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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-12

Filed and recorded June 4, 1901.
F. A. LEONARD.
Clerk and Ex-Oficio Recorder.
June 4, 1901.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Il hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy of
the original act, as the same now ap-
pears on file and of record in my office,
Given under my hand and seal of Of
fee this 4th day of June, A. D. 1901.
F. A. LEONARD.
Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder.
June 5, 1901.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-12
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
MATHIS SURRENDERS
THREATS OF LYNCH1Ne H1N
 WERE MADE.
Negro Now in Jail Says That Mathis Murdered the Two Montgomerys and Tried to Cremate
 Their Bodies.

Oxford. Miss. Nov. 2o.--Wili Mathis' who is charged with the murder Of two deputy marshals, Montgomery by name walked into the little town of Dallas twelve miles from town and surrendered to a justice of the peace and two citl- zens. Mathis had been closely pursued by a large posse with blood hounds and
 realizing that his capture was certain
 the fugitive voluntarily gave himself up and asked for protection. He was turn ed over to the posse and started for Oxford, but 1t is understood 1t late hour tonight that he will not be brought to this city until tomorrow, the officers fearing mob violence.
 When the news of surrender reached oxford the strets were immediately flied with people and intense excitement ex- isted for a time. Bonfires were built and many threats of summary ven-
 geance against the alleged murderer were
 heard on all sides. Addresses were made by the local officers and cool head ed business men and at Il o'clock tonight the excitement has subdued and 1t Is
 believed IDAL tDc has been averted. The local officers an-
 nounce that they will protect the pri- soner at all hazards.
 posse of citizens of Oxford brought George Jackkson to Oxford late this evening and placed him in the county jail. lie is the brother of Bill Jackson who is also in jail for being an access sorry to the killing of the two Montgom- erys. George Jackson was with Mathis until this morning.
 The negro Orlando Laster, placed un- der arrest Sunday. has confessed before | the coroners jury the details of the hor- | rible crime. The negro states that Mathis | induced the officers to spend the night | at his house, and shot them after they | had gone to bed, the negro holding the lamp The negro procured the gun for Mathis from Mat owens, Matthias fath- er-in-law. The latter loaded the gun
 with buckshot before sending it to Ma l this, Mrs. Mathis has confessed to be, | ing in the house when her husband did inc killing She left for her fathers soon | Afterwards and Mathis robbed the | hodies of watches, money and pistois' nuIIed them on the floor. placed a straw 1 mattress over them and set It on nre. | Mrs. Mathis and the negro both admit | fhat Bill Jackson, who left before the | Shooting occurred, tried to prevail on | eto,his not to commit the crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
BRECKENRIDGE IS REMOVED. Pratt Given the Attorney General.
 ship of Kentucky.

Frankfort Ky. Nov. 2o.--The Court of Ap- peas today reversed the judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court. which sustained the decision of the State Contest Board. in giv- ing the office of attorney-general to Judge Robert J. BreGkinridge. and holds that Cliff ton J. Pratt of Hopkins County. the Repub- lican nominee, is the legal official. The de- cision of the court is final and directs that Breckinridge retire immediately from office.
 Breckinridge was on the Democratic ticket headed by William Goebel for Governor two years ago. and Pratt was on the Republican ticket. headed by W. S. Taylor for Governor that year
 Justice Guney delivered the opinion of tn, court and Judges Burnard, Durelle anC O Rear. Republicans. concur with Guffey.
 Judges HObson, Paynter and White. Demo crats. dissent from the decision The court through Judge Guffey, says:
 'The judgment decision of tho State Board of Contests is void and conferred nc right upon the appellee. Breckinrdge. and could not affect appellant. Pratt's right and title to the office In contest and the court below erred in rendering the judgment ap- pealed from.
 Judge BreckInridge has frequently said re- gently if removed that he would become q candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor two years hence. He is brother of the ex-Congressman from the Lexington district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
THE W.C.T.WSA ADJOURN
THE 2STH ANNUAL CoNvEN-
 TIoN ENDS.
Resolution Calling on the Victorious Reform Forces of New York to Close the Saloons
 on Sunday.

Fort Worth. Texas. Nov. 2O.-The twen- ty-eighth National Convention of the w. c. T. U. ended its regular session this tional deliverance on the attitude of the victory of the reform forces in> New York city in respect to the partial open saloon on Sunday. The deliverance came Mrs. Boole of New York: 'sThe victory of the fusion ticket in New York City, which resulted in the overthrow of Tammany has caused gen. eral rejoicing. The victory was gained by the united efforts of good people, but we learn, with regret, that some of the leaders are advocating opening sa- mems Christian Temperance. Union. rep resenting the motherhood of the nation and vitally interested in the welfare Of | the homes of this country, enter our pro- | tempt to give the liquor trafiic longer | hours or greater privileges. We, earnest | ly urge the law-abidng and moral citi- zens of New York State to stand for law and the abolition of the Raines law hotel"
 an impassioned speech.
 The proceedings opened this morning
 with reports of organizers. notably those from the Pacific Coast States, South | Dakota, Idaho and Texas. A large in- crease in membership was shown from Il Organizers, lecturers and evangelists Il for the coming year were appointed as Il follows: Organizers, Miss Louise E. Hol- | York. Miss Eliza E. Gordon of Massa.
 chusetts. Lecturers, Mrs. Ruth Shan Il ner of Pennsylvania, and Miss Wells oi
 Tennessee. Evangelist, Rev Frances p
 Shaw was appointed National superin
 tendent for Temperance Literature ane Mrs. Murrow for work among the In dians.
 the ccnsecration of two infants to th'
 cause of total abstinence. Prayer va:
 offered, Precious Jewels" was sung ane
 Pr esident Stevens tied a white rfpooi to the babies dresses.
 The closing hour of the Loyal Tenn l perance Legion was marked by a de cision that the Legion should make
 decided onslaught on all manner or ganp D | slot machines in use at county and Statt
 fairs and in cities. 4
 | At the afternoon session the bylaws
 were amended. providing that oranct
 general secretaries be elected by bailo
 annually. Some friction was reported
 between State officers and organizers an. | lecturers growing out or an attempt u
 ssry before the latter could appeal fo
 funds It developed that lecturers an'
 organizers often interfered with the pol icy of State officers. A limitation wal made by declsiVe Fote. ,.,ra /,
 The convention presented picture U U
 brary of Fort Worth. An official statement was made tna 1. the total membership of the VI: q; T U. is about soo.ooo; paid memoessn'p e,sa po,, ], , 1e0 GOO. numbei of delegates at this con
 vention. 293; largest local union at Fort
 land, Me, with 265 members.
 After the benediction the convenuoi adjourned sine die. ...,A.- u., Tonight a great platform meeting va held at the First Baptist Church Mrs Stevens presiding. Ali the noted speakers of the natiopa | organization were heard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
MRS. CHAPMAN GAIT SPEAKS
 ON WOMAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE
Declares Women Possess the Majority Of Intelligence and Morality of the World and Should
 Have Hand in Ruling.

tury was destined to be the century Of women and caused laughter by the state ment that during this century women have progressed where men progressed although they have always been kept three paces behind. In the beginning Of their fight for their rights women were debarred from colleges and no occupa- tions were open to them. Miss Black well. the first woman physician, she said, had been discouraged when she sought advice from a physician and a preacher. They told her she did not have suf- ficient intelligence and yet there are now 25.O00 female physicians in the world. Eighteen church denominations have wo- men preachers and there are numerous women lawyers. They want to vote. too. because they recognize the value to them of the ballot box.
 This progress of the nineteenth cen of men and the indifference of the wo- men,, declared Mrs. Catt.
 She paid considerable attention to the indifference of women to their rights and illustrated her theme with several clever stories which she recited inimitably. l~ Mrsv-Gatt showed that one woman out of every six in the United States Is a wage earner and declared that every wo- man who Is a wage earner possesses that which is better than propeFty-the ability to create property. She declared that tax ation without representation is tyranny and advocated higher civilization which she said would be reached when intelli- gent women were entitled to, exercise the right of franchise.
 Mrs, Catt declared that woman's suf- frage was bound to come. It was logt- cal proposition, she said. and logical propositions invariably have logical con clusions. No civilized country could con- tinue to practice tyranny upon large class of it's citizens a class of citizen- ship, which she showed possessed the ma jority of intelligence and the majority of morality.
 We are willing to bar the fallen wo- man." she exclaimed, If you are willing to exercise common sense and bar the fallen man who Is responsible for the fall of the woman. Bar the ignorant man and bar the ignorant woman. It is common sense and 1t Is decency. To vote is to place in the ballot box the prayers and hopes of a community and itis unjust to deny this right to women"
 Mrs. Catt closed with an appeal to the women of Alabama to interest themselves in the great reform that was sweeping over the country in their behalf.
 At the conclusion of the address Mrs. Catt was introduced to a number of la dies.
 She will remain with Mrs. J. NJ. deCottes on Goldthwaite Street several days, after which she will go to Atlanta, Ga, to attend the annual convention of the Georgia Association of Woman's Suf- fragists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

Tn eworld's national indebtedness Is esti- mated at S2t 274 ten times as great as the worlds national debts amounted to during the NapOleOnic wars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt. President of the National womans Suffrage Asso- citation addressed an audience that nearly filled the lower floor of McDonald's Thea ire last night. The audience was equally divided between men and women. Mrs. Catt was generously applauded.
 It was observed that the men in the audience manifested their approval of the good points made by the great woman's 8 sufrrssist more frequently than the wo- men. ..
 Mrs, Catt was introduced by MISS Frances Griffin of Montgomery, President of the Alabama Division of the Nationai Woman's Suffrage Association and her- self a talented speaker. She ana Mrs' Catt occupied the stage alone There was no music, but the speech Of Mrs' Gait afforded sufficient entertainment for the audience. She is cultivated woman with A good voice and fine presence.
 When Mrs. Catt advanced to the foot lights after benig introduced by MISE Griffin she was roundly applauded. She wore a handsome black costume with lace overwork. There was a blue front to the bodice which was trimmed Witn bands of black velvet
 Mrs. Catt has a deep, but womanly voice. She speaks in conversational tone. but she was easily heard in all narts of the the theatre. Her diction is nerfect and she brings to her addresses . vast mine of useful information bear ins, upon the subject to which she IS devoting her life. She spoke without reference to notes and held the closest attention of the audience for more man one hour and half.
 Reeinning her address Mrs. Catt re- viewed the history of the franchise TOT several hundred years She said that hefore the eighteenth century only men t,orn under favorable circumstances were ,,trusted with the ballot. This century ,,aa the century of men and during its ,.earH a sentiment for universal franchise amonK men began to crystaliZe. At nrst ,he landowners declared that the work iug men did not know enough to vote ,,nd that they did not care to vote. Ine nronerty qualification had so long kept the ballot box from them that the laho owners actually thought they were not entitled to the franchise. Mrs. Catt oe- cIared that the enfranchisement Of the u,orldnemen of the world was the Sreatest movement for reform ever un- dertaken. AL.
 By implication Mrs. Catt compared the present condition of the workingmen or inc eighteenth century to the women oi today. She said that the nineteenth cen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
 Easily Cured
Miss Mary Roberts Wants Every Lady Reader of this Paper to know
 How She Saved Her Brother.
Used an odorless and Tasteless Remedy Tn His Food Quickly Curing Him Without His
 Knowledge.
Trial Package of The Remedy Mail ed Free to Show How Easy It Is
 To Cure Drunkards.

The terrible evil of drunkenness has at last found conquerer Miss Mary Roberts, of Io33 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco Cal, tells how she saved her brother from ruin and her words burn with new hope to every woman who would rescue son, brother or husband from tho scourge of drunkenness She says:
 Yes 1t is true that my brother is now a reformed man. For years he drank only occa- sionally, but at last he got so bad that to be sober seemed a living death to him. After a If he were going insane. He would then drink sparlnsly, but in few days would start oft again and l wouldn't see him for a week. I saw a notice in our home paper that there was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
FoR CARE OF MRS. FLAGLER. Dr. Mcdonald Awarded a Total Of
 S3O,OOO.

New York, Nov. 20.-Dr. Carlos F. Me donald was today awarded $26,9Oo by Tustice Clarke in the Supreme Court Tor inc proper maintenance and care of Mrs
 Ida M Flagler who has for consider able period been a patient in the doctor o 5 eaniteriun He was also allowed $5OVO for his professional services to Mrs. Flag Ter. This was done upon the recommen- dation of pr. Mcdonald that Mrs. Flag Ter should be placed in position Tn which. in accordance with her income and the manner in which she was accustom- ed to live. she could maintain her own establishment. .,.. .1.
 Mrs. Flagler was until recently the wife of Henry NJ. Flagler.
 Justice Clarke, upon the application of Charles F. Shourdes. Steven Shourdes and Mrs. Matte A. Johnson, the brothers and sister of Mrs. Flagler. allowed them income. The reason for making this al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

a remedy called Golden Specific to be e!ven
 secretly in tea, coffee or soft food and that
 they would send me a free trial wrote Tor
 1t and gave it to my brother early one morning
 in a cup of coffee before he had chance to go
 out and get & drink. The effect was wonderfn
 and seemed to brace him up. He went out
 and came back quite sober for him. In the
 meantime I had sent for a regular treatment
 of Golden Specific and after using tt my
 brother was changed man. Day after day l
 watched and prayed, and 1t all seemed too
 good to be true. His whole manner changed
 I said nothing about the remedy l had been
 giving him secretly and did not talk of his
 being cured. but I would often tell him how
 happy 1 was and what a noble man he was
 to stop drinking. He of course, knows 1t all
 now, but his new life prosperity, new friends and self-respect have long ago foiGiven. me
 for the way in which I saved him from a drunkurd's grave. May every mother, sister or daughter learn from my experience is my devout hope, and in thus making public the story of our private misfortune and subsequent blessings 1t Is my earnest desire that every woman read in my words the way to happiness not only for herself but for the man who is strugRifng with the curse of liquor upon him pr Haines who discovered Golden Specific is deserving of wonnan's homage and am glad to know that he will send free trial of the remedy to every woman who writes him. Send your name and address to Dr. J. W. Hatnes 1267 Glenn Building, Cincinnati, O, and he will mail the remedy toSyou in a, plain package and thus you can begin the cure al once The remedy is odorless and tasteless and you need have no fear of discovery"
 th-2S ldecl5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Colonel in Boer Army May Be Chosen
 from Galway.

London. Nov. 2O-It is now regarded as carfain that Colnel Arthur Lynch will succeed in the Parliamentary contest in Galway, where he is opposed by Horace Plunkett, Unionist, in spite or the Tact that he claims to rank as a Colonel in the Roer army and if he sets foot on the soil of Great Britain he will be arrested and sent to South Africa for trial.
 The bad weather has tended to cool the election animositles but there was con siderable disorder again today which kept a large force of police busy. There were continued calls upon the police to prevent or suppress conflicts. The prisons are overfiowing with arrested persons and it was a common sight today to see people walking about with bandaged heads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Tho National Grange.

1eU,ston Me. Nov, 2o,-The National csrange today adopted resolutions urging Con sress to put of Q cents m pound on h,,,s cleo Wet;onai officers were chosen during the day as 'foil follows: Worthy Master Aaron Jones of Indiana Worthy oyerseTr oSadiah pnhIae Gardaer of of NeW Hampshire Worthy Steward w. C. sxt of Raa: # Es59 t5span as1staH Sny ,rbro1s,n of South Carolina; Treas Srer. M Mrs. Eva McDowe ya.n,Hdsdn of GolsmbuT Q: 5@aa a5s Ta% TssnsaPn % 0ate hSGPe' ~ ,F Wilson. Magnolia. Ills. i; Pomona Mrs qrdsa AfkeSSn %slc1t3 %qFssnt9HR Hyis9 w Va Fior3 tSI.tant M[. steward. St Mrs, Maria Riii Ign n Penns yiyania Member of Executive flornroittee E B. Norris, New York.
 nh. crank is not easily turned from bis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Canada to Raise Troons.

Ottawa. Ont. Nov. 20-At a meeting of the Dominion Cabinet today it was de- cided to renew Canada's offer of last March to raise a corps of 500 men, mount ed. for service in South Africa. The de- cision was the result of a cable received from the imperial government asking If the offer was still open.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Other Banks to Unite.

Boston. Nov. 2o.-Folowing the announce. ment yesterday of the combination of the shSwmut National Bank and the National Rank of the Commonwealth. came the news today that bids had been made today land, Eliot. Atlantic and Third National Bank in connection with a plan to combine them into one institution. Several bank officials ad- init that efforts have been made, but no one will discuss details.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

Only a conceIted ass thinks he under stands women.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

Iowance is that Mrs. FlagIer was in the habit of making valuable presents to her brothers and sister, who are not in af- fluent circumstances. and that they to whom the estate will revert upon Mrs.
 Flagler's death, are in need of an allow ance from her estate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

New Orleans, Nov 2o.-The charter of the New Orleans and Mississippi Midland RaIIroad Company was filed here today. It is intended to cross Lake Ponchartrain and traverse inc Ozone and Pine Belts to PontotOc Miss a distance of 34o miles The company is can't talized at two million dollars with Percy |, Mccoy of this city as president and Robert P. Duncan of New York vice-president
The Marshall republican., 1901-08-30

have died Of h~emorrhagic smallpox
end several other families In that
vicinity are afflicted With the dis.
case In q more or less maligpant
form.
Teiephoaic inquiry Of the attend.
ing physician. Dr.. White, Of New
Franklin. yesterday con6rmed the
story In oil details. Dr.. White Vas
called to zee Daniel Morris On Sat.
urday, August roth. He found him
suffering with the most malignant
form Of smallpox. and on Sunday
night he died. On Saturday, Az.
gust 18th, Dr.. White was called to
ace the daughter end found her o..
iected In the same way. She died
last Monday. Two boys Of the
family were sick. but not serious
ly. There are Eve cases in another
family. Several members Of Q col.
ored family in the town of New
franklin are down with the disease
and great alarm il ielt.
Smallpox has been prevalent in
that neighborhood for the pas, two
years. but Il was thought that the
drastic measures adoped last year
had eradicated the disease. The
authorities and the physicians.
however. believe that they will be
able to cope with Il and prevent its
further spread. -Boonviile Adver.
tis.r.
The Marshall republican., 1901-08-30

Howard County Advertiser.
Sallie Bentley. . young negro
girl. who lives Ia that part Of town
known q Robinson Row. was
shot 10 the right leg Wednesday
night by . negro man known a
John White. 1t seems that several
negroes are implicated 10 til affair
and that . general eight resulted.
with the result that White fired his
revolver. the bullet striking the
Bentley woman. She 10 not seri.
ously wounded. Five negroes are
now 10 jail waiting an investiga.
ton. They are Annie and Lizzie
Bentley, Lizzie Todd. Scott Tur.
ner end John White. The negroes
Of Fayette are referred to the
Pierce City. No., incident Of this
week. II there Is not q general
touius down. q like incident may
occur here.
The Marshall republican., 1901-08-30
VswtarKeny.

Mr.. William A. Vawter and Miss
Netty Kelly. both Of this place.
we're married At the home Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s.
Kelly. Sunday morning at 10
D clock. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. G. E. Thomas.
pastor Of the Presbyterian church.
Only the immediate relatives Of the
contracting parties and . limited
number Of friends were present.
Those In attendance were: Rev.
c. E.. Thomas and wife. p. H.
franklin and wife. R. B. Taylor
aud wife. Mrs. Culager. Rev. A.
A. McCefchy and wife Of Fulton.
No.. DR.. and d r. Bell. Mrs. E. +.
Morris. J. w. Wenning and wife.
Thomas Boatright and wife. Mrs.
Bowel and Mrs. Irwin J. Turpeu
OF Louisville. KY. and Miss Bessie
Temple Of Bowling Green. Ky.
The bride WAS becominsiy attired
10 . green cloth travelling suit.
M. and Mrs. vawter took the
morning train loT Louisville. KY.
where they will visit relatives ol
the bride. end will he at home Sep
TENDER IS a the home Of the brides
parents.
The Marshall republican., 1901-08-30
Prot. AIexaader Resigaa.

Edward r. Alexander, for many
years connected with Slater public
schools. resigned this week to &C.
cep, . position with Baggarly &
Riederer at the Slater Roller Mills.
He has been with the mills during
the summer and the work has
agreed with him SO we'll that he
has decided to give up teaching.
His successor has not been elected.
Slater Rustler.