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INCIDENTS IN THE CAREER OF "TOM' OCHlLTREE.
SOME or THE STORIES He TOLD-CAREER IN ARMY, IN
CONGRESS- AND AS SPORTSMAN.

, He was quite lion. I remember in particular
a dinner which was given in his honor by Her
mann Oelrichs.
We'll, Lord LOnsdale told many thrilling
stories and an audible oh" went around the
table when he finished telling of petried forest
In Africa. in which he found number OF petri-
fed lions and elephants AS the Engishman
lapsed into silence and the applause sank to an
echo. all looked to Colonel Ochiltree to defend
his nationality and beat this petrifed lion story.
Texas said the Colonel, after pause, has
it's petrifed forests. but although they contain
no petrIhed lions they remarkable for having
petrifed birds flying over them.
'Nonsenser said Lord Lonsdale; that is i'm
possible Such a phenomenon is contrary TO the
laws of gravitation.'
"'Ah, that's easily explained responded Colo
mel Ochiltree, quickly. The laws OF gravitaton
down there are petrihed too
THAT makes me think" said the tall man
with the paper. "how Colonel Ochiltree once got
the better Of lawyer in this city who tried to
make fun of him on the witness stand. II was
in March. 1894, when the Colonel had his nurse,
James F Lynch arrested on the charge of steal
ing a gold watch a betting book. an overcoat,
umbrella, which he had bought in London,
and roll of bills. He said that he had lost all
this property when he i'll at No West
Thirty third-st. AS the colonel took the
stand the lawyer for the nurse asked:
You were suffering from too high living at
this time. you not?'
well I didn't live in the cellar. I can tell
you was the answer
But you had been drinking too muCh?'
No, sir I had not been drinking, although
I am not a bigoted teetotaller' was the prompt
reply.
But this watch-yOu got that for a poker
to get red behind his ears.
No. it was too honest a watch for that 1t
had open face chuckled the witness.
The lawyer bushed up TO the roots of his
hair, took hitch in his suspenders, and then
went at the complainant ferociously with this
question:
But. look here! Are you perfectly that
this man took your watch? Could not some one
else have stolen it?'
marked the Colonel. I might have believed you
had stolen it
THE lawyer thereupon gave up the cross
examination
Colonel Ochiltrees early life his service in the
Texas Rangers before the Civil War. and his
career in the Confederate Army were all recalled
by different members of the group.
He warrior. diplomat, promoter, states
man, journalist. bon vivant. a raconteur humor-
lawyer as WELL said the tall. thin faced at
last. II knew him when L boy, for we
were brought up in Texas together. His father,
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Le Routtiillier Brothers
West Tqventy-tl1rd Street.

The last time he ran for office he was defeated
by the Catholic vote. Many of his Workmen
voted against him. but he did not seem to nlno
always having been firm believer in personal
rights in the matter of voting.
1t is impossible to say just how much or an
estate Herr Krupp left for his heirs. He IS SAID
to have doubled the immense fortune left nm
by his father. Germans in this city who are
acquainted with his business say that the Tort
ure now amounts to between S2OOOO1Ooo ana
100000 The bulk Of this viii go to ms TWO
daughters Bertha. fourteen years old, ana BdI
bara sixteen years old. His wife was the
daughter of Herr Ende, a provincial Gov
ernor and his domestic life is said 10 nave oeen
most pleasant The daughters are still In school,
1t is said that the management of the WORKS
viii devolva upon a favorte nephew, VINO prop
ably will be remembered largely in Herr krupp s
will -.
Although much more Of an aristocrat IN ms
social and business life than was his father, the
late Herr Krupp had an interesting personality
II is said that his clothes were made by MS
grandfather's tailor. He portly. five teet
eight inches in height, had a high foreheao' yer
low complexion. and aquiline nose on WHicn
he wore eyeglasses He managed most or ms
business from his various villas, using teie-
graph and telephone to keep in touch with the
heads of departments When he visited the
works he had as his office the little house IN
which his grandfather lived when he first estao-
lished his works at Essen. AS memorial IN
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They were talking about Colonel Thomas T.
Ochiltree on Tuesday night at the Waldorf
Astoria There were three men in the party
and the news had just come In that their former
conrade had died at Hot Springs, Va. just then
a tall man, thin faced and smooth shaven' with
long hair combed back of his ears and his bald
ness hidden by a SLOUGH hat Joined the Circle
and handed to the members OF the group nearest
him a paper with the corner of the page turned
down.
See that?" said the tall man, as he pointed 10
an article headed, Colonel Thomas P Ochiltree
dead Heart trouble cause Of death. Statesman
Journalist, promoter and humorst- His long
career in the public eye. Well known In Texas
New-York and Europe"
The others simply glanced at the paper. They
had heard the news.
well" said the tall man, 1.-The world will
laugh less for having lost Tom That's what
I've always called him"
He used to tell some wonderful stories, re-
marked small man, who looked as II he had
not vet got his growth He could always go
YOU one better 7 remember one time how he
unset Lord Lonsdale, when that Englishman was
entertained here on his way home from an ex-
pedition to Alaska. His lordship regarded
by some of his admirers as a wonderful explorer.
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Mr.. Steiner expressed preference for heart
products" and was conducted to the proper
bureau where a guide furnished him.
Workingmen at the Krupp works said to
be very frank in their appreciation of what
Herr Krupp did for them. Here is the reported
conversation with of them, typical case it
is said:
Il suffered from rheumatism. and oh! 1t was
a hard time; have been married ten years and
have three little children, the eldest being eight
years old. l taken TO the hospital and was
there for ten weeks, during which time my wife
received one mark q day, which was half my
sick benefit, the other half paying my hospital
fees: my wife also received twenty phennigs for
each child They would take care Of me at least
three-fourths of & year, which gives even the
sickest fellow a chance to get well or die.
AT first there was a good deal of kicking over
the slight reduction in wages on account of the
sick benefits, but when a man has been here
any length of time he sees what is done for him
and is eager TO save his self-respect and pay the
trife Of two marks a month for his sick benefit
I have worked for Krupp for thirty years and so
am entitled TO a pension of 50 per cent Of my
average wages, and I receive SIXTY marks
year Oh yes! an old man live on that
especially as all my children are working IN the
same place. having steady employment and
earning good wages. No. indeed we do not get
anything for nothing; but Mr.. Krupp has done
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better than if he had given us money; he has
taught us to help ourselves"
Friedrich Krupp was on terms OF extreme
frendliness with Kaiser Wilhelm, as became the
richest man in Germany. His father and the
Kaiser's father had been friendly, several
incidents go to show.
When Friedrich was officer in the army ne
developed a weakness of the heart and asked
his father to secure his discharge. The elder
Krupp made formal application to Wilhelm
and received this answer:
L can get many dragon officers, but only one
Krupp."
Like his father, Herr Krupp was iusistcnt In
not accepting titles. He often remarked in this
connection: II would rather be Krupp the first
his friendliness for the present Kaiser finally
caused him to accept the dignity which gave
him the right to sign himself Won Krupp.'
The Kaiser accustomed TO pay him visit
each season at his home called the Villa on the
Hill. The Kaiser able TO secure to Ger
many many advantages which the inventive
genius of the Krupp WOrkmen made possible
The Krupp works have always been willing 10
traditional enemy OF Germany which was
barred because the elder Krupp thought that It
was only a matter of time before the two eoun-
tries would be involved In war.
, In politics Herr Krupp was member OF the
National Liberal party. and was three times
elected to the Reichstag On the occasion OF
his first election several thousand Workmen
climbed the hill to his villa after the close or
he was addressing them some OF the more reck-
less of the crowd broke into his cellar and
| helped themselves to his fine wines
'"They cOnnoisseurs, those constituents
of mine" he is said to have commented Sfter-
ward. "Ah, we'll; suppose my speech was dry
so who can blame them?
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scription for this house Krupp's father wrote:
This is the small house into which we moved
in 1922 after my father had without success
sacrificed to the invention of the manufacture
of cast steel a considerable fortune and ms
whole stock of vitality and health; this was the
only dwelling of the family, where lNeG
through a number of years of suffering anu
sorrow: whence in 1896 my father was carried
to his grave; where in the attic have passed
hundreds of sleepless nights in trembling ankle
ty and with little hope for the future. In TINS
house after small successes, my hopes We're
realized and | have since seen the tulhlment OF
my boldest expectations. desire that TINS
house shall be kept intact as long as the factory
exists in order that my successors. as well as
myself may behold this memorial OF the origin
of the great works May this house give cour-
age to the fainthearted and help him TO perse-
we're: may II also prevent him from desplslng
small things and keep him from vanity; may II
encourage others who are in distress may II
increase their respect for humble homes ana
their sympathy for the great sorrows which
often dwell therein.
Herr Krupp was much interested In the worK
OF the League for Social Service, of this city
and he sent to Dr. William H. Tolman, the sec
retarv a number of photographs OF his seLtle-
ments for workingmen, He had invited DR.. Iol-
man to visit him at Essen the coming sum-
mer-
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and he was a prisoner on Johnson's Island. m
Lake Erie Then it was that he wrote the Prexi-
dent letter something like this:
Mr.. President JohnsOn-When you get ready
to let me leave your island, please let me know.
and 1 will accept the same terms as General
Lee
The President Immediately released him"
added the speaker
IT knew Colonel Tom when he in Con-
gress," said the small man. 1T seems strange.
but he was the first Republican ever elected from
the Lone Star State. 1 asked him time how
he ever succeeded In cutting down the tremsn-
dous normal Dsmocrat.c majority, and he told
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RABBIT SETS

as you know. was celebrated man in the South
west-Judge William B. Ochiltree. who was at
time Chief Justice of the Republic of Texas
One day his father said, In fun-for he was
something of a wit, too-that he would take his
son into his law firm. Only a few days later.
when the judge returned home from trip OF the
circuit. what was his establishment TO see this
sign over his Office door:
&" Thomas P Ochiltree and Father. Attorneys
at-Law.
Colonel Tom achieved renown as a member
of the Confederate Army" continued the tall
man. "but he came more prominently than ever
before the public after the fighting was sndsd
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FOR KRUPP WORKMEN.
PROVISIONS MADE BY THE
RONlIASTER OF ESSEN.
CARRIED OUT PLANS BEGUN BY HIS
FATHER-HIS DEMOCRATIC TRAITS
LEFT IMMENSE FORTUNE.

Herr Friedrich Alfred Won Krupp the demo-
cratic son and heir OF the great tronmaster OF
Essen, was on Wednesday followed to the grave
by 2 vast army of devoted workingmen and
women from his great gun and other factories.
in q few months a statue TO his memory will
doubtless be erected and placed. is his fathers.
in one Of the colonies or settlements which
have been built up for the Krupp workmen.
4 lasting memorial viii be a posthumous work
on deep sea fauna. a subdivision of his ex-
tensive natural history studies in which he was
greatly interested. and all friends Of social bet
terment viii be glad to know that by the terms
Of his will the happy colonies which the Krupps
formed for their employees are not likely TO be
broken up for twenty-five years at least.
Herr Krupp. like his father, the second Of the
gun making family, was known as the Cannon
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FINE CHINA. RICH CUT GLASS
THE GREAT
METROPOLITAN
PRESENT STORE
NEVER so WONDERFUL AS NOW
NEVER so WONDERFUL AS NOW.

just taken possession beautiful
all goods Holidays
This ne Offer-nO apology make
On the judge3 merits
al Goods probably
you befOre-certanly a such prices
"ONE-FOURTH THAN ELSEWHERE"
choice beautiful creations
Having DONE and continuing any firm
in Rich Glass
the time
Statuary Pictures.
met displayed fairly to repre-
further
illustrations:
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New Iberia Ices BOttIiDg Works,
IN THE SICK ROOM

IN THE SICK ROOM
our minerals water and carb0nated
beverages are a necessity. They
quench the feverish thirst, soothe
the nerves, refresh the mind and
body and aid to restore health and
strength. The purity of these
waters and the care we take in
bottling make our goods the most
wholesome aud heaithful.
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FIVE HUNDRED MARK,


On Monday last at the Indus
trial buildings quite large crowd
assembled for the purpose OF
celebrating the enrolment OF five
hundred pupils during this ses-
sion, and the mark was over 500
about $40 is the number. The
program consisted of speeches,
music-vocal and instrumental.
The speeches were many and
varied but the principal topic OF
each was the rejoicing over the
creditable number enrolled and
the fine work being done in the
school. At 10 O'Clock President
Aswell announced the program
ended with the exception OF a tw'
hours social meeting in which al
were invited to participate. Th
event was a very enjoyable affal
and all seemed to have the fines
kind of time-RustOn, La, Age.
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Change Of Base.

Bids have been let for the reno
val Of the building now occupied
by the u. s. government officials
from its present location to the
southeast corner OF the same square
on which it now rests. The bulld-
ing will be faced towards the river
and elevated as high as the levee,
and will not only be more comfort
able for the Office force, but Will al
SO be possessed Of more attractive
and imposing look.
The change of location is made
primarily for the purpose OF clear
ing the way for the levee between
the lock and the river, which will
extend over a part of the territory
covered by the building aud which
| will be constructed IN eight or ter
| months from the present time.
i II will not be long before wcrl
again begins on the locks, which !
. good news to all who are anxlousl
awaiting the completion Of thi
work begun over SIX years ago an
which, It was supposed, would b
3 finished three years ago. The Ibe
: VILE South of PlacquemIne. La.
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A SAND GUSHER.
Crowley Signal:

Crowley Signal:
There a,e gushers and gusners.
but the most unique and 0figlnas
gusher of them all Is located IN the
suburbs of Crowley, and to q Crow
lev man bels ms the credit OF dis
covering he principle upon which
Is operated. Il Is nothing less
than a sand gnsher and from isS
pipes, which burrow deep into el'
mother earth. a fine quality Of eand
lis continually spouling.
The sand we'll, or whatever yot
chose 10 caIl it, Is locate on th'
property Of the Crowley Bsicl
Company, southeast Of the city
Iii is the idea Of ]. F. Shoemaker
Nho has saborad tileiessl5 fo
weeks u .sbrlng il IN and who
1now that il IS success, feels AZ g
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Jos. ,Jeffferso
Will Lecture at New Iberia,
Under the auSpecieS Of the
High School Library Assn,
March 18th, 1902.

The people of this section of the
country will have the rare privi-
lege of seeing and hearing Mr..
Joseph Jefferson, in a lecture, at
the Vendome Opera House. at
New Iberia, on Tuesday March
25th, 1902.
On last Tuesday evening the
directors of the High School III
brary Assn met at the law Offices
of Messrs Weeks & Weeks.
Those present were President G.
g, Kramer, Secretary, ". B.
Hale, DIR. JAS. A. Lee, l. O. Hac-
ker, E. t. Weeks, p. r. Burke
and f. +. Millard.
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the inventors pride in his notable
achievement.
In outward appearance the well
very much resembles an ordinary
oil we'll. 1t has the customary
derrick and pipes, but regarding its
s.true lnwardness" no one can say
Just now but the inventor, and tor
v.ry good reasons he chooses to keep
the secret for awhile. The sand
Il rvs or spouts out of a SIX inch
ppe ro nted straight up out Of The
u Quad. The flow Is not steady.
hui comes IN spur;s, sometimes
Throwing the sand fifteen feet high
| One curious thing in this connec
ton is that walnuts and walnu
wood .irlY vel! preserved hav
lbeen thrown up with sand.
/ The well began spouting san
Tuesday night and has kept II u
since. The fame Of the strang
gusher was not long IN spreadin
lover the town and Wednesday an
Thursday it had many visitors.
i Mr.. Shoemaker has been almo
constantly on the ground since Il
dow began and has had full chars
u the we'll, though with characts
! istic modes:y be declines to "a
all the credit for the success OF
i Iteration and insists that other me
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bers of the Brick Company have
rendered him valuable assistance.

bers of the Brick Company have
rendered him valuable assistance.
Il don't mind telling you that
compressed air is the power
used IN forcing the sand up through
the pipes,' he said to Sigual re-
porter. sThe we'll is now 154
feet deep. At the bottom a strain
er is used to prevent any but the
particular quality of sand We want
from coming up"
"Do you intend applying for a
patent?' he was asked.
"That question 1 cannot answer
at this tlme,' was the reply. 81
haven't thought over the matter a
great deal, but am rather inclined
to doubt that | could secure a pat
ept, Any one, suppose, could put
down sand well-lf they knew
how. However, | shall not give
out a detailed description of my
machinery until look further In
to the matter Of patent. Besides,
the well Is not perfect yet and /
have several Improvements IN mind
winch will materially increase It's
capacity
Sand IS now spoutlng out OF the
we'll at the RAJ uf hundreds of bar
rels day but Mr.. Shoemaker
hopes TO increase these hundreds to
thousands before he is through.
He has set his heart upon 10, 600
barrels for twenty-four hours and
people have looked at the gusher
are of the opinion that the hope is
we'll within the bounds OF reason.
To form an idea Of the value OF
MT OHOtndkeI uloooscty " wv
Brick Company 1t need only be
stated that sand at present is being
reta,led at one dollar and seventy
five cents barrel Last year 500
car-loads, at an average cost of s3o.
were shipped into Crowley. Brick
masons who have examined and
used the sand from the we'll say II
Is superior to that shipped iute
town and the supply is declared Il
be practically lnexhaustib!e. The
we'll can supply Crowley and th'
surrounding country with bst'e
sand than that now used for les
than eeventy-hve cents barrel aud
still make good profit.
Mr.. Shoemaker is at PR sen
working on an apparatus 10 loa'
ears from the we'll. The Brio
Company has a track which come
within few yards of it and h
thinks the loading can be acctm
plished with ease.
The Brick Company is now spent
ing about $40, 900 on improvin
the1r wards. A steam dryer
being erected which will have
: capacity Of $4,000 brick a day.
will be ready for use IN thirty day
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to hear him again. Hundreds of
others will doubtless be eager to
hear him for the first time, when
he comes to their home place. The
Opera House will undoubtedly be
packed to the ceiling. Don't
procrastinate, but secure your
seats at the earliest possible mo-
ment, after they are put OH sale
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After the meeting, WAS called
to order DR.. Lee submitted a
letter from Mr.. JOS. Jefferson, IL
which the writer offers to give a
lecture here for the High School
Library Associations benefit, be
tween the cath, and 26th OF March.
This meeting of the directors OF
the Association was especially Tor
considering this generous offer on
the part of Mr.. Jefferson and for
the making all necessary arrange
ments.
A general management commit
tee was appointed, which will at
tend to all the details of the neces-
sary arrangements. This commit
tee is composed Of the following
named gentlemen: Prof. W. b.
Hale, P. r Burke, B. I. Weeks,
and Rev. G. G. Kramer.
Messrs. J. B Lawton and Z. +.
Millard were appointed a commit
tee OH advertising.
The directors showed UNUSUAL
interest and enthusiasm IN the an
ticipated event and have all gone
1 to work with a vim A calendat
i was consulted and the date for
the lecture fixed for March 10Th.
Mr.. A. B. Murry was then called
up by 'phone and requested c
hook this date for the High Schoo
Library Assn.
On motion Of Mr.. Burke the see
retary was instructed to formally
invite Gov. Heard to be present ol
this coming occasion.
Tie question Of railroad rate
and excursion from near by point
was debated at some length. Th
management committee was II
structed to confer with Mr.. Z /
Ellis, Dist. Passenger and ffeisn
Agt at this place.
The question OF admission fe
to the Opera House on the ev
ming of the lecture was consldefe'
Int as there was a difference
opinion as to the price that shoul
he fised, the matter was not &c
nitely decided at this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned
meet again at the same plae
This. Saturday evening, at $
\ o'clock. All the members OF {
board are requested to be presel
The meeting was a very pieasa
one.
At the earliest date posslb
after fully maturing all necessa
arrangements, the reserved SCI
viii be placed on SAFE. Our rel
ers should see to it, that they
= cure their seats, at the earll
date possible, otherwise they n
not be able to buy standing rof
This will be the first appearance
Mr.. jefferson on a stage er lect
platform in this section Of
country All those who q
paid railroad fare and hotel =
IS IS 60 and hear him when last
Ne, Orleans will doubtless y
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he.....
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/ nefnipg, has been substituted for the
q WEEKLY PICAYUNE. kisides all
B ~ excellent features which made the
WEEKLY % popular during the sixty
& leary Of Its existence, NEW De
II PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED,
4 x1LEGRAPHIC NEWS UP TO II
QCLoCK THE NIGHT BEFORE
l9UD WILL BE PUBLISHED, and
- every respect
T. Twicea-Week Picayune
WILL Bu FOUND THE MOST
q &M1Y, INTERESTING AND IN.
sSs 4kQCIIVN PAPER IN TIN
9U1M Although each Issue OF
! Iwice-a-Week Picayune
ym contain 10 pages, making the
4 "a! every week 20 pages, whereas
W9EKLY was only 16 pages, the
s yice e subscription remains at ths
M 1gnrs,
! Ooltnf I Year.
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WINTER GOODS SALE

We are selling at Cost, our en-.
tire stock Of Cold Weather Goods,
including Woolens, Outing and
Canton Flannels, Blankets, Com.
forts and Gloves. Come before It
is TOO late to get choice of the
rare bargains