Mrs. w. A. Williamson, turkey
Mr.. Lehman sanger, turkey.
Mesdames Levy and Emanuel,
cakes, fruit and clothing.
Mesdames Harrison and Robinson,
nice bundle Of clothing.
Mrs. }. M. Warner, cakes and
boys clothing.
Mrs. L. M. Ewing, cakes and
clothing.
Messrs. Delaney & Mellor, weekly
donations of meat.
Mr.. Block, weekly donations OF
meat.
Waco Grocery Comp any, Ere quent
donations of bread, aud to many
others for kindness and courtesy
extended during sickness.
Mrs. J. G. MCDONALD.
SAM SANGER,
W. W. snnlHv, Trustees.
j. IL. ArrELL,
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
RAPIDLY Growing Better.

MIR. G.. q. Thetford, of Gros.
beck, came to Waco a few days
ago suffering with eczema and in.
hammatory rheumatism, He began
taking the baths and, though less
than week has passed, is already
much improved. From all sections
people are coming to enjoy the
benefit Of the waters, and all are be-
ing relieved. Great is Waco, and
Artesia is her prophecies.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
ALL AROUND TOWN.

There were no conviction. !, j
city cours this morning. III Y
The term of the Fiftv.fon
district court will close TO-DAY, '0"1
The Justices courts ara i
hustllng up the violators of fin " "
DAY closing law.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. sIayden i
receive their friends this af,a..
and this evening.
Daily arrivals of people who o.,
to Try the hot wells are tha ,S a1
of the little advertising Waco 4
done.
The cases of W. II. G,mb|
charged with assault Inv Jamss
Qaarles, has been dismissed f,1
the docket for want of prosecnt;o
A great deal m1re hotel =,
boarding house room will be nso,
sary for the accommodation
visitors to the hot wells hefo
macy months.
Marriage licenses have bsl
issued to Isaac Grontky and Nj
Cecilia Snapera, G j. Daniel d
Miss Floy Steinbeck, G. E. Wal
man and Miss George Russell.
Assistant City Secretary Jsbl
nows XII has completed the statems]
of the city secretary for the vel
ending March 81, 1898, and it Vi
be presented TO the council \
night.
The free concert given by Coll
stein IL NJ gel to their patrons Id
night was enjoyed by a large mud
bar of people. The music was q
oellent and the atlair was a suCce|
all around.
Rev. T. E. Muse received md
sage from Evergreen, La, Id
night, announcing the death at th,
place of w. nj. Eyell, his on1
living half brother. Rev. Md
aud a half sister are all that are Id
of very large family.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
A Narrow Escape.

Mr.. Gardner Work was sitting in
his buggy down on South Fourth
street TINS morning when an express
wagon backed into his vehicle.
His horse gave a violent lunge,
throwing Mr.. Work out back ward
and then ran. He soon struck
another wagon and broke loose
from the buggy. Mr.. Work, who
is large man, struck the ground
pretty hard, but was, fortunately,
not hurt. The harness and buggy
were slightly damaged,
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21

Collections on subscriptions 5 so 90
Mrs. l. A. Hogan, cash. ! oo
Mrs VIM Cameron, cash 90
Miss Willie Dyer, proceeds
from concert. ....., % w
Profits from Mlkado (three
performance ..,.... 331 W
--------------
To.., .it-o4o5 ( $50 90
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
WACO EVENING NEWS

1"e business office, press roo,
roS'"o rooms "rc at 90o on,, ~" una co,
H'0"'" street. Telephone M ~ so,,
Branch office at Bry,e.a,'.""'
w. ITO south Fo"fh. stre.t 0p0s ''o,
No. 2J3. ''"' Tetepbo
=. ~ 10" rant to taM ,rth u.l...
zee an" maze no phone. mo-. ,"'"ess
branch office. woe ours at
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21

The handsomest variety of white
canvas, brown canvas, Russia calf and
dongoia ladies' low quaiter are shown
at Sleeper, Clifton u Dukes.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21
A New Through Sleeping Car Line
FROM CHICAGO TO SEATTLE

FROM CHICAGO TO SEATTLE
Via the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul and Great Northern rail.
ways, has been established and first
class sleeping cars will hereafter
run daily from Chicago at 1890 p.
M, arriving at Seattle 1890 D. M
fourth day. This is undoubtedly
the best route to reach the North
Pacific coast.
For time tables, maps and other
information apply to the nearest
ticket agent, or address D. c.
BRADY, southern Passenger Agent,
o. NJ. d St. P. R'y 237 Fourth
Avenue, Louisville, Ky.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21

To our lady friends: Is your
hair falling out? If it is, go to
Dismuke and get bottle Of "47lI."
He will guarantee to stop it.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21

Don't buy poor photos, but be blest,
Go TO Jackson. and get the teH.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21

Doctors recommend Climax Blood
Elixir because it has never failed to
give good results. Sold by all drug
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-21

Sec Stark West for acoldcas su(
fire insurance,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

facts in the case certify that there
are exceptional circumstances in the
case justifying such Communication
This is case of all others that ever
came before this court where there
are such exceptional circumstances.
1t is not necessary to review the evil
dence, as it is fresh in the mind of
the court. There are considerations
which should weigh with double force
upon the court now. If his honor
had sat on the jury we scarcely think
that he would have found the defend
ant guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. He would have weighed the
evidence as lawyers would have
weighed it, and weeded out, and
laid stress OH certain portions,
and ought to have found
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

that the crime charged in particu-
lar case has been committed by some
one. then the accused can by his con.
fessions and admissions convict him
self with it as the guilty agent. This
infirmity which the statute attaches
to confessions does not render them
as species of evidence doubtful as a
matter of law. The statute for these
reasons makes confessions standing
alone insufficient evidence to sustain
a conviction, but for such reason the
confession is not in every case doubt
full species of evi Hence.
Had the first paragraph been omit
ted in the request the remainder OF
the request would have been given.
The bill Of exceptions does not show
that the law on this very subject was
nOtfullY and correctly given to the
jury by the court in its general charge
The court is still Of the opinion
that it did not err in refusing to give
the second request to the jury.
AS no error is made to appear by
the bill of exceptions, a new trial
should be refused. It is therefore or.
dered that the defendants motion fol
a new trial hereof he and the same is
| denied and a new trial is refused.
REMARKS BY ATTORNEYS.
County Attorney Benedict ther
moved that the sentence Of the law
be passed upon Giefer.
The court ordered the prisoner tC
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

stand up, and asked him whether he
had anything to say, either by himself
OR by his counsel, why the sentence Of
the law should not be passed upon
him.
Giefer replied, 81 will leave it to
Mr.. Cray"
Mr.. Cray then arose and addressed
the court on behalf of the prisoner,
saying that there was but one further
duty for the attorneys of the defend
ant to perform and that was to urge
the court to grant communication of
the severer sentence for the offense of
which the defendant stands convict.
ed. In cases of this character the
arms of the court are almost pinioned.
1t is its duty to infiict death penal
| ty, or to grant Communication to life
! imprisonment in case it can on the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

mine whether or not the defendant
was guilty of murder in the first de-
gree The court was not warranted
in saying to the jury as matter OF
law that the evidence would not JUS
tify a conviction of murder in the
first degree The jury was fully in
structed as to the definition of MUIR
der in the first degree, and all of its
constituent elements were fully defin-
ed. The court did not err in refus-
ing to give the request.
The defendant requested the court
to give the second request to the jury
as a whole.
The court deemed that the request
contained faulty statement of the
law. The court would not be justi-
fed in instructing the jury THAT
confessions made out of court are a
doubtful species OF evidence" as a
matter of law: There is nothing in
the nature of that kind of evidence
that stamps it as doubtful.
In fact, confessions of guilt clearly
and Understandings made when they
are against the interest of the party
making them, even though made out
of court, are strong and convincing
evidence of guilt, or may be to the de-
PENDANT upon the circumstances of
each particular case. know that
this instruction has been approved by
some law writer's. yet deem it faulty
and containing m'sstaJement Ofsthe
law.
Confessions alone are not sufficient
to Justify IA conviction OF course, and
this is declared by our statute. There
must be some other evidence showing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10
NEW TRIAL DENIED.
Full Text of Judge Severance's
Eloquent Remarks Pre-
ceding the Sentence.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
Giefer Says Few Words Friday
&fternO0n-ReyieW OF
the Crime.

The final scene in dark tragedy
was enacted in the courtroom Friday
forenoon, when the murderer. Frank
Giefer. heard the sentencetof the law
imposed upon him, booming him to a
life of hard labor within the narrow
walls of the Saltwater penitentiary,
a sentence more terrible than death
if carried out to the letter, as there is
every reason that it should he in his
case.
A crowd of interested spectators
was on hand to witness the conclusion
Of this important case, and the faces
of many prominent citizens could be
observed, including business men,
city officials, etc, teStlfying the gen.
eral interest felt In the case. Proba-
bly, only the stormy weather prevent
ed the crowding of the court room.
The hand Of the clock had scarcely
pointed 60 the hour of ten when the
prisoner was brought in between
those muscular and watch
full arms of Sheriff Glynn
and Deputy Bowen. He took
a seat in front of the Judges desk,
with the officers on one side, and his
attorneys, Lorin Cray and w. e.
Young, on the other. The latter two
have been true to the interests OF
their client, and to their skillful con-
duct of the case he may in measure
owe his life, wretched as it is.
Giefer was cool and collected, dis.
playing no signs of emotion and
not nervous tremOr was exhibited
in any outward agitation. He was d
trifie pale, but his unpleasing features
seemed to be very poor field upor
which to build up any feelings of sen
timent in his favor.
NEW TRIAL DENIED.
Judge Severance denied the motion
for new trial, made yesterday, hand
ing down the following memorandum
This is motion on the part Of thu
defendant for a new trial hereof afte
conviction for murder in the first de
gree.
The motion is based on a settled
bill of exceptions.
The grounds of the motion are er
rors of law occurring at the trial ant
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

duly excepted TO by the defendant.
The defendant claims that the
court erred in not giving to the jury
the following instructions requested
by the defendant:
First-The jury are instructed IN
der the evidence ia this case they can
not find the defendant guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree
SecoDd-That the confessions of a
person out Of court are a doubtful
species of evidence and should be
acted on by the jury with great eau
ton, and that unless they are sup
ported by some other evidence tend
ing to show that the offense charged
has been committed. they are not suf-
ficient to warrant the conviction of
the defendant of such charge.
These requests were both refused
by the court.
Under the evidence on the case it
was a'question for the jury to deter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

the defendant made his confession he
said to one of the persons who heard
it, that in the melee the pocket book
of deceased fell ON the ground and
that he then conceived the idea of
taking the money, which was small
amount. When I consider this
confession in all it's parts
in connection with the other
proved circumstances of the case, l am
left in doubt whether the act was
fully premeditated and committed
under such circumstances as absolute
ly demands the infection of the death
penalty. If am toerr | prefer to err
on the side of mercy. | do not wish
to shock this community with the vi
olent destruction of a human life I'M
less immutable justice demands it.,
Continued on fifth page.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-10

it case where deliberate premedita
ton was absolutely wanting. We
would urge upon the court, consider
ne the evidence and the peculiar Cir
cumstances, its duty to find that this
it case where there are exceptional
circumstances and to reduce the sem
tence to life mprisOnment.
Giefer was then ordered to stand up
and was sworn. He stated that his
former occupation was that of a
butcher, which he followed three years
in the old country and two years in
this country. When he was fourteen
years old he learned the carpenter
trade and followed it for two years.
He had never before been convicted
of any crime. He had mother in
Wisconsin.
JUDGE sEVERANCE's REMARKS.
Judge Severance then addressed the
prisoner as follows:
You have been convicted of the
crime Of murder in the first degree by
the verdict OF the jury and. the duty
OF the court is to pronounce iudg-
ment against you upon this cOnvlc-
tiOn.
This duty is all my own, no one else
can or shall discharge it and for it's
performance l must cOnScIentously
abide by the law applicable to the
case as it appears TO be on the evil
dence produced upon the trial.
Homicide, not eXcusable or juStifia-
BILE, is subdivided by our criminal
code into murder in the first. second
and third degrees and manslaughteI
in the first and second degrees.
To each degree OF homicide the law
affiXeS a wide range of punishment,
all within the discretion of the court,
to be exercised in view of all the Cir.
cumstances proved and surrounding
the caSe-eXcept that in the case OF
murder in the first degree the pun.
ishment must be either by hanging
or imprisonment for life. Whether
one or the other Of these punishments
shall be inflicted rests in the diScre
tiOn OF the court in any case.
The law making power of this state
assumed in fixing the punishment fol
the crime of murder in the first de
gree that even that crime may bt
committed under such circumstance.
that the ends of justice may be full,
answered by the infection of i'm
prisonment for life. What the Cir
| cumstanceS of a given case are anC
whether or not they demand one pun
| iShment or the other are question.
presented by the law to the homes
judgment Of the court.
Murder in the first degree is tn,
killing of a human being with a pre-
meditated design to effect his death
| In any conviction then for tn,
crime of murder in the first degre,
the jury finds that the killing wa
done with premeditated design tt
effect the death Of the person killed
and still the law says that even whel
that premeditated design is fount
the punishment may be either capita
or Imprisonment for life. Then it i
the duty OF the court to consider wei
the circumstances of given cas-
with view to the infection Of tn
punishment proposed by the law.
There is no higher duty than thi
imposed upon the court in fixing tn
punishment in case like this.
Every analogy of law as well as tn
dictates of reason and common sens
| demand that In case where the cir
cumstanceS creates reasonable dOub
in the mind of the court as o hicl
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-18
AN OLD CROOK CAUGHT.
He Stole Gold Watch and Proba-
bly, Chickens.

Lee See, the Chinaman who was
arrested for vagrancy the other day,
and on whom was found gold
watch, was sentenced. to two years
Imprisonment at hard labor for lar
ceny in the District Court this morn
ing. On Investigation by Detective
Larsen the watch had been found to
belong to an elderly man residing at
Kalihi. AS will be remembered it
was reported that there had been
several burglaries committed at Ka-
lihi lately, and among the things
said to have been taken was gold
watch. Lee See was identified by
the owner of the watch as the Mon
golian who had gone to him one day
to negotiate for the purchase of chick
ems. They had quite confab, but
no bargain was struck. The same
day the gold watch was missing and
next day forty fowls had disappeared
Lee See is recognized by the police
as an old offender.