davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
den. Clay and His Youpp wifc Ao,,,

=, A special from Valley View, Ky,,
monoay'says: "Dora Richardson CLAY
despatched with mud, her hair dishey'
e e and scarcely able to stand, has re-.
turned to Whitehall. She was met a,
the yard gate by Jim Littrell, who lei
q IN: Littrell says the old man had
n's vile in close embrace for several
minutes and thon led her into the house,
ne thinks Gen. Clay will not allow
DORA to leave Whitehall again. It j,
generally believed that the general will
1ave Clay Richardson arrested TO,
ssaoo'log at Dora and will prescott,
him to the fullest extent of the law
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
A Jury Severely Censurod.

At Crowley, Saturday, the jury in
tho case Of Jack Triplet, for the muir.
asr OF an old German farmer named
Michael Miller, last July, brought In .
verdict Friday night Of not guilty. The
verdict was so contrary to all law and
evidence that presiding Judge Duprs
oensured the jury for their verdict.
declaring it to be travesty and miscar.
rage OF justice, aid discharged them
for the balance of the week. The re.
ma'nder Of the panel for the week was
a. discharged and court adjourned IN til
Monday. '''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Young Man Brutality Murders a Ind,
and Then Commits a,Ic1.,o

Ao"ns Man Brutally Murders Lad,
and Then Commits Suicide.
One of the most horrible trseedie
that has ever occurred in the yicipit,
Hf Pensacola, Fla, was brought t.
l'sht Monday. Friday night Herber'
seeley and Miss Alice Caro-, of War
rington, town surrounding the nayv
ya.d, left in a buggy to attend part,
ct Millview, about ten miles from Pen
'acola' They arrived safely and wer,
among the gayest Of all the guests
Dancing was kept up until after mid
plsht, and about 2 am. the yonne
couple lott to return home. Miss Car
and her escort did not appear at War.
rington Saturday, but no alarm wa,
ie!t by her family, as it was supposed
that the had remained over with re-,
'atlve, who resides near Millview. i
was learned Sunday evening that tb,
couple had left Millview Saturday
night, and the young lady had no,
Stopped at the home of her relative.
Monday morning a searching party
was organized and near bridge a fev
miles from Millview the horse attacbel
TO the vehicle was found tied to tree
A few yards farther away in olumr
OF trees the bodies of the two YOUNG
people were found, both dead. They
had been killed by pistol bullets, both
being shot in the head. The young
mans head rested on the girls Lap.
After viewing the bodies and surround.
!ngs the coroner's jury were convinced
That the young man had forcibly out. |
tagged the young lady and then killed |
her and subsequently committed sui
eide. Miss Caro- was about twenty |
years of age and was the daughter OF |
Jonas Caro-, connected with the light
house bureau at the navy yard. SeeIey
vas about 2G years of age and for
years had been employed on tho liebt
house steamer in that district. It is
understood that they were engaged to
oe married, and 80 far as is known
here was no opposition to the mar.
lage. The bodies have been removed
o their homes at Warrington and were
'uried Tuesday afternoon. Both
'arties were we'll connected at War.
inston and in Pensacola, Fla, and
ne terrible affair has cast gloom over
be community.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Heslsns His Seat in the Iep,s1atrr.

A dispatch dated Franklin, satur.
oay' SAID: MI. Walter A. ON iell, who
served the State and who was the
chosen .! leader of the Republican pop.
ql'st combine In the last Legislature.
mas resigned his scat as Representative
from that parish. Mr.. O'Niell an.
aounced that be is as firm in his polit-
zeal convictions and as true to bis Ra.
publican principles as he ever was, and
simply declined to represent the par.
'sh since it was carried by the Demo.
Gratis Tuesday, principally through the
absolute Indifference OF the leading
Republicans in that parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
A'cee Litz Dies from an Acc,la,t

MI: Alcee Litz, son of the late Rob.
ert Lltz, of Plaquemine, died satur.
Gay afternoon at the residence Of HI;
Aunts, the Misses Litz. Mr.. Litz WINS
q young man Of many fine qualities and
IN only son. Up to a short time AGO
qe held a fine position at Forest Hi.
L La, where he was accidentally shot in
3oo head by DR.. Dean, of that place,
III. Dean was shooting at hog, when
one OF the bullets struck a puncheon.
and giancing upwards, sped through
WINDOW and hit Mr.. Litz in the head.
lnhlctlne wound from which be never
recovered. 0'o-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Brutal Murder Of Witness IN n Divo-co n.

Brutal Murder Of Witness IN n Divorce r. ..
About 7:90 o'clock Thursday morn.
ing, just outside of the city of Temple.
Texas, limits J. G. Adams, q popular
farmer, was shot and instantly killed By
J. N. Keith. The divorce suit Of Mrs.
Keith against J. NJ. Keith was set for
Thursday in the district court. Adams
was in eurrey with Mrs. Keith and two
other lad!es;driving toward town. Mrs,
Keith saw horse hitched near the road
and warned Adams that there might be
trouble. He assured her that, be be-.
!leved the threats Keith had been max.
ing for a year against him and other
members q of the school board, all
friends OF Mrs. Keith, who is teacher.
we're mere vagaries of drunken mind.
de had hardly finished speaking when
Keith stepped from behind telephone
pole and showed q shotgun close TO
Adams breast and poured both barrels
loaded with buokshot, into bis breast and
jumped back. Adams fell from tho sur.
rey and the frightened team started TO
run. His weight overturned the vehicle
the ladies out against 9 barbed
wire fence. They quickly ran to house
oear by, where Keith rode in a few.
demanding that his wife see
him. In Mysteries over the tragedy
she refused, and Keith rode away. oniv
70 return in a short time, almost riding
over the body OF his victim. Several
lines he passed back and forth. Fi.
nally he came to town and cravled nm.
Ter house, still holding bic shotgun
md vowing he would kill tho first,. :.
Tho tried to catch him. Much peraua. !
non and man. promises finally got him
mt. lie expressed warm satisfaction at |
he murder, and said be was sorry he
lad not been able to kill others against
'hom he had made ihrcats. The Keith,.
nd Adams came toiTcmrle some years
go from Geneva, Ala.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
MATRIMONIAL RACKET
WOMAN SWlNDLER WORKS IT TX,
TeNSlVELY,
ono sued the Mails, However, and Uncle
SANS Unromantic Agents Arc After Her
With Ungallant Intsnt...she Has R..n
bleeding "Suokers,"

The postofflce department officials q
Galveston, Tex, are very anxious t,
corral Lula Rains, alias Grace Lewis
alias Mrs. Smallie, ad inAnitum. In
sspector I. NJ. Swift, from Boston, ha.
besn detailed to run down the woman
who has been bleeding "suckers" al
over the country by the matrimonial
racket. She represented herself as 9
w1nsome, bu1am maid, very much in
want Of husband, and through this
means has played havoc with suscepti-
bio manly hearts and bank accounts
throughout tho country.
She engaged herself by mail to 4
Missouri farmer, who was 80 infatus-
ted that he sent her $3.50 for the pur.
chase OF wedding troueseau, besides
. horse. before he tumbled to her
racket.
DR.. r. A. Kitto, of Racine, Wis.,. ia
another victim to the tune of $25, which
he states In letter to the chief OF DO.
leo st Galveston he is very anxious to
geoover.
her victims are legion. Tho adven.
ssress was reared at Galveston, and
. va known AZ girl as Angelisna St.
Clair. Eight or ten years ago she
married Carver Rains in Houston, and
Nnos shat time has lived in San Anto.
nio, st. Louis aud other cities, making
q occasional visit to her mother in
Galveston. st. Louis ia her latest
known place Of residence.
There she kept . photograph gal.
lsry which aided her in her schemes
and finally got her into trouble with
shs postal authorities. Finding that |
tho postal officers were after her. she |
closed her st. Louis place Of business, |
and on December 20 loft that oitv.
leaving instructions, however, to have
ssr mail forwarded to Galveston.
Inspector Swift went to Galveston
several days ago, expecting to appre.
bend hsr, but failing In this, he sxora
out warrant against her mother, Mrs,
u. 81. Clair, charging hez with fraud.
alently using the United States msila
Mrs. st. Clair was arrested and
jailed. sho had a preliminary hearing
Saturday. Mrs. 81. Clair admits she
got the mail on an order given her by
: lady IN . carriage and delivered It to
he1, and that was all she knew about
H. She denies being the mother Of
tho girl. She admitted, however.
tuesday, that Lulu Rains was her
dang hter, and that she was in st.
Louis.
Replies to kilograms sent there BY G
Inspector Swift state that she cannot q
be found. 1t is evident that If Mrs. o
81. Clair knows Of her daughters il
whereabouts she does not propose to q
!sIl, and as no discriminating evidence f.
eas been found against her, she will
have to be discharged. VI
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
mayors Flower md Van vu.,,,

oi' rlo"er and Van Wyck Consult
Mayor ". G. Flower, of New o.
leans. called upon Mayor Van Wick a
1ne CITY hall of New York Mondo,
ana inc two mayors engaged in con-
NJ. '": T on the social evil problem
NJ. rioWer said New Orleans bad
adopted aplan similar to that Of PARE '
tes.t'r'otlng fallen women to one section
o. me city. Mayor Van Wyck saii
'n"s Inc regulation of the social cv;
was one OF the serious difficulties will
which New York would have to deal an NJ
ne seemed inclined to think that IL.
Hew Vf'eans modification of the Pari
slsn plan, as outlined by Mr.. Flower
x9uld nave =, to be adopted sooner or
later by all American cities,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Germany Wants tho Earth.

"A dispatch dated Pekin, Saturday,
said: Germany has demanded nine
sy'years lease of Kiao Chau Bay and q
large area surrounding it. China Of.
iers to lease the Bay and shores on!v
Tor tlfty years. Here the matter rests
Inc Germans insist upon the right to
build railroads and work mines when.
ever they wish. Germany has rem ewed
o osr demand for an indemnity of 2OO,-
ooo taels for the erection of a cathedral
and for compensation to the amount OF
several thousand tasls for the relative,
OF the Murdered missienarisn
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Returning KlontliLor.

Inc n, fteamer Corona, from juneau
ana oksguay, arrived at Victoria. B g
NJ Among her passengers were
10 10 men and woman, from Dawson
9lsy' lhey have in their possession
dusf, nuggets and drafts y.lued a. ono.
nali a million dollars. tits the richest
party returned. @0Ao''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
LOUISIANA HAPPENINGS.
SCHOOL TEACHER FATALLY WOuNDFD
At PURDON
nes'sns His Seat in tho Legislature. the
memory OF an Eminent Jurist..Tax Col.
leotor Makes Good Showing. Death Of.
Prominent Citizen.
Adam Ear1e naod

Adam Earle, seventy-eight years old,
aled at Lafayette Saturday. He was
the first president of the Lake Erie and
Western Railway Company, and also
Hhat is now the Big -Four Railway
Company, organizing tho company
which built the former division between
that city and Muncie, and the latte,
from kakakee to Lafayette. He was
very wealthy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
hos adorned the walls Of the Supreme
court chamber, in New Orleans, was
added to SATURDAY. nv that of Aha La.

hos adorned tho walls Of the Suprem
Court chamber, in New Orleans. wa
added to Saturday by that of the latt
Judge ]. N. Lea. No. collec ion o,
the sons OF Louisiana who have gained
eminence on the bench and at the bal
would have been complete without il,
AS member of the famous firm Of
Lea, Finney & Miller, the youngest aud
only surviving member of which is Az.
sociate Justice Miller, of the Supreme
bench, Judge Lea stood in the proud
rank OF the profession in Louisiana.
and when In after years he was called
from the active labors of the firm TO
the bench bis consummate learning
and ability reflected the credit that has
always characterized the Supreme
bench OF Louisiana. The portrait was
presented by Judge James Met onnell
on behalf of Mrs. Grace Lea Hunt
and Associate Justice Miller responded
for the court.
ODE Gill and the Rambers WIN Got Raj,
1t is very probable that ODE Gill and
Monroe Bamber, who are IN the parish
prison in New Orleans, will be brought
up 70 Amite City, Monday next and
admitted to bail. These two men, with
Otto Bamber, who is in Jail there
charged with numbering one W. B.
Davidson at Tangipahoa station on
December "a, 1896. have never had o
trial for this crime. This is now Q ceie.
b brated case and presents many phases.
Soon after the crime was limited
court convened there and q grand iurv
indicted them for murder. and. Of
course, had they surrendered, would
have had to remain in Jail until given
trla'. During the month of March an
effort was mate to surprise and arr est
them, but proved q signal failure. These
men never left the parish, but were
never arrested. Last Juno, at tho
criminal term Of court, Gill and tho |
Two Bamber boys came in town and |
voluntarily surrendered to the sheriff.
Their case was assigned for trial and mat. |
ers were seemingly satisfactory. Not
70, however. Just abont shutdown Of
he day they SURF endsred the three
men. with seven or eight friends, walked
mt OF the courtroom and escaped leav.
ng the two deputy sheriff, who had
'een guarding them in tho luroh. A
CIV weeks later, at the earnest solicita.
ION OF some Of their friends, Gill and
be Bamber boys again made arrange.
aents to surrender. 1t was arranged
nat the men board the morning train
Tagipahoa station and be joined
mere by tho deputy sheriff, and all pro.
eco to New Orleans, where the three
rlsoners were to be placed in the par.
\ prison. This plan was. followed
the letter. Some weeks ago Otto
mber, the youngest Of the brothers,
as taken sick, andt was thought best
move him back there. This was done
a an order from Judge Robert r.
aid, and Otto hos been there eve,
nee, in Jail in New Orleans,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Lights For q Soldiers, Home.

A complete system of electric light.
ing is being introduced in the build.
ing and grounds Of the Soldiers Home
at Washington, D. c., the effect q
winch CT will be to reduce the expense
OF illumination and at tie same time
MAKE MAKE the grounds entirely safe TO,
ic ~ av and bicycling during even,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Subscribe for this paper.
struck in tho Back with : HassAa

: Struck In tho Back With Hase B
News vas received Saturday sye
from Inez OF q very serious aecee1 ri
that happened there. MI. J. Il. y. D
was building house, and had go III &
man helping him who was nailia9 hi
boards with q hatchet. The 49, &
slipped out OF bis hand and struek. Il h
Belle in the back, almost seyesisg
spinal cord. Dr., W. h. Dlye VII
summoned, who preaounssd - II \
fatal, gaH '
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Treasurer Fatally Woundo.,

Prof. Henderson was shot and f. toll,
wounded at Purdon, small town wcsI
OF Co1s'cana, on the Cotton Belt Rail.
road, Saturday evening about s O. clock
Dy Bob Tickle, business man of that
place. Prof. Henderson had been to
Corslcana city Saturday attending the
teachers meeting with his wife. On
Ills arrival at Purdon he took bis " ifo
nc nome and went to town. He met
l1ckie on the street, drew his pistol
ana nred on him. Tickle returned the
hre' one ball entering Henderson's
~ 6,ght lung and lodging in the back.
Inc two men fought desperately.
emptylng their revolvers. Tickle was
shot twice through the right leg. being
only fish wounds. The diiicultv
g. grew out OF the undue attention which
a1ckle was paying Henderson's wife.
henderson is principal OF the school At
purdon and well.known and popular
teacher in Corsicana county.
Inc Tax Collector Makes Good Showing.
Parish tax Collector D. 7. Stafford
turned over to the parish treasurer. R
4. Maddox, at Alexandris. Saturday
the sum of $35,532.13. This is mora
by 81, 900 than the parish tax collector
ever turned over to the treasurer at anv
one time in the past. OF the amount
turned over to the parish treasurer
$l3, 20 goes to the school fund
$2272. IS being for poll taxes collected
and the balance, $40, 900. 81, came ont
OF the regular parish tax. Collector
Stafford says that there is etill abont
$4,000 on the the rolls belonging to
the parish. This will be collected dur.
ing to Mr.. Stofford, will be more
than sufficient to pay all outstand. |
ing parish Indebtedness Of the wear
1897, and will probably be sufficient to
pay all the indebtedness of the wear
1898. ~"'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Made No Protest.

Inc announced reduction in wages
at the Monohassett cotton mills in Pnt.
nam, Conn, went into effect Monday
WIN out any protest from the l,40Q
hands employed, "
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

To the Memory of an Eminent Jurist.
The gallery Of portraits OF illustri.
oaa 'ari's' which, for 10 many years,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
PRESENT.
>FoR THE
<HOL|iI| |

v" 9 have presents for Mi
e.. Daughter. Son. Slater
Sweetheart, Lover. Unols
Cousin. We have present, I!
, 1898-12-16


At football AL manner Gf men have
played at tie ends of the rush Iine-an
ideal msn would be q composite of all
the other mrn on the team.
He would be about . feet 10 in height
and would weigh abnut 1863 or lGS. He
would have the speed Of a half, the
quickness Of q quarter, the bulldog
pluck and nerve Ct a guard, and the
brain of II captain In addition to ali
these tand contrary to the opinions Of
most people, he would have a quick
temper III 3ro is nothing in football
nor indeed in any form Of athletics in
compatible with a little of the "Old
Adam, nor IL there anything like an
ger to put life and fire into a tired man
late in Il had fought game.
One can ba ms angry as he may and
still be n gentleman Temper, properly
directed aud controlled, will add fierce
ness to ones tackles, speed to his run
ming and strength to his blocking. ms
nothing else on earth will do, and many
the captains there are who, knowing
this, have stirred up their wenried men
with harsh words of command which
they themselves realized were unmerited
simply to Rake their teams work hardsr
and faster. college Athlete.
, 1898-12-16

President Mckinley. by the wise
omissions from his annual message to
congress, has previously disappointed
the democratic. That Is why the whole
menaxeeie 10 snarling. They thought,
OF bad persuaded themselves that they
THOUGHT, the president wonld announce
= hide-bound policy towards the Philip
pines. In advance OF. the actual posses
sion Of those Islands by the United
States. but the president isn't that sort
Of a statesmen. He doesn't make up
hjs mind upon any subject blind-folded,
lenst OF eli upon such an important one
a. the. future OF S.0O0.o 900 helpless peo-
ple. He has delivered them from the
evils Of Spanish rule, and will give
them. .. military government that will
be FIR behter than any government they
have evr known. That is far enough
70 e cor some time to come. He will
know more about the subject before
recommending the mex step. There
arr Other omissions from he message
that ars equally as nagging to the dem
ocrata, who have no other hope for fu-
ture than the mistakes they ex-
pect the republicans to make. Presi-
dealt Mckinley possesses the faculty of
knowing what not 10 say as we'll as
what to say. That is n reason his
administration has been such a sue
, 1898-12-16
A WOLF BOUNTY.

In the city today are a number OF
stockmen from ranches within twenty
miles of Cheyenne in a westerly and
nopthwesterly direction. The object OF
the meeting is the drawing up of a pc
tition and agreement which will be
signed by at least twenty ranchmen in
the vicinity mentioned and pledging
each signer to the payment of 81 for
every wolf killed in the vicinity OF the
ranches of any of the signers. This
will add 500 to the county and state
bounty. The ranchmen say the wolves
are growing more Iavenous and bold
every year and they r determined to
exterminate the pests ever though 1t
costs them a small fortdne.-Sun-Lead-
er.
, 1898-12-16

One OF the most prominent republi-
cans of the state is advocating a license
law for the protection Of local mer-
chants. 1t is now possible for travelling
concern to 90 owe the state selling
stoves. ranges. wagons. etc.. and not
pay one cent tax. while the local mer-
chant is NOT only compelled to bear his
share of the burden Of government, but
is also compelled to contribute support
to churches. schools, Fourth OF Juy en-
tertafnments, donation parties, ETC..
etc. II q law a be framed that will
not interfere with Interstate COM
merce. 1t should be passed. The travel
ing fakir. from the kitchen range man
TO hhe book agent. should be made to
bear his share Of the burden OF tax
alton.
, 1898-12-16
MISS MDoNALp.s LECTURE.
Intellectual Women Treat
ed to a Scholarly Discourse.

AT the beautiful home OF Mrs. C. N.
Potter on Warren avenue, yesterday.
were assembled about fifty of Chey-
enne's intellectual women, representa-
tives for the part of the various
women's clubs of the city, say the
Cheyenne S~un-Ieader. The occasion
was a lecture on Nineteenth Century
Fiction and How to Read It," by Miss
Cora Mcdonald, a scholar whose ac-
complishments have made for her an
enviable reputation in Wyoming and
especially in Cheyenne, where she re-
sided for some time, being principal OF
our high school. The lecture was given
under the auspices of the Whittier club
and the interesting subject was han
died in a very efficient manner and the
salient points made plain by pleasing
illustration. After the lecture there
was a general discussion of current
literature, the guests and club members
generally participating. Among those
present were noticed members of the
Whittier club, Capitol Coterie, Wo
mems club, Alpha club, Teachers club
and outside guests as follows: Mes
danes. Potter, Gilcrest, Wyman, Crop
sey, Abry, Corn, l. S. Bartlett, e. Mason
Smith, Costello, Chivington, Hender-
son, Gilmore, Abbott. ]. e. futile,
Churchill, Watts, W. A. Richards, ]. NJ.
Carey, White, Marks, C. w. Riner, ].
f. Carey, Sturgis, Burke. Fred Roedel,
Frank Bond; Misses Dobbins and I'm
derwood.
, 1898-12-16

OF unusual interest to every reader
of this paper is the advertisement else
where in this issue Of the st. Louis
Globe democrat, unquestionably one OF
the greatest of American newspapers.
That peerless paper can now be had by
mail, every day. including the bfg sun
day issue, for only IS per year, ann, at
that price, 1t 10 certainly within tine
reach Of all who desire TO read n
daily paper. The Weekly Gaobe-Demo-
crat is issued in semi-weekly sections
a eight pages each, making y pracd-
cnfiy a large semi-weeady. and almost
sQual to the average daily. Ct u . yea
IhlD issue is Just the thing sor enc
Mnper. merchant or professional nan
who has not the time 20 essde daily
paper. but wishes to kesp psn0ptiy and
thoroughly posted. II p ma4e up WIN
references 10 TIE wsnh o. svery
, 1898-12-16

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm. the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents TO
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St, n. Y. City
Isuaered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since a boz, "id 1 never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Ealm seems TO do
even hat. Many a~cquain.,nces have used
it with excellent results. Oscar Ostrum
As Warren Ave, Chicago, III.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
80 cents. At druggists or by mail.