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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-18
Sheriff Caddo parish, La.
Caucasian, July "a. 1901.
AMENDED Ordinance

At meeting of the Police Jury held july
l, 1901, the following amendments to the
road ordinance was adopted:
Section amended to read "Good Roads
Committee to consist Of four instead of
three-three members from the Jury aud
one citizen member to be selected by them.
Jurors .K,ith, Rives and Means were
elected by reclamation, who in turn
appointed A. Queries as the citizen
member and chail man OF said Committed
Section amended to read "On and afeer
March 1 Of the year in which taxes are
imposed, and that all vehicles subject to
IlcenseIshall bear Incense tag for the year
in which 1t Is issued, to be furnished bv
the tax collector and chargeabIe to the
20 d fund"
Section 5 amended 70 read One horse
wagon or CARTS" and the following rates
msde and adopted:
oicycie .................. 80
Carriages, Surveys or drag. %
buggy. observation-disclosures. ....... 90
One horse wagon or CART. .. q
Two Lorse wagon. .................... 80
Four horse wagon. 90
SIX horse wagon. / 90
Log. wagon. 90
PIP KEITH, President.
A L DURINGER,. Clerk.
July 7, 1901.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
WRECKED IN A FOG
Ship Sank and Passengers Became
Panic Stricken


The Orient Steam Navigation Com
pany's steamer L1sitauia, Captain No
Nay, from l. liverpool, June 19, off
Montreal, having 300 passengers on
board, was wrecked Wednesday night
off Cape Bollard. No loss of life oo-
CURED. All the passengers were res
cued.
The Lusitauia WAS bound round Cape
Race for Montreal, with a large cargo
aud q ship load of passengers. She
Ristook her course in dense fog and
miles Lorth of Cape ksce, before day
break. The ship ran over reef and
hangs against cliff. The passengers,
who are mostly emigrants, were panic
stricken. They stsmpeded and fought
for the boats, and they were overcome
by the officers and crew, who secured
control after great trouble and pro
longed struggle with the rougher ele-
ment among the passengers, who used
knives. The women and children were
first landed and the men followed. The
crew stood by the ship.
The passengers of the Lusitsnia had
q terrible experience. The first knowl-
edge which they had of thu disaster
was when, owing to the ship rasping
over the rocks, they were all hurled
from their berths. Many of them were
bruised and they ell hurried on deck
in their night cloths. A scene Of great
excitement elsueG. Eve hundred per-
sons were clamoIing t. escape while
the crew tried 10 pacify them and
lsu1ch the bosts. The male passengers,
In their attempt to seize the boats,
trampled the women under foot and
fought the crew with knives. Some of
more cool. headed OF the passengers
assisted the crew in their efforts to get
out the boats.
The women and children rescued
we're almost naked. D.eachsd with
spray, tLey were pulled up the cliffs by
the coast people. Some OF the boats
were demolished in the sulf while at
tempting TO lsud and their hslf drowned
occupants held on to rocks shivering
With the cold until T, scued.
TINS morning The unhappy passen-
gers, after shlytrigg for hours on the
hi.l top, trsmped over weary mll in
hClr tnGtaVUr ~ reach the house Ui d c
Il hermea, where Chey are now shelter
Cd
Previous TO reaching the cliff, the
ass .eTs pa. sed tEo hours Of terrible
alx.e'y on tho wreck .he steamer
Glencoe, Bringing the Lustauias Ia,-
serg Is, wsa dae here Wednesday light.
Inc messenger Who nTou mt the news OF
tne wreck 20 st Johus "a . the passgn-
rs On D0S.d the LusiIan drew their
Anlyes 20 cut the boat iashlngs ard
ateped tho c.eE II the steamer
when tbey thought tho latter attempted
90 lateIi,rc Win then IN 10 doing.
The .ss5 message TO the ageuts Of the
Lusl,auIa here says tho vessel is hard
and tiIm ssrouL d on he reef aid hope
less HIGok.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
The Deadly Lightning.

The storm which struck Pitsburp and
vicinity Wednesday afternoon was
short in duration, but terrific in power
and disastrous In effect. The lightning
and thunder was practically continuous
Tor about thirty minutes, the wind at
tanning velocity Of thirty miles an
hour and 46 inches of rain fell. The
temperature fell "a degrees within an
hour. One woman was kill ed instantly
by lightning and several other persons
may die from the same cause, number
less houses and churches were struck by
lightning and several picnic parties
were psnicstricken. At South Avenue
park, picnic party, composed of /, 200
persons, 200 OF whom were children,
gathered In the dancing pavilion for
shelter from the storm. Lightning
struck tree within eight feet of the
pavilion and set fire TO the structure.
The picnickers were panic stricken,
women tainted, childrens creameds
and eventhe men In the party
gave way to their fright. Fortunately
the heavy rain extinguished the flames
and although 3 large numoer of the
party were more or less hurt, in the
panic, none were seriously injured. A
similar panic ensued at ST. Joseph's
pAroohlal school, on Mount Oliver,
Wnere commencement exercises were
being held. The hall was filled with chill
dren and their parents when lightning
struck the building, tearing portion
OF the roof away. No fatalities result
ed
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
A Little Boy Killed.

The Columbia State says deplorable
accident occurred at the Epgorth or
phansge during the storm of Wednes-
day afternoon. An old COW shed was
blown to the ground, killing one little
fellow outright and wounding two
others. The boys nine in number
-were in the orchard gathering
plums. Overtaken by the rain
they went under nearby cowshed
together with two negro men, a half
dozen COWS and two horses. The old
shed vas unable to withstand the in
creasing force of the wind and soon after
fell with a crash. AS soon as the ne
groes could disentangle themselves the
wrecksge was rem owed. Charlie Slack
vas fouad lying on MS left side pinned
TO the gCound by heavy sill which had
crushed MS skull. There were several
bruises On his body aud his leg was
broken. Lee White had a long ga h
do.n the forehead and face to his lip,
It beng cut TO the bone, and John II.
Parker Lad his right elbow disiocated.
1 no ages VI the IL jured boys were 8, 6
aLd IL years respectively. The little
I9iioo "Ao vas killed, Charlie S aok,
came 10 the orpnanasc about three and a
tAt years ago. dis iUrner nome wss In
r4OfelcJ whore no aud his older brother
llVe4 up 20 the TINE Cf tier fathers
death.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
THE CROP OUTLOOK
The Weather Conditions Last Week
We're Unfavorable.

Below is given the weekly bulletin
Of the condition Of the weather and
crops in the State issued last week by
Director Bauer of the South Carolips
section Of tho climate and crop SER
vice of the u aited States westhar bu.
reau. 1t is of special interest in view
OF the gloomy views of the farmers
The week ending Monday, June oath,
bad nearly normal temperature, and
closed with extremely hot weather,
with maximum temperatures between
90 and 100. A minimum of 81 was OBJ
served at Spsrtsnburg on the 18Th.
There was less than the usual amoun nj
of sunshine over large portion of the
State, bat generally 1t was about nor
NAL There WAS severe hail and
wind storm In Lexington county on
the 22d.
The rains of the week were local in
character, but were the heaviest OF the
season st few points. The heave ST
rains occurred generally in the Nor,
Carolina border COUNTIES, where bot
tom lands wsre flooded for the fifth
time this year. Cultivation made good
progress In the central and southeast
err counties, hut even there 10 Eisuds
are still too wet to plow, while else-
where plowlng was practicable on only
from o. to three days, aud fields con-
tlnue 90 be foul with grass and weeds,
IN places, to such an extent that both
corn and cotton have been abandoned,
and lcTland oats have beea cut aud
ou1ed Tor hay on account of the gras :.
Cotton improved slightly where i,
could be worked, but the plants con-
tICue to be uuseasouably small, and
much Of it is yellow. Some cotton is
scatded and lice are still In evidence,
although loss numerous than last
week. ChoppiIg Is not finished. Mar y
fields aIc sill grassy and much cotton
is being destroyed in cleiuiog it OF
grass End weeds. Some fields have
been abandoned on account of their
foul condition and scarcity Of la1orers.
Sea island made decided improve
ment.
Upland corn looks we'll where it was
worked, but much looks yellow and is
very small, while lowland corn is ir-
retrievably injured by excess of mois
ture and lack of proper cultivation.
Bottoms hevs not all been planted or
replsuted. Corn is tssselipg low an
is unpromising generally.
Tobacco is teing cut and cured in
Florence county; it is small and poor in
all sections, but has improved during
the week. Rice is excellent in the
Charleston and williamsburg districts,
some was damaged by overflows Snd
stagnant water in the C9lletou dis.
t1ict, while in the Georgetown dis.
tricts freshets Injured it, and only
about oue-fourth the usual amount Of
June rice could be planted. Wheat
harvest is nearly finished, and late
wheat was poor owing to rust aud
scab. Oats about harvested. Both
grains are sprcuting in the shock to
with generally good yields. '"-
Sweet potato slips are still being set
out. Some peas have been plahted. In
places melons are blightiDg, butt a gen.
ersl Improvement is noted. Peaches
are rottening extensively as they ripen.
Apples continue to drop.
Wild plums and berries are plentiful
A continuation of dry weather is
needed to improve crop prospects
which are still vory unfavorable.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
Killed With an Axe

h-V. PaIick Chambers, one Of the
mJst prominent CIlIz ms of the Holly
Springs seouon, OcDuee County, had
dlul iro the elects Of Diow 70
Ce,yoG st the han.s OF his son-ln-law,
Dan kl4oh, several day 8 ago, with an
oXg. Al thIg trouUie, il IS sald Was
caused W Roach not providing tor his
ow4 fanny. dc iIv,s at tne home OF
NJ. Chambers who told MN he ought
20 GET 90 work aid make u living Tor
nls iaMlIy. Rosoh blc1m5 furious. Sc
cured ii, axe, and cosll deadly blow
dtl the sIde oi Ii back OF the left ear.
Mr.. Chambers IS leader of his sectloo, ,
honest and respected. Ruach has been
la trouble before, his fatL in law al
ways coming 20 his rescue, trying to
make sJn,ethiIg QUITO him.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
Postoflices Washed Away.

Official advicls to the postoflice De
par,mopt show that the break on the
Virginia and Ohio division OF the Nor
folk ard Western railroad, caused by
the flood extends for q distance of so
miles, from Williamson TO Ennis, except
10 spots the branch line running from
Goodwill to Branwell IS prs icAlly en-
tlrely washed away. Chief Clerks
Goodle from Washington, and Sales from
Lynch burg, of the railroad mail service
have gone to the food district to make
a report on the situation aud need iu a
postal way. The postmaster at Cedar
Bluff Va, wired Wednesd .y that the
money Oldor funds, forms, blanks and
stamps, together with transit mail from
Paint Lick, VS., were swept away by the
flood. Cedar Bluff is on the Clinch Val
ley division of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, in Tazswell county. The poet
m mtster at Ennis, Va, also reports his
Office swept away. The first action of
tho postttticc department in furnishing
emergency mail service into the food
district was taken Wednesday whom
Assistant Postmaster General Shallen-
berger au horzed the establishment of
e special service to Duhring, via Bran
we'll and Freeman.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
WRECK OF A TRAIN.
Cars PiIsd One on the Other in
an Inex,rlcabIs Mass.
SIXTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
The Accident Occurredin in a Lone
" County at Midnight.
Hours Before Wounded
We're Treated.

Sixteen persons were killed and
about so were seriously injured in
wreck of train No. 3. the west bound
Wabash limited, nine miles west of
Porea, Ind, at 1890 a. m, Wednes-
day. The dead are all Italian emigrants
en- route to Colorado, whose names are
unknown. Two se,tions of train No.
3. one coming from Detroit and the
other from Toledo were consolidated in
this city into train of eleven oars.
making up the flyer for its journey to
st. Louis. 1t consisted of combina-
tion baggage and express, combination
baggage and smoker, day coach, emf
grant cosoh, three chair cars, three
sleepers and the private car of General
superintendent Cotter of the Iron
Mountain railway. Having left this
city one hour late the train was speed
ing westward at high rate whom at q
point nine miles west the engine
plunged through trestle which had
been undermined by the recent heavy
rains. The embAnkment on both sides
OF the little stream dropped at sharp
degree distance of forty feet. Owing
to the momentum of the train the en-
gine appeared to leap nearly across the
embsnkment, plunged into the soft
earth on the opposite side and fell back
to the bottom. Engineer Butler and
Fireman Adams were thrown from the
cab but not seriously hurt. The ex-
press car and the first chair car were
telescopsd. The emigrant car followed
by two chair cars went down ON the
left side OF the track and the first
sleeper pitched forward upon the mass
OF debris. Its windows and trucks
were broken, but none of the occu-
pants we're Injured. The remaining
cars also left their trucks, but were not
badly damaged. 1t was in the emi-
grant and day coaches that most of the
deaths and ipj uries occurred.
There was absolutely no means by
which the engine crew could see the
impending danger; In fact, the engine
ran out upon the trestle before the
structure gave way.
The night wss intensely dark. For
few minutes after the fatal plunge
and dreadful roar of crashing timbers,
deathly stiffness prevailed, which
was only broken by the cries Of the in
lured. Trainmen caught IN their lam
terms and rushed to ths
farm houses for assistance. isI1ghborina
ers, with their wives and chifS farm
bearing torches, hastened to the sxxe.
All efforts were bent to giving rrst
aid to the injured. Telephone mes
sages were dispatched to this city and
every physician was hurriedly taken
to q special train which carried them
to the scene. The injured were placed
about on cots and everything possible
done to ameliorate their condition.
For time after the resourers reach
ed the scene of the wreck little could
be done in the way of moving the
dead. Hundred of tons of twisted iron
and broken timbsrs rested upon the
car where the unfortunate emigrants
were crushed.
By means Of wrecking derricks the
mass was gradually opened and by
daylight nearly all the dead had been
removed to the city.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
A Fatal Collision.

A collision occurred on one of the
streets Of Montgomery, Ala, Weines.
day afternoon between trolley car and
hose cart caused the death of one man
and four were injured. The firemon
were responding to sn alarm Of FIRE aad
were crossing the railroad track when
the hose carriage was struck by the car.
The street had recently been graded at
that point and the out was Of such ma
ture that neither party could see the
other until too late to stop. The hose
carriage was totally demolished and the
front end of the car badly broken. The
conductor and motormen wore Arrested.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
Killed by lightning

a great many more persons seems to
bo kimed nov By lightning than former
~. While stacking wheat on his farm,
six miles south Of Piedmount, Ala, on
Wednesday. Robert Coo snd his Son
were struck by lightning and instantly
Killed. While working in E field in
Lincoln county, Nor.h Carolina, We'd
nesday afternoon, William Huss and
one son were Instantly killed, aud
another son probably fatally iujured by
lightning.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
A Long Sentence.

One OF the longest and direct sen.
tences ever pronounced upon crimi.
nal Is probably contained in the deois-
ION OF a Judge in Naples, who inflicted
recently upon an Italian adventurer,
VINO pleaded guilty to and was convict
Cd OF sixty four separate forgeries. The
Judge figured up the penalties and off.
clally sentenced the prisoner to LOSS
years of solitary confinement.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
A Careless Engineer

A freight of the Seaboard Air Line
ran into a freight of the Plant system
at the crossing at Bladen, Ca, Wednes-
day morning, 1t is the law In Georgia
that all trains shall stop at crossings
From the evidence it seems that II. Il.
Bradford, engineer of the Seaboard train
failed to stop his train. A crash was the
result. Bradford was seriously inj ured
and his fireman, Robert SImms, was
instantly killed. Nobody on the Plant
system train was hurt. Several cars
were smashed and the SeaboArd engine
was wrecked.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
His Family Lost.

Lowell ID. Hosmer, the former dis
burser of the public works department
of Porto Rico, died June IL. His wife
and family have been unsuccessfully
sought for. At one time they were be.
lieved to be at Jacksonville, Fla, or
Memphis, Tenn. Americans at San
Juan took charge Of the funeral.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03

How to Keep Cool" recipes are the
order of the day, and like a certain
other long sought remedy, have never
yet proved efficAcious. Csndidly-ifa 4
bull be permitted-the only way to
keep cool is not to try.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
Jumps from Steamship.

The captain of the Anchor Line
steamer Furnessia, from New Aork,
June 10, which arrived at Glasgow,
Wednesday, reports that Richard
Wake, lawyer of Virginia, jumped
overheard from the steamer June 20
and was drowned. A dipatch says
Richard Wake was resident of Norfolk
and one of the most distinguished law
yers of the State of Virgins. He leaves
a wife and four daughters. The widow
of Commodore Truexton is his sister.
de was accompanied on the trip to
Europe by his wife and a gentleman
friend. His death is the result of his
third attempt to end his life in recent
years, and he is the third of his family
to die by their own hands within the
past three years. Ia 1899 Henry Wake,
his brother, shot himself in Brooklyn
while on visit to that city. Lattleton
L. Wake, son of Richard Wake,
stabbed himself to death in his room
at the University of Virginia recently.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03

A Georgia editor says if any farmer
lets the weeds grow while it rains, and
does not work fast and continuously
while the sun shines he is going to 6nd
farming failure next autumn,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
WORK OF VANDALS.
Raid CT shsrman's Army Told py
One Of Them.
A HORDE OF THIEVES.
Letter Written oy Lieutenant
Just After Burning of Co.
lumbla Corrcborativs Of
Charges Made.

To the Editor Of The State:
Below will be found copy of the
original letter written by First Lieu
tenant Thos Q. Meyers, Of Gen. Sher-
mans army which counter marched to
reach the goal Of the Secession State, -
which he only did after hcmbsrdipg the
cspitol fr, m the heights Of Lexirg on
county, which are in plain view fro
the high points of this city, lying Just
aero the river" Upon these clay hills
were planted the batteries, III, shells of
which SCARED the capitol, then in
course of construction, and sounded the
death kue(l, as it were, to the fair oity
on the Cor gsree. This letter Iuts the
CAUSE Of the buripg Of Co umbia where
it properly belongs. ana places the
responsibility upon Gen. Sherman and
his sub officer who were disguised as
privstes," and did The looting.'
In this con nc ction may say that this
communication carries out the idea. so
force ably sdvapced recently, by Prof
Spahr and Col. j G Gibbes, who have
translated and written up on the sub
jeot.
Though the letter alluded to is from
husband to wife, and sent 'by fsg Of
truce" l trust betray no conf iencs,
as the letter was picked up by an old
southern niger" and carried to h r
''Missus, to know if it WI of value.
1t is by reason of great courtesy that
l have copy Of this letter, saved from
the sshes of Jacksonville, and per force,
is of a private nature. There are thou
sands who have never heard anything g
upon the subject; SO with gracious per-
mission, l am permitted to give this
information which every true sympa
thizer of cost cause" will no doubt,
appre ciate. The information is from
private journals; so the printing, for
sale, of this article is strictly eDjoined d
and all copyrights reserved. For OBJ
vious reasons some names are omitted
in the papers sent.
Robert Sparkman.
June %, 1901.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03

was believed at the time, that officers
wore citizens and privates' dress, in
order to rob without comprising their
shoulder straps.
The following is letter from Miss
Floride Csntey, now the wife of the
Rev. Mr.. johnson, rector of St. Philips
church, Charleston, s. c., written to
her son, Mr. joe johnson, who enquirod
of her concerning the authenticity of
the aforesaid letter. All these are in
the possession of, and form part of the
journal, of Miss Grace Elmore, which
she kept during these troublous times.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03
Charleston, March 29th. 1899.


My Dear Son: The letter you wrote
Of was written by one of Sherman's
soldiers, ard picked up near our old
home (Hobkilk Hill.) The letter was
slightly damp from lying on the ground
when brought to me By negro woman
who had PICKED it up. This woman had
always been considered a quiet, good
woman, not remarkably bright, and
could not read word. She found it
just after q part of Shermsn's army
had raided Camden ard the surround.
ing couolry, and brought it to mo to
know II | could tell her whose letter il
wss. She dId not have an idea if it
was losE by soldier or civilian, or to
whom ad iressed. Afterwards, | learned
taat the silver pitcher named, corres-
pouded with ons taken from Mai
Jno. Nj DeSbussura's nome: it was the
only pltc5 taken as 1T was left out by
mistake when the rest Of tho family
silver was concealed. The letter was
printed iu the Cam len newspaper, but
1t has never been returned to my pos
session. | would be glad TO have it
COW, or at least copy of il. This
negro women had been slave Of your
graudmother's, aud acted then and at
terwards, as ii she still bore allegiance
to her, and you, l think, remenbe her
as she nursod your sister. yourself Sd d
little John. She was named Cin6a, and
Wa att d to go with us to Charleston, but
her mother WAS old and feeble and
wanted her to stay in Camden. La my
own mind and that Of my family there
is not a doubt Of the letter being au
thentic,
| enjoyed your letter, and will write
soon My love to my cousins in the
house.
Your affeotionate Mother.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03

This is a good time of the year to use
whitewash on fences,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03

The foregoing is copy Of letter
found by Miss FlOride CanteY, Of Cam
den, at the Yankee camp, near that
city. 1t is directed to Mrs. q, Meyers,
Boston, Mass, and cOrroborates what